Panel: “Career Paths and Job Market Strategies for Japan Scholars”

U.S. EDT: September 23 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: September 24 (Fri), 9 – 10 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Panelists: Sherry L. Martin (U.S. Department of State), Kenneth Mori McElwain (University of Tokyo), Kristin Vekasi (Harvard Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; University of Maine). Chair: Christina L. Davis (Harvard University). .

John W. Cheng (Tsuda University), Masaru Nishikawa (Tsuda University), Ikuma Ogura (Georgetown University), Nicholas A. R. Fraser (University of California, Berkeley), “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Willingness to Pay for Online Conspiracy Theory Content – Evidence from Japan”

U.S. EDT: October 14 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: October 15 (Fri), 9 – 10 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Abstract: This study examines whether conspiracy believers in Japan are willing to act on their beliefs using a concept from economics known as willingness to pay. Specifically, we conducted a conjoint experiment (n=1,098) to test […]

Daniel Koss (Harvard University), “Evolving Linkage Strategies: The Resilience of the LDP-Postmasters Alliance”

U.S. EDT: November 4 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: November 5 (Fri), 9 – 10 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper is available here. Abstract: To build linkages with citizens, parties piggyback on the networks of partner associations. This research note explores the enduring alliance between the LDP and the postmasters, assessing to which the […]

Pinar Temocin (Hiroshima University), “Rethinking Environmental Mobilization: Civic Engagement in Post Fukushima Japan”

U.S. EST: December 2 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: December 3 (Fri), 10 – 11 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper can be found here. Abstract: This study focuses on the interaction between environmental civil society organizations (ECSOs) and the Japanese state to find out how these actors have framed, articulated, and interpreted their goals […]