RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Training Program to Implement EBPM for Local Government Personnel(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Nobuo Iizuka
Comprehensive Empirical Analysis of Children’s Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Kengo Igei
Future Vision for Sustainable Water Management(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Taikan Oki
Contingency Plans for a Potential Financial Crisis(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Sota Kato RESEARCH DIRECTOR
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Will Fiscal Expansion Competition Advance Under a Minority Government?
  
  Will Fiscal Expansion Competition Advance Under a Minority Government?
  
  February 19, 2025
  
  Sota Kato
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  U.S. Public Finances Face Surge in Interest Payments – Issues and Implications for Japan –
  
  U.S. Public Finances Face Surge in Interest Payments – Issues and Implications for Japan –
  
  May 7, 2024
  
  Yohei Kobayashi
Pre- and Post-COVID Chinese Society, Economy, and Politics(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Long Ke SENIOR FELLOW
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  The Chinese Economy at a Crossroads: The Impact on Japan of the Slowdown in China’s Business Conditions
  
  The Chinese Economy at a Crossroads: The Impact on Japan of the Slowdown in China’s Business Conditions
  
  July 18, 2024
  
  Long Ke
Human Resource Development to Tackle Issues in the Fields of Health, Medical Care, and Nursing through Private Sector Initiatives(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Kenji Shibuya
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Advancing Triple I and Impact Investment
  
  Advancing Triple I and Impact Investment
  
  March 19, 2025
  
  Dewi Delf , Masakatsu Noguchi
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Addressing Japan’s “drug loss – drug lag”: An analysis and proposals for revamp
  
  Addressing Japan’s “drug loss – drug lag”: An analysis and proposals for revamp
  
  September 6, 2024
  
  Philippe Fauchet , Kenji Shibuya
Capacity Development of 'Connecting Personnel' for Science and Technology Innovation Policy(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Hideaki Shiroyama
Economic Analyses of Pandemics(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Asako Chiba POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Human Resource Development for Data-Driven Healthcare Policy(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Yasuharu Tokuda
Economic Analysis of the Relationship between Education, Social Security, and Taxation(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Takero Doi
Economic Policy Regime after Global Inflation(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Hideo Hayakawa
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  A Consideration of Two Virtuous Cycles ――Necessary revisions to our narratives――
  
  A Consideration of Two Virtuous Cycles ――Necessary revisions to our narratives――
  
  August 5, 2024
  
  Hideo Hayakawa
Measures Necessary to Build a Circular Economy Society(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Hikaru Hiranuma RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Japan’s Response to an Accelerating Global Energy Transition—A Follow-Up(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Hikaru Hiranuma RESEARCH DIRECTOR
The Blue Economy: International Trends and the Situation in Japan—A Follow-Up(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Hikaru Hiranuma RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Talent development for local healthcare DX(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Takanori Fujita SENIOR FELLOW
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Three proposals for the use of generative AI in the medical field
  
  Three proposals for the use of generative AI in the medical field
  
  October 9, 2024
  
  Takanori Fujita , Dewi Delf
Teachers in the AI Era(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Mina Matsumoto
Developing a Well-Being-Informed Education Package(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Hiroaki Miyata
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  The Importance of Well-being in Educational Activities
  
  The Importance of Well-being in Educational Activities
  
  December 16, 2024
  
  Yoshiaki Kanamori , Hisateru Tachimori , Keiko Sakurai , Anna Kubota , Sho Takano , Yoshiki Ishikawa , Hiroaki Miyata
Assessing the Integrated Reform of Tax and Social Security Systems in Japan 2(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Shigeki Morinobu RESEARCH DIRECTOR
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Will Regional Revitalization Really Increase the Birth Rate?
  
  Will Regional Revitalization Really Increase the Birth Rate?
  
  January 15, 2025
  
  Kazumasa Oguro
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Three Points of Note Concerning the Latest Health Expenditure Figures: Accurately and Promptly Compiling Government Statistics
  
  Three Points of Note Concerning the Latest Health Expenditure Figures: Accurately and Promptly Compiling Government Statistics
  
  November 14, 2024
  
  Kazuhiko Nishizawa
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  The Truth of the Annual Income Barrier and Current Pension System Distortions
  
  The Truth of the Annual Income Barrier and Current Pension System Distortions
  
  February 21, 2024
  
  Kazumasa Oguro
Creation of Generative AI Learning Environment for Teachers(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Lui Yoshida
Verification of New Land Legislation and Collaboration for its Dissemination(-2025)

Principal Investigator : Shoko Yoshihara RESEARCH FELLOW
Developing Sustainable and Resilient Health, Nursing, and Long-Term Care Systems in the Post-COVID Era(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Kenji Shibuya
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  What Japan Should Do as Chair of the G7 Hiroshima Summit
  
  What Japan Should Do as Chair of the G7 Hiroshima Summit
  
  May 18, 2023
  
  Haruka Sakamoto , Mitsuru Mukaigawara , Yasuharu Tokuda , Takanori Fujita , Haruyo Nakamura , Kenji Shibuya
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  May 24 Webinar on “A Roadmap for Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic” (w/ J-E simultaneous interpretation)
  
  May 24 Webinar on “A Roadmap for Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic” (w/ J-E simultaneous interpretation)
  
  May 12, 2022
  
  Kenji Shibuya , Keiichiro Kobayashi , Yasuharu Tokuda
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  What has the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games taught global health on sporting mass gatherings under COVID-19 pandemic?
  
  What has the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games taught global health on sporting mass gatherings under COVID-19 pandemic?
  
  January 26, 2022
  
  Elias Mossialos , Kenji Shibuya
Using Health Metrics to Monitor and Evaluate the Impact of Health Policies(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Shuhei Nomura
Health System Innovation in the Post-COVID Era(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Kohei Onozaki
Rethinking Global Health Policy in the Post-COVID Era(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Haruka Sakamoto
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Shinzo Abe’s Contribution to Peace, Security, and Global Health
  
  Shinzo Abe’s Contribution to Peace, Security, and Global Health
  
  October 4, 2022
  
  Haruka Sakamoto
Establishing Health System Resilience to Tackle the Health Security Crisis(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Kiyosu Taniguchi
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Japan’s Eighth COVID Wave: A Closer Look at Case Numbers and the Hospital Crisis
  
  Japan’s Eighth COVID Wave: A Closer Look at Case Numbers and the Hospital Crisis
  
  February 7, 2023
  
  Toshikazu Kuniya , Yasuharu Tokuda , Kiyosu Taniguchi , Kenji Shibuya
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Shortage of Doctors at the Root of Japan’s COVID Hospital Crisis
  
  Shortage of Doctors at the Root of Japan’s COVID Hospital Crisis
  
  November 15, 2022
  
  Yasuharu Tokuda , Kiyosu Taniguchi , Kenji Shibuya
The Impact of Quality of Education on Children’s Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Makiko Nakamuro
Future Vision for Sustainable Water Management(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Taikan Oki
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  [Policy Research] Water Minfra: A New Strategy for Water-Centric Social Infrastructure
  
  [Policy Research] Water Minfra: A New Strategy for Water-Centric Social Infrastructure
  
  September 18, 2024
  
  Taikan Oki , Junji Hashimoto , Michio Murakami , Michiru Sasagawa , Shinichiro Nakamura
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Slowing Water Flows to Build a More Nature-Positive Future
  
  Slowing Water Flows to Build a More Nature-Positive Future
  
  October 18, 2023
  
  Jun Nishihiro
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Urban Stormwater Management and the Role of Civil Society
  
  Urban Stormwater Management and the Role of Civil Society
  
  April 3, 2023
  
  Michiru Sasagawa
The Impact of Digital Transformation on Japanese Social Structure(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Osamu Sudoh
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Current Status of Japan's DX/GX Policies and Company Activities for Their Simultaneous Promotion
  
  Current Status of Japan's DX/GX Policies and Company Activities for Their Simultaneous Promotion
  
  March 25, 2024
  
  Osamu Sudoh , Yusuke Tomishima
Reconstructing the Science and Technology Policy System(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Hideaki Shiroyama
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  International Workshop on New Developments of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies in Japan and Europe
  
  International Workshop on New Developments of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies in Japan and Europe
  
  April 1, 2024
  
  Hideaki Shiroyama , Atsuo Kishimoto , Kazuto Suzuki , Makiko Matsuo , Akio Kurokawa
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  International Workshop on “Implementing Transformative STI Policy and Future Challenges in Japan and Abroad”
  
  International Workshop on “Implementing Transformative STI Policy and Future Challenges in Japan and Abroad”
  
  October 30, 2023
  
  Hideaki Shiroyama , Makiko Matsuo , Atsuo Kishimoto , Akio Kurokawa , Tohru Yoshioka-Kobayashi
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  What the Emergency Repricing of Opdivo Reveals about Regulatory Risk and Systemic Fairness
  
  What the Emergency Repricing of Opdivo Reveals about Regulatory Risk and Systemic Fairness
  
  July 27, 2023
  
  Akio Kurokawa
Strategies for Technological Innovation and Economic Revitalization in the New Era of Global Competition(-2024)
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Japan’s Industrial Cluster Policy Revisited
  
  Japan’s Industrial Cluster Policy Revisited
  
  June 27, 2022
  
  Hiroaki Kuwajima
Plans for Sustainable and Politically Acceptable Fiscal Consolidation and Social Insurance Reform from the Perspectives of Behavioral Economics and Political Science(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Motohiro Sato
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Paying for a Stronger Defense: A Shift in Japan’s Political Battle Lines?
  
  Paying for a Stronger Defense: A Shift in Japan’s Political Battle Lines?
  
  February 2, 2023
  
  Sota Kato
Redefining the Teacher as a High-Level Professional: With a View to Ensuring Both Quantity and Quality(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Mina Matsumoto
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Is the Digital Transformation of Education a Realistic, Sensible Goal?
  
  Is the Digital Transformation of Education a Realistic, Sensible Goal?
  
  February 17, 2022
  
  Mina Matsumoto
Advancing Renewable Energy Initiatives through Local Ownership(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Hikaru Hiranuma RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Digitalization of the Economy and International Taxation(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Naoki Oka SENIOR FELLOW
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Maintain the momentum for implementing historic international tax reform
  
  Maintain the momentum for implementing historic international tax reform
  
  May 14, 2024
  
  Naoki Oka
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Preventing the Two-Pillar Solution to International Taxation from Breaking the Camel’s Back
  
  Preventing the Two-Pillar Solution to International Taxation from Breaking the Camel’s Back
  
  October 31, 2023
  
  Naoki Oka
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Crypto Assets and Taxes
  
  Crypto Assets and Taxes
  
  March 17, 2023
  
  Naoki Oka
Economic Data and Evidence-Based Policymaking(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Nobuo Iizuka
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Growing Distortions in the Hometown Tax Scheme (3): Cash Flows and Challenges for Urban Municipalities
  
  Growing Distortions in the Hometown Tax Scheme (3): Cash Flows and Challenges for Urban Municipalities
  
  July 11, 2024
  
  Hideaki Hirata
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Growing Distortions in the Hometown Tax Scheme (2): The Pros and Cons of Private Sector Involvement
  
  Growing Distortions in the Hometown Tax Scheme (2): The Pros and Cons of Private Sector Involvement
  
  June 24, 2024
  
  Hideaki Hirata
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  The Background to the Sharp Rise in Accommodation Charges: Simultaneous Implementation of Travel Assistance and Lifting of the Ban on Accepting Foreign Travelers, and the Impact of Post-COVID-19
  
  The Background to the Sharp Rise in Accommodation Charges: Simultaneous Implementation of Travel Assistance and Lifting of the Ban on Accepting Foreign Travelers, and the Impact of Post-COVID-19
  
  January 25, 2024
  
  Yasuyuki Komaki
Development of Well-Being Indicators and Policy Packages(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Hiroaki Miyata
Improving Accessibility of Home-visit Nursing Services(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Miwa Ishihara
Economic Analysis of Personal Income Tax Reform(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Takero Doi
The Role of the Community in Land Policy in the Era of Depopulation(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Shoko Yoshihara RESEARCH FELLOW
Policy Evaluation of Cross-Regional Interconnection Lines in the Electricity Market(-2024)

Principal Investigator : Kota Sugimoto
Economic Policy Regime in the Post-COVID-19 Era ( –2023)

Principal Investigator : Hideo Hayakawa
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Economic Policy Thinking since the Great Recession (3): Post-Pandemic Pandemonium
  
  Economic Policy Thinking since the Great Recession (3): Post-Pandemic Pandemonium
  
  December 1, 2023
  
  Hideo Hayakawa
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Economic Policy Thinking since the Great Recession (2): The Pandemic and the Search for a New Consensus
  
  Economic Policy Thinking since the Great Recession (2): The Pandemic and the Search for a New Consensus
  
  November 16, 2023
  
  Hideo Hayakawa
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Economic Policy Thinking since the Great Recession (1): The Backlash against Neoliberalism
  
  Economic Policy Thinking since the Great Recession (1): The Backlash against Neoliberalism
  
  October 23, 2023
  
  Hideo Hayakawa
Quantitative Analysis of Epidemics and Economic Implications ( –2023)

Principal Investigator : Asako Chiba POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Evidence-Based Policy Research Leading to the Promotion of a Gender-Equal Society ( –2023)

Principal Investigator : Yoshikuni Ono
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Gender Stereotypes among Japanese Voters: The Long Road to Political Parity
  
  Gender Stereotypes among Japanese Voters: The Long Road to Political Parity
  
  August 14, 2023
  
  Yoshikuni Ono , Yuya Endo
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Explaining Young Men’s Opposition to Gender Equality Policies in South Korea
  
  Explaining Young Men’s Opposition to Gender Equality Policies in South Korea
  
  June 1, 2023
  
  Yesola Kweon
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  “Lowest-low Fertility” & Gender Inequality: Japan from a Comparative Perspective
  
  “Lowest-low Fertility” & Gender Inequality: Japan from a Comparative Perspective
  
  January 26, 2023
  
  Yoshikuni Ono , Fumiya Uchikoshi
Assessing the Integrated Reform of Tax and Social Security Systems in Japan (2021–2022)

Principal Investigator : Shigeki Morinobu RESEARCH DIRECTOR
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Making Work Pay for Japanese Women: Toward a Smarter Approach to Tax and Social Security Reform
  
  Making Work Pay for Japanese Women: Toward a Smarter Approach to Tax and Social Security Reform
  
  May 30, 2023
  
  Shigeki Morinobu
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  National Security Reveals Challenges to Japan’s Fiscal Policy
  
  National Security Reveals Challenges to Japan’s Fiscal Policy
  
  December 12, 2022
  
  Motohiro Sato
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Creating a Social Safety Net for the Digital Age
  
  Creating a Social Safety Net for the Digital Age
  
  October 21, 2022
  
  Shigeki Morinobu
Japan’s Response to an Accelerating Global Energy Transition (2021–2022)

Principal Investigator : Hikaru Hiranuma RESEARCH DIRECTOR
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Building a Carbon Neutral Future through Energy Transition and a Circular Economy
  
  Building a Carbon Neutral Future through Energy Transition and a Circular Economy
  
  May 16, 2022
  
  Hikaru Hiranuma
Historical Analysis (2021–2022)

Principal Investigator : Yuichi Hosoya
Managing the Risk of RMB Internationalization and Digitalization (2021–2022)

Principal Investigator : Long Ke SENIOR FELLOW
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Sino-American Tensions Fuel China Capital Flight
  
  Sino-American Tensions Fuel China Capital Flight
  
  August 21, 2023
  
  Long Ke
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  The Repercussions of a Global, Digital Renminbi
  
  The Repercussions of a Global, Digital Renminbi
  
  June 28, 2023
  
  Long Ke , Tomoyuki Fukumoto , Bo Meng
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Working with China during Xi Jinping’s Third Term
  
  Working with China during Xi Jinping’s Third Term
  
  December 1, 2022
  
  Long Ke
Dissecting the Growth Problems of Japanese Start-ups (2021–2022)

Principal Investigator : Shumpei Takemori
The Problem of Unclaimed Land: Analysis of New Policies (2021–2022)

Principal Investigator : Shoko Yoshihara RESEARCH FELLOW
The History of Japan’s Consumption Tax: An Archive of Key Events and Documents ( –2021)

Principal Investigator : Shigeki Morinobu RESEARCH DIRECTOR
The Blue Economy: International Trends and the Situation in Japan ( –2021)

Principal Investigator : Hikaru Hiranuma RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Policy Developments regarding the Problem of Unknown Land Ownership ( –2021)

Principal Investigator : Shoko Yoshihara RESEARCH FELLOW
Historical Analysis ( –2021)

Principal Investigator : Yuichi Hosoya
RECENT CONTENT
- Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  
  Democracy in Crisis: Lessons from Japanese History
  
  February 9, 2022
  
  Ryota Murai
Future Design: Research on Decision-Making Methods for Intergenerational Sustainability ( –2021)

Principal Investigator : Keiichiro Kobayashi
Nudge Analysis and Generation Mechanisms Based on Responsible AI and the Development of Data Scientists for Their Social Implementation ( –2021)

Principal Investigator : Takafumi Nakanishi

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