Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University
@harvardusjapan.bsky.social
Program on US-Japan Relations ハーバード大学日米関係プログラム, in the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social. Advances social science research and teaching on contemporary Japan and US-Japan relations at Harvard University and beyond.
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For the 2026-27 academic year, we will offer two types of postdoctoral fellowships, with support from the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and the Japan Foundation. Please see details and ARIeS application portals here: us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/apply-become...
Congratulations to Hannah Shepherd @hannahjshepherd.bsky.social, 2013-14 Akiyama Award recipient, on the publication of her first book, The Narrowing Sea: Fukuoka, Pusan, and the Rise and Fall of an Imperial Region! www.ucpress.edu/books/the-na...
The Narrowing Sea by Hannah Shepherd - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Congratulations to Hannah Shepherd @hannahjshepherd.bsky.social, 2013-14 Akiyama Award recipient, on the publication of her first book, The Narrowing Sea: Fukuoka, Pusan, and the Rise and Fall of an Imperial Region! www.ucpress.edu/books/the-na...
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My first book, The Narrowing Sea: Fukuoka, Pusan, and the Rise and Fall of an Imperial Region is officially out today (Dec 2). It’s an urban history of empire, an imperial history of urbanization, and contains the histories of many people who moved across the Tsushima Straits btw 1876-1953.
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
My first book, The Narrowing Sea: Fukuoka, Pusan, and the Rise and Fall of an Imperial Region is officially out today (Dec 2). It’s an urban history of empire, an imperial history of urbanization, and contains the histories of many people who moved across the Tsushima Straits btw 1876-1953.
12/16, 7:00-8:30 pm ET: Join Michael Beeman (1997-98), Patricia Maclachlan (1995-96), Sheila Smith (Distinguished Visitor, 2013-14), and Ulrike Schaede in JFIT's Japan Zoominar, on "Japan's New (Economic) Security Agenda and Emerging Regional Leadership." gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/JapansNewEco...
Japan’s New (Economic) Security Agenda and Emerging Regional Leadership
Discover how Japan’s 2022 security reforms blend economics, food security and trade, aiming for regional leadership amid U.S.‑China rivalry.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
12/16, 7:00-8:30 pm ET: Join Michael Beeman (1997-98), Patricia Maclachlan (1995-96), Sheila Smith (Distinguished Visitor, 2013-14), and Ulrike Schaede in JFIT's Japan Zoominar, on "Japan's New (Economic) Security Agenda and Emerging Regional Leadership." gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/JapansNewEco...
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Read "We created health guidelines for fighting loneliness-here's what we recommend," in @us.theconversation.com by @danielaldrich.bsky.social (2006-07) and Kiffer George Card. theconversation.com/we-created-h...
We created health guidelines for fighting loneliness - here’s what we recommend
Guidelines for social well-being can help health care providers identify when someone is socially isolated and provide goals and standards for policymakers.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Read "We created health guidelines for fighting loneliness-here's what we recommend," in @us.theconversation.com by @danielaldrich.bsky.social (2006-07) and Kiffer George Card. theconversation.com/we-created-h...
Check out Japan Decides 2024, edited by @kmcelwain.bsky.social (2005-06), Robert Pekkanen, and Faculty Associate @profdansmith.bsky.social, with contributions by Kenya Amano (2023-24), Faculty Associate Saori Katada, @profvekasi.bsky.social (2021-22), and others. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Japan Decides 2024
This book provides a coherent overall explanation for understanding in the election in both historical and comparative perspective
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Check out Japan Decides 2024, edited by @kmcelwain.bsky.social (2005-06), Robert Pekkanen, and Faculty Associate @profdansmith.bsky.social, with contributions by Kenya Amano (2023-24), Faculty Associate Saori Katada, @profvekasi.bsky.social (2021-22), and others. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Thank you so much for the wonderful discussion and helpful comments!
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Thank you so much for the wonderful discussion and helpful comments!
Congratulations to Faculty Associate Jennifer Lind @proflind.bsky.social on the publication of her latest book, Autocracy 2.0: How China's Rise Reinvented Tyranny. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Autocracy 2.0 by Jennifer Lind | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
In Autocracy 2.0, Jennifer Lind reveals how China's leaders defied expectations and propelled the country to innovation-superpower status—and what that means for the balance of power and global strugg...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Congratulations to Faculty Associate Jennifer Lind @proflind.bsky.social on the publication of her latest book, Autocracy 2.0: How China's Rise Reinvented Tyranny. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Read "ChatGPT versus humans in judging discriminatory scenarios: experimental evidence from a Japanese context," (open access) in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, by Akira Igarashi, Yoshinobu Kano, and Hirofumi Miwa (2024-25). www.nature.com/articles/s41...
ChatGPT versus humans in judging discriminatory scenarios: experimental evidence from a Japanese context - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - ChatGPT versus humans in judging discriminatory scenarios: experimental evidence from a Japanese context
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November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Read "ChatGPT versus humans in judging discriminatory scenarios: experimental evidence from a Japanese context," (open access) in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, by Akira Igarashi, Yoshinobu Kano, and Hirofumi Miwa (2024-25). www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Next Monday, Nov. 17, 12-1 pm: Join us to discuss Fumiya Uchikoshi's @ufsoc.bsky.social research, "Navigating Uncertainty: Gendered Aspiration, Meritocracy, and Imagined Futures in Japanese Selective College Admission," moderated by Xiang Zhou. In-person & online: shorturl.at/IIVmI
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Next Monday, Nov. 17, 12-1 pm: Join us to discuss Fumiya Uchikoshi's @ufsoc.bsky.social research, "Navigating Uncertainty: Gendered Aspiration, Meritocracy, and Imagined Futures in Japanese Selective College Admission," moderated by Xiang Zhou. In-person & online: shorturl.at/IIVmI
Watch the recent online discussion, "Japan's New Prime Minister: What Can We Expect?" co-sponsored w/ the Asian Institute & the Centre for the Study of Global Japan, University of Toronto; and the 21st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative (JPSI), Indiana University. youtu.be/7gaIGL_kVfI?...
21JPSI Virtual Seminar - Japan's new Prime Minister, what can we expect?
YouTube video by Hamilton Lugar School at Indiana University
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November 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Watch the recent online discussion, "Japan's New Prime Minister: What Can We Expect?" co-sponsored w/ the Asian Institute & the Centre for the Study of Global Japan, University of Toronto; and the 21st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative (JPSI), Indiana University. youtu.be/7gaIGL_kVfI?...
Read "Winning Elections with Unpopular Policies: Valence Advantage and Single-Party Dominance in Japan," by
@shirokuriwaki.bsky.social, @profdansmith.bsky.social, and
@yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social in Quarterly Journal of Political Science: www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta... (open-access link).
@shirokuriwaki.bsky.social, @profdansmith.bsky.social, and
@yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social in Quarterly Journal of Political Science: www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta... (open-access link).
now publishers - Winning Elections with Unpopular Policies: Valence Advantage and Single-Party Dominance in Japan
Publishers of Foundations and Trends, making research accessible
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November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Read "Winning Elections with Unpopular Policies: Valence Advantage and Single-Party Dominance in Japan," by
@shirokuriwaki.bsky.social, @profdansmith.bsky.social, and
@yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social in Quarterly Journal of Political Science: www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta... (open-access link).
@shirokuriwaki.bsky.social, @profdansmith.bsky.social, and
@yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social in Quarterly Journal of Political Science: www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta... (open-access link).
Check out the 50th anniversary edition of Norie Huddle and Faculty Associate Michael Reich (with a new Preface, in print and as an e-book), Island of Dreams: Environmental Crisis in Japan: www.islandofdreams.net.
Island of Dreams:
Environmental Crisis in Japan
Island of Dreams chronicles Japan’s devastating environmental crises and the social movements that rose to confront them.
www.islandofdreams.net
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Check out the 50th anniversary edition of Norie Huddle and Faculty Associate Michael Reich (with a new Preface, in print and as an e-book), Island of Dreams: Environmental Crisis in Japan: www.islandofdreams.net.
Tomorrow, 8-9 pm ET: Join us for #JPOSS #57 to discuss Erik Wang's @erik-h-wang.bsky.social paper, “Too Much But Never Enough: Administrative Capacity and Backlashes to State-building in Medieval Japan,” w/ Emily Sellars, Jun Yamasaki, & Christina Davis. Paper & registration: shorturl.at/HQsg1
Erik Wang (New York University), “Too Much But Never Enough: Administrative Capacity and Backlashes to State-building in Medieval Japan” – JPOSS
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November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Tomorrow, 8-9 pm ET: Join us for #JPOSS #57 to discuss Erik Wang's @erik-h-wang.bsky.social paper, “Too Much But Never Enough: Administrative Capacity and Backlashes to State-building in Medieval Japan,” w/ Emily Sellars, Jun Yamasaki, & Christina Davis. Paper & registration: shorturl.at/HQsg1
Next Monday, 11/10, 12-1 pm ET: We are excited to feature our Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Brian Rogers, speaking on "City of Commuters: Work and Mobility in Tokyo, 1890-1973, moderated by Ian Miller (History). Please join us in-person and online! us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/city-c...
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Next Monday, 11/10, 12-1 pm ET: We are excited to feature our Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Brian Rogers, speaking on "City of Commuters: Work and Mobility in Tokyo, 1890-1973, moderated by Ian Miller (History). Please join us in-person and online! us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/city-c...
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So glad that Harvard is continuing its US-Japan Fellowships. Please consider applying!
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October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
So glad that Harvard is continuing its US-Japan Fellowships. Please consider applying!
Tuesday, 11/4, 8-9PM ET: Join Director Christina Davis and our Faculty Associates Amy Catalinac, Saori Katada, @adampliff.bsky.social, @lipscy.bsky.social, @profdansmith.bsky.social online to discuss "Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi: What Can We Expect?"
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munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/japans...
Japan's New Prime Minister Takaichi: What Can We Expect?
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October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Tuesday, 11/4, 8-9PM ET: Join Director Christina Davis and our Faculty Associates Amy Catalinac, Saori Katada, @adampliff.bsky.social, @lipscy.bsky.social, @profdansmith.bsky.social online to discuss "Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi: What Can We Expect?"
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/japans...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/japans...
For the 2026-27 academic year, we will offer two types of postdoctoral fellowships, with support from the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and the Japan Foundation. Please see details and ARIeS application portals here: us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/apply-become...
Apply to become a Postdoctoral Fellow | Weatherhead
us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For the 2026-27 academic year, we will offer two types of postdoctoral fellowships, with support from the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and the Japan Foundation. Please see details and ARIeS application portals here: us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/apply-become...
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I ran over to the @harvardusjapan.bsky.social for a great talk by Miyajima Hideaki on Japanese corporate governance (video will hopefully be posted soon), and on the way I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
October 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I ran over to the @harvardusjapan.bsky.social for a great talk by Miyajima Hideaki on Japanese corporate governance (video will hopefully be posted soon), and on the way I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
Read Director Christina Davis's op-end, "Takaichi's rise to power and the 'glass cliff'," in @japantimes.co.jp. www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Takaichi’s rise to power and the ‘glass cliff’
Her appointment could prove to be a “glass cliff” as she encounters hypercriticism and the inherent challenges of a shaky coalition.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Read Director Christina Davis's op-end, "Takaichi's rise to power and the 'glass cliff'," in @japantimes.co.jp. www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Next Monday, 10/27, 12-1pm ET: We are honored to bring back Prof. Hideaki Miyajima to campus for his presentation, "Japan's Corporate Governance Transformed? Financialization and Corporate Performance in Global Perspective." Director Christina Davis will moderate. Info: shorturl.at/cBBZ4
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Next Monday, 10/27, 12-1pm ET: We are honored to bring back Prof. Hideaki Miyajima to campus for his presentation, "Japan's Corporate Governance Transformed? Financialization and Corporate Performance in Global Perspective." Director Christina Davis will moderate. Info: shorturl.at/cBBZ4
Congratulations to Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social (2011-12) on his latest publication, "The Invention of the Kamikaze: Dissent and Resistance in the Japanese Military," in the Journal of Military History. www.smh-hq.org/jmh/jmhvols/...
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Congratulations to Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social (2011-12) on his latest publication, "The Invention of the Kamikaze: Dissent and Resistance in the Japanese Military," in the Journal of Military History. www.smh-hq.org/jmh/jmhvols/...
Watch the video of the recent Weatherhead Forum @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social, with Director Christina Davis and other distinguished panelists, on "The Legacy of Joseph S. Nye, Jr." loom.ly/_Yqxd58
October 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Watch the video of the recent Weatherhead Forum @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social, with Director Christina Davis and other distinguished panelists, on "The Legacy of Joseph S. Nye, Jr." loom.ly/_Yqxd58
Congratulations to Jerry Min (Ph.D. candidate, Department of Government) for receiving APSA-NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) for his dissertation project on foreign direct investment and enforcement of labor and environmental laws!
politicalsciencenow.com/2025-apsa-do...
politicalsciencenow.com/2025-apsa-do...
Meet the 2025 APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grantees -
The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2025. The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in [...]
politicalsciencenow.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Congratulations to Jerry Min (Ph.D. candidate, Department of Government) for receiving APSA-NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) for his dissertation project on foreign direct investment and enforcement of labor and environmental laws!
politicalsciencenow.com/2025-apsa-do...
politicalsciencenow.com/2025-apsa-do...
Next Monday, 10/20, 12-1pm ET: Join us in-person & online to discuss Colin Moreshead's (postdoctoral fellow) research on media and democracy in Japan. Henry Laurence (visiting scholar) will serve as a discussant, and Director Christina Davis will moderate. us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/mediat...
October 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Next Monday, 10/20, 12-1pm ET: Join us in-person & online to discuss Colin Moreshead's (postdoctoral fellow) research on media and democracy in Japan. Henry Laurence (visiting scholar) will serve as a discussant, and Director Christina Davis will moderate. us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/mediat...