How can incumbent governments benefit when they control the timing of elections? The conventional wisdom is that incumbents gain an advantage by timing election...

How can incumbent governments benefit when they control the timing of elections? The conventional wisdom is that incumbents gain an advantage by timing election...

　「若者と政治」は分野を越えて多くの研究者を引きつけるトピックのようだ。　米国のマンスフィールド財団と日本の国際交流基金が２００９年に始め、日米の政策研究者らが参加する「日米次世代ネットワーク」。今期…

The reshuffle took place a month earlier than expected and comes amid myriad challenges for the prime minister at home and abroad.

Prime minister’s reshuffle likely to revive accusations around his ‘womenomics’ policy

　選挙のたびに聞こえてくる言葉のひとつが「シルバー民主主義」。人口が多く、投票率が高い高齢者を優遇した政策が行われることだ。でもそのイメージは、本当に合っているのだろうか。早稲田大学の尾野嘉邦教授（政…

That will hurt women in South Korean politics, our research finds.

Despite increasing efforts to implement legislative gender quotas, many countries still encounter substantial popular opposition to this policy. Previous work cannot explain why opposition to...

How can scholars conduct field research when there is limited access to the field? The paper first identifies how limited and uncertain field access can affect field research and then provides...

Japan Foundation Postdoctoral Associate and incoming Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University. Politics of age and Japan.

At 27 years old, he is bucking the trend of the country’s gerontocratic politics

In Japan, there are growing concerns about the dominance of older politicians who lavish welfare spending on older voters, while young politicians are rare, in a situation dubbed "silver democracy."

The Aging Democracy: Demographic Effects, Political Legitimacy, and the Quest for Generational Pluralism - Volume 22 Issue 1

　41道府県議選が9日に投開票され、女性当選者が、統一地方選としては過去最多の316人となった。これまで最多だった前回2019年の237人を超えた。定数（2260）に占める割合も前回の10・4%を上回…

Young people in Japan are considerably underrepresented in the country’s political institutions, leaving decision-making mostly in the hands of older politicians. This age bias in politics may have...

ASHIYA, Hyogo Prefecture--Local voters made national history by electing a 26-year-old to lead the city, making him the youngest mayor ever in Japan.

　政治家に高齢の人が多いのは、有権者が若者に投票したがらないから？　政治学者が日本で実験すると、正反対とも言える結果が出た。米イエール大と早稲田大のチームが3月、論文を発表した。　チームは2020年、…

Nature Medicine - School closures in municipalities in Japan at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic showed no significant reduction in cases compared with case counts in municipalities with open...

Japan Foundation Postdoctoral Associate and incoming Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University. Politics of age and Japan.

How can incumbent governments benefit when they control the timing of elections? The conventional wisdom is that incumbents gain an advantage by timing election...

How can incumbent governments benefit when they control the timing of elections? The conventional wisdom is that incumbents gain an advantage by timing election...

Around three-quarters of Asian Americans (78%) have a favorable view of the United States. Majorities of Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and Vietnamese adults in the U.S. have a...

Politics in Japan has long been considered the domain of those who are capable of committing to the duty 24/7, marginalizing the voices of families with young children.

Nature Medicine - School closures in municipalities in Japan at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic showed no significant reduction in cases compared with case counts in municipalities with open...

Recent elections in Japan have been dramatic, and the 2021 general election was no exception. Worldwide turmoil caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as domestic uncertainty follow...

Efforts are being made to encourage participation to avoid undermining essential functions such as administrative oversight.