Opinions

The Diplomat

• Japan’s Political Paradox: Why Young Liberals Backed a Conservative Landslide (with Willy Jou), The Diplomat, March 2026

• The Untold Story of Japan’s Election: The Quiet Breakthrough of Team Mirai (with Charles Crabtree), The Diplomat, February 2026

• The Trial of Abe’s Assassin Is a Test of Takaichi’s Appetite for Political Reform (with Charles Crabtree), The Diplomat, January 2026

• The Paradox of Japan’s Anti-Immigrant Sentiments and Demand for Foreign Labor (with Willy Jou), The Diplomat, January 2026

• Takaichi Sanae’s Rise Highlights the Gender Paradox in Japanese Politics (with Willy Jou), The Diplomat, September 2025

• Ethnic Restaurants and Immigrant Entrepreneurs Facing Crisis Under Japan’s New Visa Rules, The Diplomat, June 2026

• Court Rulings and Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage in Japan, The Diplomat, August 2025

• Prince Hisahito and Japan’s Imperial Future, The Diplomat, September 2025

• Hong Kong’s New LegCo Faces Test Over Same-Sex Partnership Recognition (with Charles Crabtree), The Diplomat, January 2026

• The Deepening Deterioration of Public Sentiment Between Japan and China, The Diplomat, April 2026

• Friendly Strangers: How Two Peoples Across the Taiwan Strait Are Drifting Apart, The Diplomat, April 2026

Nikkei Asia

• Japan's likely first female prime minister is no feminist triumph, Nikkei Asia, September 2025 

The Japan Times

• Japan’s inbound tourism booms as outbound travel lags, The Japan Times, February 2026

Tokyo Review

• Women's universities and Japan's gender paradox, Tokyo Review, June 2026.

• Japan’s suicide rates decline, but risks persist for youth and women, Tokyo Review, November 2025

• Japan faces child safety crisis amid rising school bullying and child abuse (with Charles Crabtree), Tokyo Review, February 2026

Asia Times

• The truth about Japan’s rising anti-foreign sentiment, Asia Times, December 2025

• Takaichi faces scrutiny over media spending and company donations, Asia Times, December 2025

Asia Sentinel

• Japan Likely to Approve ‘Morning After Pill,' Asia Sentinel, September 2025

• K-Visa Pits China’s Innovation Drive Against Job Market Anxiety, Asia Sentinel, October 2025

East Asia Forum

• Troubled future looms for Japan’s Takaichi (with Willy Jou), East Asia Forum, November 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.59425/eabc.1762336800

The Interpreter 

• Japan is now the most trusted Asian power in Australia and New Zealand (with Charles Crabtree), The Interpreter, March 2026

• The power of surprise: How Takaichi’s snap election delivered a LDP landslide (with Willy Jou), The Interpreter, February 2026

• Don’t believe everything you read in the media about Japan’s strong anti-immigrant sentiment, The Interpreter, November 2025

The Strategist

• China’s anti-Japan sentiment is rising, but it’s nothing new, The Strategist, December 2025

• Japan’s rare-earths gamble faces major hurdles, The Strategist, March 2026

E-International Relations

• Okinawa’s Struggle with Ongoing US Military Presence, E-International Relations, December 2025

LSE Politics Blog

• The UK's AI governance gap, LSE British Politics Blog, June 2025

SOAS China Institute 

• Why Chinese-Language Cinema Matters: Europe’s Festivals as Stages for Art and Politics, SOAS China Institute, September 2025

9DASHLINE

• Interpreting Crime Data in Japan's Immigration Debate, 9DASHLINE, February 2026

South China Morning Post

• What Japanese leader’s choices on war surrender anniversary reveal, South China Morning Post, August 2025

• Anti-foreigner political rhetoric does not reflect Japanese sentiment, South China Morning Post, August 2025

联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore)

• 在后安倍经济学时代，早苗经济学行得通吗？

星洲日报 (Sin Chew Daily, Malaysia)

• 中美人工智能竞争:通用智能 产业应用与东南亚现实考验 

• 从市场扩张到文化表达:游戏产业多路径演化及启示

香港01 (Hong Kong 01, Hong Kong) 

• 射杀安倍之后：山上彻也被判无期徒刑意味着什么？(traditional Chinese version)

• 是外国人的犯罪行为扰乱了日本吗？——看清真相与盲点 (traditional Chinese version)

• 被需要却未被接纳——在日外国劳工的失权困境 (traditional Chinese version)

• 日本人工智能鸿沟-认知度高-采用率低 (traditional Chinese version)

• 高支持率下的政治打算——高市提前大选是一场豪赌？(traditional Chinese version)

• 告别“嫁给公司”——日本劳动力缺口下的变局与启示 (和李冠儒)  (traditional Chinese version)

• 东亚地铁百年史——地铁如何承载历史、文化与现代性？(和梁明德)(traditional Chinese version)

灼見名家 (Master-Insight, Hong Kong)

• 日本高等教育的性別困境 兼論女子大學的未來

• 當選舉遇上社群媒體  日本政治面臨新挑戰

• 中日關係的結構性冷卻：20年民調揭示的現實

• 日本安全轉向的背後：民意支持比想像中脆弱

風傳媒 (Storm Media, Taiwan)

• 自民黨二月眾議院選舉大勝背後的「雙城記」

• 突襲選舉與高市效應─自民黨三分之二多數的背後

• 從大學生到「老鼠人」─中國青年就業的結構性困境

關鍵評論 (The News Lens, Taiwan)

• AI工程師殺入國會！日本新政黨「未來團隊」拒絕減稅，為何能席捲東京票倉？

• 2026日本眾院大選自民黨大勝：為何物價狂漲、米價飆升，選民仍力挺高市早苗？

• 自民黨有望橫掃國會大選，在野黨猛攻「日圓貶值論」難敵高市早苗超人氣

• 日本經濟王牌不是科技，而是飲食文化！拆解國家觀光品牌戰的成功與隱憂

思想坦克 (Voicettank, Taiwan)

• 「尊重傳統」，還是延續歧視？日本相撲土俵上的性別困局

Newtalk新聞 (Newstalk, Taiwan)

• 日本在反移民情緒與勞動力短缺之間的拉扯

新國際 (New International)

• 異化社會下自民黨與社會黨的「計劃競賽」與反戰主義殘局 (和梁明德、李冠儒)