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Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe (Princeton University), “Japan and the African Development Bank”

U.S. ET: May 9 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: May 10 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Authors: Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe (Princeton University) and James Vreeland (Princeton University) Abstract: Africa has been a target of influence by major powers throughout history. In this paper, we investigate sway over Africa’s foremost international […]

Harunobu Saijo (Hiroshima University), “Legacies of Settler Mortality and Historical Memory in Settlers’ Home Regions”

U.S. ET: September 26 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: September 27 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Authors: Harunobu Saijo (Hiroshima University) and Xu Jing (Tsinghua University) Abstract: Past studies show collective violence exposure can lead to increased hostility or greater tolerance towards outgroups. Victimized groups are often […]

Kai Zhou (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), “Disclosing Invisible Attributes Is Subject to Discrimination: Conjoint Analysis”

U.S. ET: October 10 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: October 11 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Authors: Kai Zhou (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Yusaku Horiuchi (Dartmouth College) Abstract: Despite the voluminous literature on discrimination, there is no empirical research estimating the causal effects of minorities disclosing […]

Japan Decides 2024: A Preliminary Analysis of the Japanese General Election

U.S. ET: November 21 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: November 22 (Friday), 10 – 11 AM Zoom Registration: Link Presenters: Ko Maeda (University of North Texas), Tetsuya Matsubayashi (Osaka University), and Kenneth Mori McElwain (University of Tokyo) Chair: Amy Catalinac (New York University) Please join us to discuss the preliminary findings of Japan's House of […]

Masanori Kikuchi (Washington University in St. Louis), “Legacies of Atomic Bombings on Foreign Policy Attitudes in Japan”

U.S. ET: February 27 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: February 28 (Friday), 10 – 11 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Authors: Masanori Kikuchi (Washington University in St. Louis) Abstract: What are the consequences of extreme violence during inter-state war on citizens’ long-term political attitudes and values? While scholars have identified prolonged effects […]

Sangyong Son (NYU), “Extreme Wartime Violence and Attitudes toward the Use of Force: Evidence from Atomic Bomb Survivors”

U.S. ET: May 29 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: May 30 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Authors: Sangyong Son (NYU) Abstract: Previous studies have examined how conventional wartime violence influences human attitudes toward the use of force. However, despite the frequent past and potential future use of excessively […]

Shusuke Ioku (University of Rochester), “Weapons of the Weak: Population Mobility and the Construction of the State in Early Modern Japan”

U.S. ET: June 19 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: June 20 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Authors: Shusuke Ioku (University of Rochester) Abstract: Throughout history, subjects’ exit threats have constrained state power, yet this mechanism has received far less scholarly attention than collective confrontational resistance. I address this […]

Jacques Hymans (University of Southern California), “Official historical memory discourse and public opinion: The case of Japan’s new banknote designs”

U.S. ET: September 3 (Wednesday), 8 – 9 PM JST: September 4 (Thursday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Author(s): Jacques Hymans (University of Southern California) Abstract: Much of the literature on collective historical memory assumes that official historical memory discourse has important impacts on mass attitudes, but scholars have […]

Erik Wang (New York University), “Too Much But Never Enough: Administrative Capacity and Backlashes to State-building in Medieval Japan”

U.S. ET: November 13 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: November 14 (Friday), 10 – 11 AM Zoom Registration: Link  Paper: Link Author(s): Erik H. Wang (New York University) and Weiwen Yin (University of Macau) Abstract: How does state-building fail? Existing scholarship emphasizes both territorial reach and administrative capacity as keys to state-building, but these […]

Yuji Idomoto (UCSD), “The Military That Isn’t: Legalized Anti-Militarism and Limits of Japan’s Defense Policy”

U.S. ET: March 5 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: March 6 (Friday), 10 – 11 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper: Idomoto paper Author & Presenter: Yuji Idomoto Abstract: Japan’s postwar security identity has been defined by anti-militarism, rooted in Article 9 of the Constitution. Existing scholarship has examined its normative foundations, erosion under regional […]

Christina Davis (Harvard University), “Shaping Trade Stability: WTO Rulings on Export Restrictions and Business Confidence in Supply Chains”

US ET: April 9 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: April 10 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper: Link Authors: Christina Davis (Harvard University), Jialu Li (independent researcher), and Sayumi Miyano (Osaka University) Presenter: Christina Davis (Harvard University) Abstract: An effective international legal system resolves disputes and deters violations. Once the strongest […]

Sho Miyazaki (Waseda University), “Why Do AI Models Tell Left-Wing Voters to Support the Communist Party? AI Voting Advice in Japan’s 2026 General Election”

US ET: May 21 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: May 22 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper: Link Authors: Sho Miyazaki (Waseda University), Andrew B. Hall (Stanford University) Presenter: Sho Miyazaki (Waseda University) Abstract: Al chatbots with web search are increasingly used for voting guidance, yet we know relatively little about […]