Japan Program at APARC - Publications

Panelists at the Human Autonomy in the Age of Automation Conference

Publications

Comprehensive analysis of the political, economic, and social issues of contemporary Japan.

Japan Program scholars regularly author books, book chapters, journal articles, working papers, and policy recommendations. We also share the outcomes of our research projects, proceedings from our conferences, and materials from our workshops and policy outreach activities. Browse our publications below.

Portrait of Kiyoteru Tsutsui and 3D mockup cover of his book 'Human Rights and the State: the Power of Ideas and the Reality of International Politics' (in Japanese)

Publication Spotlight

In his award-winning book, "Human Rights and the State," Kiyoteru Tsutsui explores the paradox underlying the expansion of universal human rights and Japan's engagement with human rights ideas and laws.

Read our interview with Tsutsui

Publications

Annual Reports

Abenomics and Japan's Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Is the Third Arrow Pointed in the Right Direction for Global Competition in the Digital Era of Silicon Valley?

2018

Working Papers

Artificial Intelligence: The Algorithmic Revolution Driving the Next Industrial Transformation

2018

Journal Articles

The decline in bank-led corporate restructuring in Japan: 1981-2010

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2018

Publications

Publication Spotlight

Shorenstein APARC 2023–24 Annual Report

Walking Out

Beyond Power Transitions

Toward a Portfolio Theory of Talent Development

Geo-Political Rivalry and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment: A Conjoint Experiment in 22 Countries

Shorenstein APARC 2022–23 Annual Report

The Future-Oriented, Pragmatic, Innovation-Minded, and New-Challenge-Seeking University

Why the Public Supports the Human Rights of Prisoners and Asylum Seekers: An Experimental Approach

Issues Raised by the Tokyo Machinery Case and a Proposal for a New J-Pill

Drivers of Innovation

Human Rights and the State: The Power of Ideas and the Reality of International Politics

The Courteous Power

Demographics and Innovation in the Asia-Pacific

Shifting Gears in Innovation Policy

Potential for Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Japan

International Student Networks as Transnational Social Capital: Illustrations from Japan

Transboundary Game of Life: Memoir of Masahiko Aoki

Break Through: Women in Silicon Valley, Womenomics in Japan Final Report

The Politics of Energy and Climate Change in Japan under Abe: Abenergynomics

Japan Decides 2017: The Japanese General Election (Book Chapter)

Confronting Climate Change: What Can the US and Japan Contribute to Creating Sustainable Societies?

Reinventing Japan: New Directions in Global Leadership (Book Chapter)

Abenomics and Japan's Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Is the Third Arrow Pointed in the Right Direction for Global Competition in the Digital Era of Silicon Valley?

Artificial Intelligence: The Algorithmic Revolution Driving the Next Industrial Transformation

The decline in bank-led corporate restructuring in Japan: 1981-2010

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