Education
2003-2006 University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan
Ph.D. in Advanced Social & International Studies
2001-2003 University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan
M.A. in Advanced Social & International Studies
1997-2001 University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan
B.A. in Arts and Sciences
Professional Career and Experiences
Apr 2017 - Present Professor
Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
Aug 2016 - Aug 2018 Visiting Associate Professor
Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia
Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Associate Professor
Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
Oct 2013 - Mar 2016 Associate Professor
Graduate School of Law and Politics, Osaka University
Apr 2009 - Sep 2013 Associate Professor
Graduate School of Law, Osaka City University
Peer Reviewed Articles
"Beyond Winners and Losers: Trust and the Occurrence of Elections in a Quasi-Experimental Setting," Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2026.2695789 (Coauthored with Steven David Pickering and Martin Ejnar Hansen)
"Ethnic differences in healthcare trust and patient satisfaction in England: A cross-sectional survey," PLOS ONE, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0349884 (Coauthored with Steven David Pickering, Martin Ejnar Hansen, Han Dorussen, Jason Reifler, Thomas Scotto, Dorothy Yen)
"Support for AI in Public Administration: A Comparative Study of the United Kingdom and Japan," International Journal of Public Administration, 2026, forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2026.2667201. (Coauthored with Steven David Pickering, Martin Ejnar Hansen)
"Trust, risk and organic food: Evidence from the UK and Japan," Organic Agriculture, 2026, 16, 18, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13165-026-00547-7. (Coauthored with Steven David Pickering, Martin Ejnar Hansen)
"Academic Freedom as a Contested Public Good: Ideology, Trust and Public Attitudes in the UK and Japan," Politics & Policy, 2026, 54, no.1: e70115, https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70115. (Coauthored with Steven David Pickering, Martin Ejnar Hansen)
"Trust in scientists and doctors: The roles of faith, politics, education and gender," Public Understanding of Science, 2025, 35(3): 352-366, https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625251386562. (Coauthored with Steven David Pickering, Martin Ejnar Hansen, Han Dorussen, Jason Reifler, Thomas Scotto, & Dorothy Yen)
"Democracy by Algorithm? Public Attitudes Towards AI in Parliamentary Decision-Making in the UK and Japan," Parliamentary Affairs, 2025, forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsaf050 (Coauthored with Steven David Pickering, Martin Ejnar Hansen)
"Who eats seaweed? Barriers and motivations in Japan versus the United Kingdom," Food Quality and Preference, 2025, 133, 105650, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105650. (Coauthored with Steven David Pickering, Mana Iwasaki, Gadis Masita, Alexandra Roskam, Martin Ejnar Hansen)
"Examining Trust in Public Service News Providers: A Comparison of the BBC and NHK," Communication: The European Journal of Communication Research, 2025, Forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2024-0184. (coauthored with Pickering, Steven, Martin Ejnar Hansen)
"Who Gets In? A Conjoint Analysis of Labor Market Demand and Immigration Preferences in England and Japan," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2025, 52(1): 65-84, https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2025.2545432 (coauthored with Riku Kawakami, Thomas Scotto, Han Dorussen, Pickering, Steven, Jason Reifler, Atsushi Tago & Dorothy Yen)
"Public perceptions of human excretion-based fertiliser in England and Japan," Waste Management Bulletin, 2024, 2(4): 11-20, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wmb.2024.08.002 (coauthored with Pickering, Steven, Ömer Gökçe, Davide Hanna, Markus Knell, Dayoung Lee, Melody Scales, Marwan Zeinalabidin, Martin Ejnar Hansen)
"The influence of waiting times and sociopolitical variables on public trust in healthcare: A cross-sectional study of the NHS in England," Public Health in Practice, 2024, 7, 100484, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100484 (coauthored with Pickering, Steven, Han Dorussen, Martin. E. Hansen, Jason Reifler, Thomas Scotto & Dorothy Yen)
"London, you have a problem with women: trust towards the police in England," Policing and Society, 2024, 1–16, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2024.2334009 (coauthored with Pickering, Steven, Han Dorussen, Martin. E. Hansen, Jason Reifler, Thomas Scotto & Dorothy Yen)
"Electoral System Reform and the Politics of Policy Change: The Case of Universalistic Child Care Reforms in Japan," Asian Survey, 2023, 63 (6): 908–933, doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2023.2001934
Selected Publications in Japanese
2022 Ryoiki wo Koenai Minsyu Syugi: Chiho Seiji ni okeru Kyoso to Min'i [Fragmented Democracies: Competition and Legitimacy in Japanese Local Politics] Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press.
2018 Shinchiku ga Osuki Desuka: Nihon ni okeru Jutaku to Seiji [Neophilia? Housing and Politics in Japan] Kyoto: Minerva-Syobo.
2017 Bunretsu to Togo no Nihon Seiji: Tochi Kiko Kaikaku to Seito Shisutemu no Hen’yo [Party system institutionalization in Japan: Between Fragmentation and Integration] Tokyo: Chikura-Syobo
2015 Seijigaku no Daiippo [Introduction to Political Science] Tokyo: Yuhikaku. (with Hieda Takeshi and Tago Atsushi)
2015 Minsyu Syugi no Joken [Understanding the Condition of Democracy] Tokyo: Toyokeizai.
2012 Ōsaka: daitoshi wa kokka o koeru ka [Osaka: Can Localities Be Free from Central Control?] Tokyo: Chuokoron-Shinsya
2011 Chiho Seifu no Minsyu Syugi: Zaisei Shigen no Seiyaku to Chiho Seifu no Seisaku Sentaku [Democracy in Japanese Local Governments: An Analysis on the Dynamics of Governance and Representation in the Presidential System] Tokyo: Yuhikaku.