Publications

Naofumi Fujimura and Tsubasa Nishimura. Forthcoming. "The Cabinet’s Policy Dilemmas and Ministerial Positions on the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Text Analysis of Ministerial Speeches in the Japanese Diet." Journal of Legislative Studies.

Hirofumi Miwa, Kazuhiro Atsumi, Naofumi Fujimura, Yoshinobu Kano, and Naoto Nonaka. 2026. “Compromise or Differentiate? The Role of Partner Popularity in Coalition Parties’ Strategic Parliamentary Speech.” Journal of Legislative Studies, 32 (3): 417–435.

Stefan Müller and Naofumi Fujimura. 2025. “Campaign Communication and Legislative Leadership.” Political Science Research and Methods,13 (3): 545–566.

Jochen Rehmert and Naofumi Fujimura. 2024. “Ideological Positions and Committee Chair Appointments.” Legislative Studies Quarterly, 49 (1): 75–102.

Naofumi Fujimura. 2022. “The Trade-Off between Equal Representation and Electoral Participation: The Effect of Redistricting on Voter Turnout.” Representation, 58 (4):  547–563.

Naofumi Fujimura. 2020. "The Effect of Malapportionment on Voter Turnout: Evidence from Japan’s Upper House Elections." Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, 19 (4): 542–551.

Naofumi Fujimura. 2017. "Running Multiple Candidates, Dividing the Vote under the Single Non-Transferable Vote System: Evidence from Japan’s Upper House Elections." Asian Policy and Politics, 9 (3): 402–426.

Naofumi Fujimura. 2016. "Re-election Isn’t Everything: Legislators’ Goal-Seeking and Committee Activity in Japan." Journal of Legislative Studies, 22 (2): 153–174.

Naofumi Fujimura. 2015. "The Influence of Electoral Institutions on Legislative Representation: Evidence from Japan’s Single Non-Transferable Vote and Single-Member District Systems." Party Politics, 21 (2): 209–221.

Hironori Sasada, Naofumi Fujimura, and Satoshi Machidori. 2013. "Alternative Paths to Party Polarization: External Impact of Intraparty Organization in Japan." Journal of East Asian Studies, 13 (3): 409–441.

Naofumi Fujimura. 2013. "A New Day, A New Way: The Post Allocation of the Democratic Party of Japan under the Mixed-Member Majoritarian System." Japan Forum, 25 (2): 259–292.

Naofumi Fujimura. 2012. "Electoral Incentives, Party Discipline, and Legislative Organization:  Manipulating Legislative Committees to Win Elections and Maintain Party Unity." European Political Science Review, 4 (2): 147-175.

Naofumi Fujimura. 2009. "Executive Leadership and Fiscal Discipline: Explaining Political Entrepreneurship in Cases of Japan." Japanese Journal of Political Science, 10 (2): 175-190.

Naofumi Fujimura. 2007. "The Power Relationship between the Prime Minister and Ruling Party Legislators: The Postal Service Privatization Act of 2005 in Japan." Japanese Journal of Political Science, 8 (2): 233-261.