GRIPS-related news of each faculty member
■Professor TAKENAKA, Harukata
Specialty: Comparative Politics; International Political Economy
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Academic year 2025
| Contents | Media | Date |
| Poll on Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Finds 75% Have No Expectations for U.S. Tariff Negotiations; Distrust Lingers from Politics, Money-related Scandals | The Japan News | 2025.4.14 |
Academic year 2016-2023
| Contents | Media | Date |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Seiji on the “Major Shift” of Increased Defense Spending | nippon.com | 2023.7.3 |
| Beijing’s Taiwan Aggression Has Backfired in Tokyo | Foreign Policy | 2022.8.8 |
| Japan’s upper house election campaign kicks off: 5 things to know | NIKKEI Asia | 2022.6.23 |
| Interview: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka to Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi. | nippon.com | 2022.2.24 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the result of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race. | NIKKEI Asia | 2021.10.6 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on Japan’s prime minister Suga to step down. | NBC News | 2021.9.3 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the influence of the prime minister’s office. | NIKKEI ASIA | 2021.7.24 |
| Interview: GRIPS professor Harukata Takenaka on the performance of Minister Yoshihide Suga over the past half a year. | The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun | 2021.4.2 |
| Interview: GRIPS professor Harukata Takenaka had an interview about the digital policy of the government in establishing the digital agency. | nippon.com | 2021.1.25 |
| Comment: GRIPS professor Harukata Takenaka on the response to the COVID-19 of Suga’s government. | The Japan Times | 2020.12.1 |
| Comment: GRIPS professor Harukata Takenaka on the response to the COVID-19 of Abe’s government. | Bloomberg | 2020.8.5 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the recent House of Councillors election. | The Mainichi Shimbun (national newspaper) | 2019.7.12 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the recent House of Councillors election. | The Mainichi Shimbun (national newspaper) | 2019.7.10 |
| Editorial: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on issues related to a recent cabinet shuffle. | The Mainichi Shimbun (national newspaper) | 2018.10.3 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on President Abe’s third term as Liberal Democratic Party president. | The Nikkei (national newspaper) | 2018.7.4 |
| Editorial: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on relations between the Prime Minister’s Office and ministry officials. | The Nikkei (national newspaper) | 2018.7.4 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on relations between government and ministry officials. | The Nikkei (national newspaper) | 2018.5.26 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the factions of political parties. | The Nikkei (national newspaper) | 2018.5.25 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the political situation of the Abe administration. | The Economist | 2018.4.19 |
| Editorial: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on Sagawa being summoned as a witness regarding the Moritomo Gakuen scandal. | The Nikkei (national newspaper) | 2018.3.28 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on Sagawa being summoned as a witness regarding the Moritomo Gakuen scandal. | The Mainichi Shimbun (national newspaper） | 2018.3.28 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the issue of revisions to past documents by the Ministry of Finance. | AERA dot. | 2018.3.20 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on Prime Minister Abe’s comment regarding amending Japan’s pacifist constitution. | REUTERS | 2018.1.22 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on House of Representative election. | Nikkei Asian Review | 2017.10.23 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the House of Representatives election. | Sankei News | 2017.10.23 |
| Interview: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the House of Representatives election. | The Mainichi Shimbun (national newspaper） | 2017.10.4 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the Japanese character and political preference. | Nikkei Asian Review | 2017.8.24 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on current Japanese policy. | The Asahi Shimbun Digital (national newspaper） | 2017.6.13 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on Japan’s fiscal soundness. | REUTERS | 2017.6.7 |
| Interview: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the Japanese constitution and Upper House reform. (Japanese only) | The Mainichi Shimbun (national newspaper） | 2017.3.8 |
| Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the results of House of Councillors election. | The Mainichi Shimbun (national newspaper） | 2016.7.23 |
| Editorial: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the results of House of Councillors election. | The Nikkei（national newspaper） | 2016.7.18 |
| Interview: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the House of Councillors election. (Japanese only) |
The Kochi Shimbun (local newspaper） | 2016.6.19 |
| Comments: GRIPS professor Takenaka Harukata, on the influence of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake on the workings of the Abe Cabinet. (Japanese only) | REUTERS | 2016.4.25 |
