#  How Geopolitics Shape Policy Preferences of Firms: Experimental Evidence from Japan 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **February 9, 2026** 

 12:00PM EST 

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 **Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St. and online via Zoom (registration required).**  



 

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**Speaker**

[**Megumi Naoi**](https://quote.ucsd.edu/mnaoi/), Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California - San Diego

**Moderator**

[**Christina Davis**](https://cldavis.scholars.harvard.edu/), Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University

*This seminar is part of the Special Series on Technology, Society, and Geopolitics, co-sponsored by the Japan Foundation and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.*

**Additional Resources:**

1. Megumi Naoi, Banri Ito, and Naoto Jinji, 2026. "[How Geopolitics Shape Policy Preferences of Firms: Experimental Evidence from Japan](https://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/publications/dp/26e016.pdf)." *RIETI Discussion Paper Series.*

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