Research

Research Notes

• Descriptive and Substantive Representation: The Case of Japan's First Female Prime Minister (with Charles Crabtree), Reflections & Insights, Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, April 2026

• Why did the Japanese public appear to vote against their own concerns? (with Charles Crabtree), Commentary Board, Critical Asian Studies, March 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52698/UUEQ8203

Research Blogs

• As Japan's popularity booms, a new survey shows strong anti-foreigner sentiment, The Conversation, June 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.kuasn63kn (French version)

• Do scandals carry different electoral costs for male and female candidates in Japan? The Loop, the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), May 2026

• How do Chinese citizens perceive environmental protection? The Loop, the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), August 2025

• How Salient Are Traditional Family Values and Gender Stereotypes in Asia? Survey Evidence From Mainland China, The Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), August 2025

• Member Spotlight, AsiaNow, Association for Asian Studies (ASS), August 2025

Policy Briefs

• Youth Unemployment Resists Easy Fixes, China Brief Notes, The Jamestown Foundation, June 2026

• Respect without service: Japan’s recruitment crisis in an age of rearmament, The Pilot: Indo-Pacific Policy Briefs, Pacific Forum, June 2026

• The Global Far Right’s Growing Fixation on Muslims in Japan, Center for the Study of Organized Hate, August 2026

Presentations

Articles

• Attitudes Toward Immigrants, Traditional Values, and Authoritarian Values in Japan: Evidence from a Post-Election National Survey, IAM, Waseda University, July 2026

• Anti-Immigrant Sentiments, Traditional Values, and Authoritarian Values in Japan: Evidence from a 2026 Post-Election Survey, Kobe University Political Science Workshop, July 2026

• How Costly Are Scandals in Japan? A Conjoint Experiment on Candidate Gender (poster presentation), JSQPS Summer Program, July 2026

• When Multiparty Politics Meets Cultural Conservatism: How Have Sentiments Toward Gender and Immigration Changed in Japan, JECPS Workshop, April 2026

Doctoral thesis

• Attitude to Traditional Family Structure and Gender Roles in Mainland China: A Survey Analysis Based on Asian Barometer, WINPEC Seminar, August 2024

• Attitudes Toward Traditional Family Structure and Gender Roles Across the Greater China Area: A Survey Analysis Based on Asian Barometer, WIAS, Conference, September 2024

• Investigating Environmental Concern with World Values Survey: A Comparative Analysis Across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan (poster presentation), JSQPS Winter Program, January 2026

• A Study on Environmental Concern in Mainland China Based on the Latest Three Waves of the World Values Survey, ASQPS Annual Conference, December 2025

• Comparing Patterns of Attitude Toward Traditional Family Structure and Gender Roles Across the Greater China Area Based on Asian Barometer, JECPS Workshop, November 2024

• Investigating Environmental Concern with World Values Survey: A Comparative Analysis Across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, 中国政治・メディア実証研究会, May 2025

Master's Thesis

• A Review of Ronald Inglehart’s Postmaterialist Thesis: A Comparative Study Across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, JSQPS Winter Program (poster presentation), January 2023 

• A Review of Ronald Inglehart’s Postmaterialist Thesis and Its Application to the Greater China Area, JECPS workshop, August 2022

Presentation Slides

• When Multiparty Politics Meets Cultural Conservatism: How Have Sentiments Toward Gender and Immigration Changed in Japan?

• Investigating Postmaterialist Values, Attitudes to Family and Gender, and Concern for the Environment Across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

• Investigating Environmental Awareness in Mainland China Based on World Values Survey Waves 5~7

• Investigating Attitude to Traditional Family Structure and Gender Roles in Mainland China Based on the Latest Three Waves of Asian Barometer

• Investigating Postmaterialist Values Across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Based on the World Values Survey

Working Papers

• A Study on Attitudes Toward Family and Gender in Mainland China Based on the Latest Three Waves of the Asian Barometer, WINPEC working paper, July 2025

• A Study on Environmental Concern in Mainland China Based on the Latest Three Waves of the World Values Survey, WINPEC working paper, May 2025