U.S. EDT: December 3 (Thu), 8 – 9 pm JST: December 4 (Fri), 10 – 11 am NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper can be found here. Abstract: In an article recently published […]

U.S. EDT: December 17 (Thu), 8 – 9 pm JST: December 18 (Fri), 10 – 11 am NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper can be found here. Presenter: Jordan Hamzawi (University of California, Davis). Discussants: Kentaro Fukumoto (Gakushuin University), Zeynep Somer Topcu (University of Texas at Austin). Chair: Daniel M. Smith (Harvard).

Professional Development #2: Working on Japan, Working in Japan U.S. ET: February 11 (Thu), 8:00 – 9:15 pm JST: February 12 (Fri), 10:00 – 11:15 am NOTE: Registration required! Link. Presenters: […]

U.S. EST: March 4 (Thu), 8 – 9 pm JST: March 5 (Fri), 10 – 11 am NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper can be found here. Presenters: Kenneth Mori McElwain (University of Tokyo), Yuki Shiraito (University of Michigan). Discussants: Margarita Estévez-Abe (Syracuse University), Cecilia Hyunjung Mo (University of California, Berkeley). Chair: Charles Crabtree (Dartmouth College).

U.S. EDT: April 1 (Thu), 8 – 9 pm JST: April 2 (Fri), 9 – 10 am NOTE: Registration required! Link. Pre-analysis plan can be found here. Presenters: Taishi Muraoka (Washington University in St. Louis). Discussants: Nichole M. Bauer (Louisiana State University), Alexander Coppock (Yale University). Chair: Daniel M. Smith (Harvard University).

U.S. EDT: April 15 (Thu), 8 – 9 pm JST: April 16 (Fri), 9 – 10 am NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper can be found here. Presenters: Michael Sharpe (York College/CUNY). Discussants: Annika Hinze (Fordham University), Michael Strausz (Texas Christian University). Chair: Amy Catalinac (New York University).

U.S. EDT: May 13 (Thu), 9 – 10 AM JST: May 13 (Thurs), 10 – 11 PM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Abstract: As COVID-19 spread in March 2020, most countries shut down schools in the hopes of slowing the pandemic. Since then, many countries have reopened schools, with varying degrees of success. Yet, we lack research […]

U.S. EDT: May 27 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: May 28 (Fri), 9 – 10 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Abstract: Standard economic models of trade emphasize production ownership and industrial sectors as key determinants of trade policy preferences. Such emphasis directs the focus of previous studies onto working-age individuals, and as a result, the […]

U.S. EDT: June 10 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: June 11 (Fri), 9 – 10 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Abstract: How did the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) persistently pursue the TPP negotiations without harming its overall public support? In understanding individuals’ preferences toward trade liberalization, the traditional literature on international political economy has […]

U.S. EDT: June 24 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: June 25 (Fri), 9 – 10 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Abstract: During the 1990s, the nature of globalization began to change. Fragmentation of manufacturing led to the development of global value chains (GVCs) by multinational corporations, and it has become common practice for different stages […]

U.S. EDT: July 15 (Thu), 9 – 10 AM JST: July 15 (Thu), 10 – 11 PM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Abstract: This study aims to explore the crossover between interstate […]

U.S. EDT: August 5 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: August 6 (Fri), 9 – 10 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Abstract: Since the end of WWII, the US has maintained a military presence in Japan with bases spread throughout the archipelago. Tensions emerge periodically between the base presence and the local population, particularly on the […]