• Professional Career

Work Experience

Professor, the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, 2010-present.

Associate Professor, the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, 1999- 2010.

The Headquarters for the Reorganization of the Government, the Japaense Government, July 1998-August 1999.

Ministry of Finance, the Japanese Government, International Finance Bureau, April 1993-June 1995.

Education

Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford CA, Political Science, Stanford University, June 1998.

Bachelor of Laws, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Faculty of Law, March 1993.

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• CV

Curriculum Vitae

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• Selected publications

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Publications:

Books

Korona Kiki no Seiji: Abe Seiken vs. Chiji [Politics of Covid 19 Crisis: Abe administration vs Governers] (Tokyo; Chuokoron Shinsha 2020)

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Failed Democratizatoin in Prewar Japan: Breakdown of a Hybrid Regime (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2014)

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Sangiin to ha Nanika[What is House of Councillors](Tokyo: Chuokoron Shinsha 2010) (10th Osaragi Jiro Award)

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Shusho Shihai [Politics Dominated by Prime Minister] (Tokyo: Chuokoron Shinsha, 2006)

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Senzen Nihon ni okeru Minshuka no Zasetsu [Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan] (Tokyo: Bokutakusha, 2002)

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Edited Volumes

Futatsu no Seiken Kotai [Two Changes of Government] (Tokyo: Keiso Shobo, 2017)

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Tai Oubei Gaiko no Tsuioku [Memories of Euro-America Diplomacy] Tatsuo Arima, edited by Harukata Takenaka (Tokyo: Fujiwara Shoten, 2015).

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Minshuto wo Mitsume naosu [Revisiting the Democratic Party of Japan] Osamu Fujimura, edited by Harukata Takenaka (Tokyo: Mainichi Shimbunsha, 2014)

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Akusesu Kokusai Seijikeizai [Access to International Political Economy]. With Masaru Kohno (Tokyo:Nihon Keizai Hyoronsha, 2003)

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Journal Articles and Book Chapters

“Suga Seiken, Konran no Naiyo wo yomitoku[Understanding the confused responses of the Suga Administration]” Chuo Koron, March 2021: 96-103.

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“A Sudden End for the Administration and an Unclear Post-Abe Future,” Nippon.com August, 2020. https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/d00615/

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“Nihon no Giin Naikakusei no Henyo no Hoko [Direction of Transformation of Japanese Parliamentary System] in Tochi no Dezain [Design of Governance], edited by Keiko Komamura and Satoshi Machidori, Kobundo: Tokyo, 2020.

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“Expansion of the Japanese prime minister’s power in the Japanese parliamentary system: Transformation of Japanese politics and the institutional reforms” Asian Survey 59:5 (September/October 2019), 844-865.

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“The Task Before a Victorious LDP in the Post Election Landscape,” Nippon.com September 2019. https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/d00508/the-tasks-before-a-victorious-ldp-in-the-post-election-landscape.html

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“Reforms and Results: A Look at Abe’s Staying Power as Prime Minister,” Nippon.com December 2018. http://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/a06201/

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“Giin Naikaku sei no Henyo to Sontaku [Transformation of the Parliamentary System and Conjecture], Chuo Koron, June 2018: 40-49.

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“Senzen Nihon ni okeru Minshuka Tojo Taisei no Hokai [Collapse of the Semi-Democratic Regime in Prewar Japan]” in Kyoso teki Ken’i Shugi Taiseino Antei sei to Fuantei sei [Stability and Unstability of Competitive Authoritarian Regime] Hikaku Seijigaku Nenpo [Annual Review of Comparative Politics] vol.17 2017: 191-225.

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“Abe Seiken wo Tou: Abe Ikyo no Seido Teki Kiban [Questioning the Abe Administration: Institutional Foundation of Abe Dominance], Chuo Koron, November 2017: 98-115.

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“Prime Minister Abe’s Drive to Amend the Constitution: Can He Overcome the Hurdles?,” Nippon.com September 2017. http://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/a05603/

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“Weighing Vote Disparity in Japan’s Upper House,” Nippon.com July 2015. https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/a04401/

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“The Frequent Turnover of Japanese Prime Ministers: Still a Long Way to a Westminster Model” in Looking for Leadership: The Dilemma of Political Leadership in Japan edited by James Ganon and Ryo Sahashi (Tokyo: Japan Center for International Exchange, 2015), 46-82.

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“Kokkai wo ugokashiteiru no ha Dareka? [Who manages the Diet?] Chuo Koron, March 2015: 126-138.

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“Minshuto Seiken to Nihon no Naikakusei”[DPJ governments and Japanese Parliamentary System] in Seiken Kotai to Seito Seiji [Changes of Governments and Party Politics] edited by Iio Jun (Tokyo: Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2013).

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“Japan in Pursuit of Westminster Democracy,” Nippon.com September, 2013. http://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/a02301/

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“Nisen Jyu Nen Sangiin Senkyo go no Seijikatei” [Policy Formulation Process After 2010 House of Councilors Election: Does the House of Councilors Extend Influence to Budget Policy ]” Senkyo Kenkyu [Japanese Journal of Electoral Studies] no.27-2. 2011.

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“Minshuto Daihyo to Seisaku no Henyo” [Leaders of DPJ and Policy Changes] in Seiji wo ikiru: Rekishi to Gendai no Toshizu [Living in Politics: Perspectives on History and Contemporary Ear] edited by Iio Jun, Karube Tadashi, and Makihara Izuru (Tokyo: Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2011).

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“Sakiokuri no Kenkyu” [Politics of Passing the Buck] in Henbosuru Nihon Seiji [Transformation of Japanese Politics] edited by Mikuriya Takashi (Tokyo: Keiso Shobo, 2009).

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“Shusho to Sangiin no Dokujisei [Prime Ministers and the House of Councilors in post-war Japanese Politics: Containment of the Second Chamber ]” Senkyo Kenkyu [Japanese Journal of Electoral Studies] no.28. 2008.

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“Fukuda’s Rise and the Return to the Old LDP”, Japan Echo vol.34.no.6. 2007

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“Abe Takes an Electoral Beating”, Japan Echo vol.34.no.5.2007

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“Abe Shusho to Sangiin no Paradox”. Chuo Koron May 2007. (Translated as “The Upper House Election Paradox”, Japan Echo, vol. 34 no. 4 2007.)

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“Nihongata Bunkatsu Seifu to Hoan Shingi [Japanese Divideded Government and Bills Adopting Process] Senkyo Gakkai Kiyo [Review of Electoral Studies] no.5. 2005.

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“The Politics of Postal Savings Reform in Japan” with Jennifer Amyx and A.Maria Toyoda, Asian Perspective, vol.29, no.1, 2005.

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“Chika Baburu he no Taio ha Naze Okuretaka [Why Did the Government Take a Belated Response to the Bubble in the Real Estate Market]” in Muramatsu Michio ed., Sakiokuri no Kenkyu [Study on Delaied Government Responses] (Tokyo: Toyo Keizai Shimposha, 2005).

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“Nihongata Bunkatsu Seifu to Sangiin no Yakuwari [Japanese Divided Government and the role of Japanese Upper House” Nenpo Seijigaku 2004 [Annual Review of Japanese Political Science 2004].

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“Baburu Hassei no Seiji Keizaigaku [The Political Economy of the Emergence of Baburu Economy in Japan]” Levaiasan [Leviathan] v. 34. (Spring 2004): 91-118.

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“Introducing Junior Ministers and Reforming the Diet” Asian Survey 42:6 (Nov/Dec 2002): 928-939.

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• Social contributions

Chair of Editorial and Planning Committee, Multilanguage Web Jounral, Nippon.Com

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• Contact

E-mail: takenaka

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