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?”.
23-ay_arai_yasuhiro.pdf
Haneo, Takatsugu. 2023. “U.S. Fiscal Policy Relating to Economic Growth and Fiscal Consolidation”.
23-ht_haneo_takatsugu.pdf
Ikeda, Tokuhiro. 2023. “"Steadfast Resolve": Explaining the Kishida Administration's Three Security-Related Documents”.
23-it_ikeda_tokuhiro.pdf
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”.
23-kk_kitanohara_kei.pdf
Mitsuoka, Nobuhiro. 2023. “Assessing US Microgrid Systems and Their Potential Application in Japan”.
23-mn_mitsuoka_nobuhiro.pdf

2022

Cheung, Gabrielle. 2022. “Democracy, Free Trade, and Backlash Mitigation”.
22-cg_cheung_gabrielle.pdf
Hamzawi, Jordan. 2022. “The Life (and Death) of a Party: How Valence and Policy Influence Party Entry and Exit”.
22-hj_hamzawi_jordan.pdf
Harada, Masataka, Gaku Ito, and Daniel M. Smith. 2022. “Using Cell-phone Mobility Data to Study Voter Turnout”.
22-hm_harada_ito_smith.pdf
Kijima, Shinichi. 2022. “Helping SMEs Rebuild After Disasters: A Comparison of Policies in the United States and Japan”.
22-ks_kijima_shinichi.pdf
Miyachi, Tomoka. 2022. “A Comparison of "Fairness" in Insurance Underwriting in Japan and the U.S.”.
22-mt_miyachi_tomoka.pdf
Nakai, Aki. 2022. “Japan and Emerging Technologies: Why and How is Japan Responding to Artificial Intelligence? ”.
22-na_nakai_aki.pdf
Sakanoue, Keisuke. 2022. “Automated Vehicles and the Trolley Problem”.
22-sk_sakanoue_keisuke.pdf
Starr, Katharine. 2022. “Atomic Anniversaries: Mediated Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a Post-Hibakusha World”.
22-sk_starr_katie.pdf
Uchiyama, Akihiko. 2022. “How the United States and Japan are Coping with the New Stakeholder Capitalism From Different Standpoints”.
22-ua_uchiyama_akihiko.pdf
Vekasi, Kristin. 2022. “Green Technology, National Security, and Raw Materials: Economic Security and Critical Rare Earth Metals”.
22-vk_vekasi_kristin.pdf

2021

Kubo, Yoshiaki. 2021. “The Micro-Foundations of Japan's Base Politics: Regional Disparity and Direct Democracy”.
21-02_kubo_yoshiaki.pdf
McClean, Charles. 2021. “Does the Underrepresentation of Young People in Political Institutions Matter for Social Spending?”.
21-04_mcclean.pdf
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.”.
21-05_nagase.pdf
Nakao, Takashi. 2021. “Duties and Taxes for Cross-Border E-Commerce: A Comparative Analysis of the De Minimis Threshold”.
21-06_nakao_takashi.pdf
Nikaido, Ryoma. 2021. “How Governments Should Regulate Big-Technology Companies”.
21-07_nikaido.pdf
Ono, Kotaro. 2021. “The U.S.-Japan Alliance Beyond Abe and Trump”.
21-08_ono.pdf
Oue, Sadamasa. 2021. “Reforming the Japan-U.S. Security Alliance: Threats, Missions, and Costs”.
21-09_oue.pdf
Stanescu, Diana. 2021. “Restructuring Japan: Administrative Reform and the Quest for Free Trade”.
21-13_stanescu.pdf

2020

Endo, Yuji. 2020. “Nativism in the United States and President Trump's Anti-Immigration Policy”.
20-01_endo.pdf
Iwatani, Kuniaki. 2020. “International Cooperation on Marine Plastic Waste”.
20-04_iwatani.pdf
Muraoka, Taishi. 2020. “Legislative Networks and the Survival of Cabinet Members”.
20-06_muraoka.pdf
Park, Seo-Hyun. 2020. “The Militarization of State Building in Late Nineteenth Century East Asia”.
20-08_park.pdf
Shikata, Noriyuki. 2020. “U.S. Trade Policy Toward China: The Trump Administration and Future Prospects”.
20-09_shikata.pdf

2019

Bartlett, Benjamin. 2019. “How Japanese Cybersecurity Policy Changes”.
19-01_bartlett.pdf
Iida, Keisuke. 2019. “How has Japan Coped with the Trump Administration's Trade Policy?”.
19-02_iida.pdf
Magnier-Watanabe, Rémy. 2019. “Japanese Investment Location Decision in the U.S.: Evidence of a Home-Country Firm Bandwagon Effect”.
19-04_magnier-watanabe.pdf

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