Select Publications
Journal articles
2016, ''International Law Won’t Stop China in the South China Sea'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/international-law-wont-stop-china-in-the-south-china-sea/
,2016, ''Loosening the Ties That Bind: Japan’s Agricultural Policy Triangle and Reform of Cooperatives (JA)'', The Journal of Japanese Studies, 42, pp. 221 - 246, http://muse.jhu.edu/issue/33965
,2016, ''Japan’s Double Standard on Freedoms and Rule of Law'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/japans-double-standard-on-freedoms-and-rule-of-law/
,2016, ''Examining Japan's Lost Decades'', Australian Outlook Reading Room, http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australian_outlook/examining-japans-lost-decades/
,2016, ''Japan: Shinzo Abe’s Upcoming Election Test'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/japan-shinzo-abes-upcoming-election-test/
,2016, ''China’s Rise as a Predator State'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/chinas-rise-as-a-predator-state/
,2016, ''What does Amari’s resignation mean for Abenomics?'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/02/25/what-does-amaris-resignation-mean-for-abenomics/
,2016, ''Japan’s TPP agriculture spending a return to business as usual'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/01/08/japans-tpp-agriculture-spending-a-return-to-business-as-usual/
,2016, ''Much Ado About Something? The Abe Government’s Reform of Japan’s Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)'', Japanese Studies, 36, pp. 83 - 103, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10371397.2016.1189311
,2015, 'Abe Touts the TPP in Battle To Define the Regional Order', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/abe-touts-the-tpp-in-battle-to-define-the-regional-order/
,2015, 'What does the TPP mean for Japan's agricultural sector?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/11/19/what-does-the-tpp-mean-for-japans-agricultural-sector/
,2015, ''Abe looks to reassure farmers on TPP'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/10/15/abe-looks-to-reassure-farmers-on-tpp/
,2015, ''Chinese Perspectives on the Abe-Obama Summit'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/chinese-perspectives-on-the-abe-obama-summit/
,2015, ''Shinzo Abe's Glass Jaw' and Media Muzzling in Japan'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/shinzo-abes-glass-jaw-and-media-muzzling-in-japan/
,2015, ''Japan's agricultural reforms watered down but still significant'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/05/07/japans-agricultural-reforms-watered-down-but-still-significant/
,2015, ''The Abe administration outmanoeuvres JA in Japan's local elections'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/04/29/the-abe-administration-outmanoeuvres-ja-in-japans-local-elections/
,2015, ''The Empire Strikes Back: Reforming Japan's agricultural co-ops and the local elections'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/04/09/the-empire-strikes-back-reforming-japans-agricultural-co-ops-and-the-local-elections/
,2015, ''The Abe push behind the Australian sub deal'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/03/16/the-abe-push-behind-the-australian-sub-deal/
,2015, 'How will Japan's new agriculture minister influence the TPP negotiations?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/03/04/how-will-japans-new-agriculture-minister-influence-the-tpp-negotiations/#more-45434
,2015, 'What the TPP portends for Japan-Australia agricultural trade', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/02/12/what-the-tpp-portends-for-japan-australia-agricultural-trade
,2015, 'Japanese Election: Abe's Mandate?', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2015/01/japanese-election-abes-mandate/
,2014, 'The Japanese Election and the Farm Vote', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-japanese-election-and-the-farm-vote/
,2014, 'After Japan's status quo election, where will opposition come from?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/12/23/after-japans-status-quo-election-where-will-opposition-come-from/#more-44662
,2014, 'An election manifesto for the status quo on Japanese agriculture', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/12/11/an-election-manifesto-for-the-status-quo-on-japanese-agriculture/
,2014, ''Money Politics' in Japan', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2014/11/money-politics-in-japan/
,2014, 'Japan's unnecessary election', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/11/25/japans-unnecessary-election/
,2014, 'Abe's Humiliation in Beijing', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2014/11/abes-humiliation-in-beijing/
,2014, 'Ishihara's Stealth Attack on the Japanese Constitution', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2014/11/ishiharas-stealth-attack-on-the-japanese-constitution
,2014, 'Can Nishikawa resolve Japan's TPP agricultural impasse?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/09/09/can-nishikawa-resolve-japans-tpp-agricultural-impasse/
,2014, 'Why the US struggles against Japan in TPP negotiations', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/08/27/why-the-us-struggles-against-japan-in-tpp-negotiations/
,2014, 'Abe's New Regional Security Strategy for Japan', Australian Outlook, http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australian_outlook/abes-new-regional-security-strategy-for-japan/
,2014, 'Drop the Double Standard on Japanese Defense', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2014/06/drop-the-double-standard-on-japanese-defense/
,2014, 'International and Domestic Roadblocks to Japanese Collective Defence', Australian Outlook, http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australian_outlook/international-and-domestic-roadblocks-to-japanese-collective-defence/
,2014, 'China responds to Japan-US 'sushi' diplomacy'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/05/17/china-responds-to-japan-us-sushi-diplomacy
,2014, 'Japan and Australia 'beef up' relations', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/04/15/japan-and-australia-beef-up-relations/
,2014, 'Can Abe's third arrow pierce Japan's agricultural armour?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/04/06/can-abes-third-arrow-pierce-japans-agricultural-armour/
,2014, 'Abe puts personal interests ahead of Japan's at Yasukuni', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/01/01/abe-puts-personal-interests-ahead-of-japans-at-yasukuni/
,2014, ''Bringing the Party Back In: How the DPJ Diminished Prospects for Japanese Agricultural Trade Liberalization under the TPP'', Japanese Journal of Political Science, 15, pp. 1 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1468109913000327
,2014, ''LDP's farm tribe: Still veto players on FTAs?'', The Oriental Economist Report, 82, pp. 6, 17 - 18
,2013, 'China's ADIZ risks conflict with Japan', East Asia Forum
,2013, 'Can Japan defend the Senkakus?', East Asia Forum
,2013, 'Japan's Entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Domestic Priorities and Regional Dynamics', National Bureau of Asian Research
,2013, 'Abe's 'growth' strategy for agriculture in Japan', East Asia Forum
,2013, 'Abe rocks Japan's constitutional boat', East Asia Forum
,2013, 'Japan, US and the TPP: The view from China', East Asia Forum
,2013, 'Japan's TPP 'shock'', East Asia Forum
,2013, 'Will Prime Minister Abe's TPP strategy be successful?', East Asia Forum
,2013, 'From people to concrete: reviving Japan's 'construction state' politics', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2013/02/26/from-people-to-concrete-reviving-japans-construction-state-politics/#more-33875
,2013, 'What can we expect from Japan's new prime minister Abe on the TPP?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2013/01/15/what-can-we-expect-from-japans-prime-minister-abe-on-the-tpp/
,2013, ''China mulls joining TPP: Japan's entrance creates dilemma'', The Oriental Economist Report, 81, pp. 12 - 14
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