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I have published research articles and book reviews in Asia-focused journals, including Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and Asian Affairs. My opinion pieces have appeared in leading media platforms such as Nikkei Asia, The Japan Times, The Diplomat, East Asia Forum, The Interpreter, and The Conversation. My research has also been featured by academic organizations, including the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), and the Association for Asian Studies (AAS).

• Descriptive and Substantive Representation: The Case of Japan’s First Female Prime Minister, Reflections & Insights, Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, April 2026

• As Japan’s popularity booms, a new survey shows strong anti-foreigner sentiment, The Conversation, June 2026.

• Do scandals carry different electoral costs for male and female candidates in Japan? The Loop, the European Consortium for Political Research, May 2026

Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Public Opinion

Attitudes Toward Immigration, Gender Equality, and Environmental Protection

Survey Analysis, Survey Experiments

While my research primarily uses empirical methods, particularly survey analysis and survey experiments, to study public opinion, I believe these methods are most valuable when combined with a strong understanding of the existing literature and the broader political and social contexts surrounding the issues under study. Therefore, I aspire to become a survey researcher who integrates empirical analysis with insights from area studies. By situating empirical findings in historical contexts and engaging in an ongoing dialogue between empirical and historical inquiry, I hope to highlight their relevance to contemporary political issues and demonstrate how such knowledge can help address pressing social challenges. In particular, I seek to understand how people across East Asian societies view immigration, gender equality, and environmental protection, and to explore the factors underlying these attitudes and values. Ultimately, I hope to use these insights to inform public policy formation, promote mutual understanding among communities, and support reconciliation within and across East Asian societies.

My research uses both transnational and domestic survey data to examine how attitudes toward immigration, gender equality, and environmental protection evolve over time and vary across demographic characteristics such as age, gender, education, and income in East Asian societies.  I have written on attitudes toward family and gender in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, as well as on descriptive and substantive representation regarding gender equality in Japan. More recently, my research has focused on immigration policy developments, integration issues, and public attitudes toward immigrants in Japan. I believe that understanding how the Japanese public perceives immigrants can provide important insights for future immigration policymaking.  More broadly, I believe that understanding the development of immigration policies, the formation of public perceptions toward immigrants, and the lived experiences of immigrants in Japan through both statistical evidence and historical context can contribute to building mutual trust and reducing prejudice in East Asia, while promoting not only reconciliation within Japan but also, ultimately, reconciliation across East Asian societies.