Hajime KIDERA
Meiji University / University of California, Berkeley
Education
Ph.D. in Advanced Social & International Studies, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan (2011)
M.A. in Advanced Social & International Studies, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan (2004)
B.A. in Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan (2002)
Employment
Visiting Scholar, Center for Japanese Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Apr. 2024 - present
Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University, Apr. 2019 – present
Associate Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University, Apr. 2014 – Mar. 2019
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Hokkai-Gakuen University, Apr. 2010 – Mar. 2014
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Hokkai-Gakuen University, Apr. 2006 – Mar. 2010
Membership, Award and Honors
Grant in Aid for Scientific Research (C), 2024 - present
Board Member,Japanese Association of Electoral Studies ,2020 - present
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists , Apr. 2019- Mar. 2022
Suntory Foundation,2015-2017
Board Member, Public Policy Studies Association Japan, 2014-2020
Public Policy Studies Association Japan Award,2013
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up) ,Apr. 2006- Mar. 2008
Secretariat Member, Japanese Political Science Association, 2008-2010.
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, Apr. 2005- Mar. 2006
Published Papers and Presentations in English
PRESENTATIONS
(in English)
"How does the Central Government assist Local Governments to develop local economies? - A Study Through the Local Allocation Tax -",European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) 2023 Conference, Ghent, Belgium, Aug 2023.
"Why did the Abe cabinet raise consumption tax and delay further tax hike?",American Political Science Association(APSA), San Francisco, USA, September 2017.
"Politics of Consumption Tax Hike", International Institute of Administrative Science (IIAS), Aix-en-Provence, France, June 2017.
MISC IN ENGLISH
(in English)
"Why Is Japan’s Consumption Tax So Low?” nippon.com (news website) (May 21, 2018)
( https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/a05702/ )
Published Papers and Presentations in Japanese
click here ( in Japanese )