Research Activities

Research on Politics and Economics

Updated: August 7, 2025 While U.S. President Donald Trump has called himself the “Tariff Man” and has made tariffs a central tool

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

US-Japan Trade Agreement: Initial Impressions and Details / Patterns in Trump's Trade Policies and US-EU Agreement / After Japan a

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Japan's upper house (House of Councillors) election was held on July 20, with half of the seats contested. The long-governing Libe

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

今回の参議院選挙の結果は石破現政権にとってどのような意味を持つのでしょうか。 What does the outcome of this Upper House election mean for the Ishiba administration? / この

今回の参議院選挙の結果を教えてください What was the result of the recent House of Councillors election in Japan? / 今回の選挙戦で、特に顕著だった傾向は何でしょうか。 What wer

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolit

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

In 2010, a charming dog from Japan circulated on social media, its quizzical expression sparking a global meme. Her image became k

Senior Research Fellow

Yoshiyuki Sagara

U.S. President Donald Trump is fanning the flames of yet another trade war by calling Japan “spoiled” and threatening to hike tari

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Author: Maiko Ichihara, Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University Populism is threatening democracy around the

Canada and Japan's Approach to Trump Administration / Legal and Negotiation Issues of Tariff / Indo-Pacific Strategy and Canada's

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki