Youth Unemployment Resists Easy Fixes - Jamestown

Executive Summary: On June 11, the State Council issued the “Plan for Implementing the Employment-First Strategy During the 15th Five-Year Period” (实施就业优先战略“十五五”规划). This mandates a “Million Youth Emp...

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Japan’s Recruitment Crisis and the Human Limits of Rearmament

Japan’s accelerating military buildup will inevitably collide with the country’s shrinking and reluctant recruitment base.

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Women’s universities and Japan’s gender paradox

Japan’s recent political milestone—the election and re-election of Takaichi Sanae as Prime Minister—has drawn fresh attention to gender inequality in Japanese society. Yet one dimension of this inequa...

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Do scandals carry different electoral costs for male and female candidates in Japan?

Conducting a conjoint survey experiment with 4,730 adults, Peter Chai and colleagues found that voters punish sexual violence most severely. Bribery, meanwhile, incurs substantial costs, adultery and ...

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Alternative Histories of Development in Japan and East Asia: Unthinking Modernization, Recreating Lifeworlds

Published in Asian Affairs (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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The Integration of Immigrant-origin Youth in Japan: Theoretical Insights from Narratives on School Experiences

Published in Journal of Contemporary Asia (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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Review of youth, masculinity and the labour market: precarious transitions in post-industrial Britain

Published in Labor History (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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Encountering disability and citizenship through contemporary dance in Africa

Published in Disability & Society (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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Governance models in public service media: participation, reputation, and sustainability in the era of platformization

Published in Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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Japan is now the most trusted Asian power in Australia and New Zealand

As faith in China and the United States erodes, Japan has quietly become the partner of choice.

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Commentary | Peter Chai and Charles Crabtree, Why did the Japanese public appear to vote against their own concerns? — Critical Asian Studies

In February’s lower house election, voters in Japan delivered the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) the most decisive single-party victory of the postwar era. Prime Minister Sanae Tak...

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The power of surprise: How Takaichi’s snap election delivered a LDP landslide

Japan’s first post-war two-thirds majority was won by avoiding economic debate and overwhelming a fractured opposition.

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The Paradox of Japan’s Anti-Immigrant Sentiments and Demand for Foreign Labor

Immigrants in Japan have now reached a record high of nearly 4 million, accounting for around 3.2 percent of the country’s total population.

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The Trial of Abe’s Assassin Is a Test of Takaichi’s Appetite for Political Reform

Yamagami Tetsuya’s trial will renew attention to the powerful effect of religious groups in Japanese politics, and the LDP’s history of opaque fundraising. Will Takaichi address those issues?

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

A rise in anti-Japanese sentiment among the Chinese public in the past month is not unprecedented, but rather an extension of a steady rise since 2023. The surge, which followed Prime Minister Sanae T...

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Don’t believe everything you read in the media about Japan’s strong anti-immigrant sentiment

Social pressure pushes people to sound tougher on immigrants than they feel.

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Takaichi’s Ambitious Economic and Security Agenda for Japan

In her first policy speech, Japan’s new prime minister made big promises that hinge on big spending.

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LDP, Nippon Ishin Coalition Agreement Locks in Takaichi’s Prime Minister Victory

The LDP found a new coalition partner, but Prime Minister Takaichi is still short of a majority in the lower house.

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Japan's likely first female prime minister is no feminist triumph

Takaichi's rise shows symbolism has outpaced substance in nation's gender politics

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K-Visa Pits China’s Innovation Drive Against Job Market Anxiety

Beijing seeks to open to skilled migration as US closes the door

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Japan Likely to Approve ‘Morning After Pill’

Over-the-counter emergency contraceptives likely available early next year

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The ‘Demon Slayer’ Phenomenon and Japan’s Evolving Anime Industry

The franchise’s success reflects the growing size – and evolving nature – of Japan’s anime industry in recent years.

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The Top Priority for Japan’s Next Prime Minister: The Economy

It will be difficult to truly address Japan’s inflation and debt woes given the fragile political environment.

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Prince Hisahito and Japan’s Imperial Future

Hisahito’s position as the only eligible male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne has generated intense interest in his life – and public debate about Japan’s male-only imperial succession.

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