Masato Kamikubo's publications in English.

 

Masato Kamikubo's Critical Analytics (English version) 

 

Online Event

Democracy and Human Rights in Hong Kong)

Organiser: Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

Speaker: Nethan Law (Hong Kong democratisation activist)

       Professor Eva Pils (King's College, London)

Discussant:Professor Masato Kamikubo (Ritsumeikan University)

 

Chair :Bill Emott (The Economist)

(April 4th, 2024)

 

 

AP News(識者コメント)

 "JapanPM Kishida is fighting a party corruption scandal. Here's a look at what it's about"(January 30th, 2024)

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント) 

 "LDP and CDP join forces against Nippon Ishin in local elections"

(November 22, 2023)

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント) 

 "With Naoto Kan's exit from the CDP, some see a generational shift"

(November 3, 2023)

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント)

 "Former finance minister elected as Lower House speaker"

(October 20, 2023)

 

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント)

 "Yoshiro Mori's image as LDP kingmaker rubs up against reality"

(September 29, 2023)

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント)

 "Nippon Ishin's political path in focus amid differing party views"

(September 6, 2023)

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント)

 "Kishida may call snap election to halt rise of rival Nippon Ishin"

 

(August 17, 2023)

 

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント)

 "Could the LDP thrn to Nippon Ishin amid friction with coalition partner Komeito?"

(June 15, 2023)

 

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント) 

 "Japan's largest opposition party could be reaching a breaking point"

(May 19, 2023)

 

The South China Morning Post(識者コメント) 

 "Will Biden's 'little Nato' G7 unity push cause an 'conomic iron curtain' to fall over US-China relations?"

(May 17, 2023)

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント)

 "Kishida's decisiveness in question following resignation of three ministers"

(October 22, 2022)

 

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント) 

 "Shigeyuki Goto tapped as Japan's new economic revitalization minister"

(October 25, 2022)

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント)

 "As parliament reconvenes, questions loom over LDP-Komeito ties"

 (September 29, 2022) 

 

 

 The Japan Times(識者コメント)

 "Unification Church ties likely to weigh on Cabinet despite Kishida's bid for stability"(August 11th, 2022)  

 

 

The Japan Times(識者コメント)

"In Japan's Upper House poll, CDP battles to stay relevant"

 

 (June 23rd, 2022)

 

The Japan Times(コメント)

"Ukraine war pushes revision of Japan's Constitution into the spotlight "

(May 2th, 2022) 

 

The Japan Times

 "Growing friction between Kishida and Abe could mean turbulence for LDP in 2022" 

(December 31st, 2021)

 

The Japan Times 

 "New CDP leader brings youth and a fresh face but still faces old problems in rebuilding party"

(December 1st, 2021)

 

ABC NEWS

EXPLAINER: What election outcome means for new Japan PM - ABC News (go.com)

(November 2nd, 2021)

 

The Japan Times 

”Failed cooperation effort prompts soul-searching by Japan's opposition

(November 1st, 2021) 

 

 

The Independent 

EXPLAINER: What election outcome means for new Japan PM | The Independent

(November 1st, 2021)

 

11月1日 The Toronto City News (コメント)

EXPLAINER: What election outcome means for new Japan PM

 

 

 

The New Zealand Times 

Post-election scenarios: final counts offer different possibilities for different coalitions - The New Zealand Times

(October 18th, 2021)

 

 

The Financial Times 

Japan's new PM creates post to address China Threat 

(October 4, 2021)

 

The Nikkei Asia

"Who is Fumio Kishida, Japan's next prime minister?"

(September 29, 2021)

 

 

中国・澎湃新

观察|日本派阀政治衰而不死,自民党总裁选举走入迷局

 (September 19, 2021)

 

Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ)

 

"The LDP Presidential Race: Who Will Replace Prime Minister Suga?" Masato Kamikubo : Professor, College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University Chiyako Sato : Mainichi Shimbun Tetsuo Suzuki : Journalist

(September 15, 2021)

 

The Japan Times

"Caught in the middle? Komeito and the China-Japan relationship"

 (June 17, 2021) 

 

 

The Japan Times

 "Abe rallies conservative base amid speculation over comeback"

 

 (May 9th, 2021)

 

The Japan Times

 "LDP’s triple by-election loss a long-term worry for Suga"

(April 26, 2021)

 

”The Dots and the Lines - What is Global Collaboration in the Age of Great Digital Competition?" ("Digital Technology and Economy/Finance" Study Group - Expanded Public Workshop)(February 2, 2021)2

 

The Japan Times

"Despite scandals, Suga achieves his goals in first Diet session as PM"

(December 4, 2020)

 

 

The Japan Times

”Could reform mission put Taro Kono on path to succeed Suga? Media-savvy 57-year-old maverick raises his political profile while playing to his strengths” 

(October 19, 2020)

 

10月8日  University World News

PM blocks nominations of six acadeics to Science Council” by suvendrini Kakuchi

(October 8th, 2020)  

 

 

"Hong Kong's Agnes Chow Ting and others' arrests imply the miserable end of the Chinese Communist Party (Japanese original version is posted to Diamond Online on August 14, 2020)

(September 10,2020)

 

 

 

"The essence of the distrust of the Abe administration's anti-coronameasures is the "Expert Meeting""(The original Japanese version is posted to Diamond Online on May 19, 2020)

(July 25, 2020)

 

Nikkei Asia Review

"EDUCATION: Japan weighs change to its traditional April start of school year"

(April 28, 2020)

 

"Age of eligibility to run election in Japan: a barrier to political careers?" Journal of Contemporary East Asia Studies.

(June 18, 2019)

 

Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),  

"PacNet #67 - Abe's Election Weakness: Could Constitutional Wrangling Hurt Japan's Diplomacy?"

(September 27, 2018)

 

East Asia Forum

『Japan’s intelligence disclosure threatens security exposure』

(April 18, 2018) 

 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): Newsletter 「PacNet」

『PacNet #84 - Opposition collapse: opportunity for rationality?』

(November 14, 2017)

 

星州日報(Malaysia)

『上久保诚人‧走向真正两大政党制的第一步』

(November 8th, 2017)

 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): Newsletter 「PacNet」

『PacNet #18 - Sharing the wealth to melt the ice: Japan and Russia』

(February 21th, 2017)

 

 

 "The Possibility of Reform to Japan’s Upper House Requires Amendments to the Constitution"

 A Collection of Papers, "“Japan and Canada in Comparative Perspective: Economics and Politics; Regions, Places and People".

(September 22nd, 2016)

 

Finantial Times

『Tomoni Inada: Japan’s prime minister in waiting』

(September 8th, 2016) 

 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): Newsletter 「PacNet」

『PacNet #49 - Japan's too-frequent elections: barrier to fiscal reconstruction and structural reform?

(June, 8th, 2016)

 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS):Newsletter 「PacNet」

『PacNet #78 - Japan’s new security legislation and parliamentary democracy』

(November 10th、2015)

 

人民日報系『環球網』

『日大学教授:安倍把财政恶化的责任推卸给国民 』

 

(December 25th, 2014)

 

 "Japan's Political Parties and Changes in Welfare Policies", Journal of Policy Science, Vol. 7: 55-72p.

http://r-cube.ritsumei.ac.jp/repo/repository/rcube/6531/jps_07_04.pdf

(April, 1st, 2013)