Occasional Paper Series

Each academic year, Program Associates and Postdoctoral Fellows submit their research papers to the Program's Occasional Paper Series (OPS). Selected papers are available below, with the author's permission.

2023

Arai, Yasuhiro. 2023. “Patent Pledges: Why Do Corporations Make Patents Available to the Public?.”
Arai, Yasuhiro. 2023. “Patent Pledges: Why Do Corporations Make Patents Available to the Public?.”
Haneo, Takatsugu. 2023. “U.S. Fiscal Policy Relating to Economic Growth and Fiscal Consolidation.”
Haneo, Takatsugu. 2023. “U.S. Fiscal Policy Relating to Economic Growth and Fiscal Consolidation.”
Ikeda, Tokuhiro. 2023. “‘Steadfast Resolve’: Explaining the Kishida Administration’s Three Security-Related Documents.”
Ikeda, Tokuhiro. 2023. “‘Steadfast Resolve’: Explaining the Kishida Administration’s Three Security-Related Documents.”
Kitanohara, Kei. 2023. “Legal Framework of Cybercrime Investigation: The Current Meaning of the CFAA and Comparison to the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access.”
Kitanohara, Kei. 2023. “Legal Framework of Cybercrime Investigation: The Current Meaning of the CFAA and Comparison to the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access.”
Mitsuoka, Nobuhiro. 2023. “Assessing US Microgrid Systems and Their Potential Application in Japan.”
Mitsuoka, Nobuhiro. 2023. “Assessing US Microgrid Systems and Their Potential Application in Japan.”

2022

Cheung, Gabrielle. 2022. “Democracy, Free Trade, and Backlash Mitigation.”
Cheung, Gabrielle. 2022. “Democracy, Free Trade, and Backlash Mitigation.”
Hamzawi, Jordan. 2022. “The Life (and Death) of a Party: How Valence and Policy Influence Party Entry and Exit.”
Hamzawi, Jordan. 2022. “The Life (and Death) of a Party: How Valence and Policy Influence Party Entry and Exit.”
Harada, Masataka, Gaku Ito, and Daniel M. Smith. 2022. “Using Cell-Phone Mobility Data to Study Voter Turnout.”
Harada, Masataka, Gaku Ito, and Daniel M. Smith. 2022. “Using Cell-Phone Mobility Data to Study Voter Turnout.”
Kijima, Shinichi. 2022. “Helping SMEs Rebuild After Disasters: A Comparison of Policies in the United States and Japan.”
Kijima, Shinichi. 2022. “Helping SMEs Rebuild After Disasters: A Comparison of Policies in the United States and Japan.”
Miyachi, Tomoka. 2022. “A Comparison of ‘Fairness’ in Insurance Underwriting in Japan and the U.S..”
Miyachi, Tomoka. 2022. “A Comparison of ‘Fairness’ in Insurance Underwriting in Japan and the U.S..”
Nakai, Aki. 2022. “Japan and Emerging Technologies: Why and How Is Japan Responding to Artificial Intelligence? .”
Nakai, Aki. 2022. “Japan and Emerging Technologies: Why and How Is Japan Responding to Artificial Intelligence? .”
Sakanoue, Keisuke. 2022. “Automated Vehicles and the Trolley Problem.”
Sakanoue, Keisuke. 2022. “Automated Vehicles and the Trolley Problem.”
Starr, Katharine. 2022. “Atomic Anniversaries: Mediated Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a Post-Hibakusha World.”
Starr, Katharine. 2022. “Atomic Anniversaries: Mediated Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a Post-Hibakusha World.”
Vekasi, Kristin. 2022. “Green Technology, National Security, and Raw Materials: Economic Security and Critical Rare Earth Metals.”
Vekasi, Kristin. 2022. “Green Technology, National Security, and Raw Materials: Economic Security and Critical Rare Earth Metals.”

2021

Kubo, Yoshiaki. 2021. “The Micro-Foundations of Japan’s Base Politics: Regional Disparity and Direct Democracy.”
Kubo, Yoshiaki. 2021. “The Micro-Foundations of Japan’s Base Politics: Regional Disparity and Direct Democracy.”
McClean, Charles. 2021. “Does the Underrepresentation of Young People in Political Institutions Matter for Social Spending?.”
McClean, Charles. 2021. “Does the Underrepresentation of Young People in Political Institutions Matter for Social Spending?.”
Nagase, Ryosuke. 2021. “An Exploration Into Effective Public-Private Partnerships in Japan Through an Analysis of SIB Cases in the Prisoner Reentry Field in the U.S..”
Nagase, Ryosuke. 2021. “An Exploration Into Effective Public-Private Partnerships in Japan Through an Analysis of SIB Cases in the Prisoner Reentry Field in the U.S..”
Nakao, Takashi. 2021. “Duties and Taxes for Cross-Border E-Commerce: A Comparative Analysis of the De Minimis Threshold.”
Nakao, Takashi. 2021. “Duties and Taxes for Cross-Border E-Commerce: A Comparative Analysis of the De Minimis Threshold.”
Nikaido, Ryoma. 2021. “How Governments Should Regulate Big-Technology Companies.”
Nikaido, Ryoma. 2021. “How Governments Should Regulate Big-Technology Companies.”
Ono, Kotaro. 2021. “The U.S.-Japan Alliance Beyond Abe and Trump.”
Ono, Kotaro. 2021. “The U.S.-Japan Alliance Beyond Abe and Trump.”
Oue, Sadamasa. 2021. “Reforming the Japan-U.S. Security Alliance: Threats, Missions, and Costs.”
Oue, Sadamasa. 2021. “Reforming the Japan-U.S. Security Alliance: Threats, Missions, and Costs.”
Stanescu, Diana. 2021. “Restructuring Japan: Administrative Reform and the Quest for Free Trade.”
Stanescu, Diana. 2021. “Restructuring Japan: Administrative Reform and the Quest for Free Trade.”

2020

Endo, Yuji. 2020. “Nativism in the United States and President Trump’s Anti-Immigration Policy.”
Endo, Yuji. 2020. “Nativism in the United States and President Trump’s Anti-Immigration Policy.”
Iwatani, Kuniaki. 2020. “International Cooperation on Marine Plastic Waste.”
Iwatani, Kuniaki. 2020. “International Cooperation on Marine Plastic Waste.”
Muraoka, Taishi. 2020. “Legislative Networks and the Survival of Cabinet Members.”
Muraoka, Taishi. 2020. “Legislative Networks and the Survival of Cabinet Members.”
Park, Seo-Hyun. 2020. “The Militarization of State Building in Late Nineteenth Century East Asia.”
Park, Seo-Hyun. 2020. “The Militarization of State Building in Late Nineteenth Century East Asia.”
Shikata, Noriyuki. 2020. “U.S. Trade Policy Toward China: The Trump Administration and Future Prospects.”
Shikata, Noriyuki. 2020. “U.S. Trade Policy Toward China: The Trump Administration and Future Prospects.”

2019

Bartlett, Benjamin. 2019. “How Japanese Cybersecurity Policy Changes.”
Bartlett, Benjamin. 2019. “How Japanese Cybersecurity Policy Changes.”
Iida, Keisuke. 2019. “How Has Japan Coped With the Trump Administration’s Trade Policy?.”
Iida, Keisuke. 2019. “How Has Japan Coped With the Trump Administration’s Trade Policy?.”
Magnier-Watanabe, Rémy. 2019. “Japanese Investment Location Decision in the U.S.: Evidence of a Home-Country Firm Bandwagon Effect.”
Magnier-Watanabe, Rémy. 2019. “Japanese Investment Location Decision in the U.S.: Evidence of a Home-Country Firm Bandwagon Effect.”