Dear Japan Political Studies Group,
We hope that many of you will be able to join us at the Association for Asian Studies meeting in Honolulu! Our business meeting will be on Friday, March 25 at 7:30 pm in the South Pacific IV room of the Hilton.
We will spend some time getting to know one another and then we will have a roundtable discussion of current research on Japanese politics, featuring Saori Katada presenting "States for Markets: Financialisation, Wealth Preservation, and Political Pressure on Central Banks" (a paper co-authored with Gabrielle Cheung and Gene Park), and Michael Strausz presenting "Shy Foreign Labor Supporters? Immigration and Japan's 2019 House of Councilors Election." After these presentations, Anand Rao will lead a discussion.
Following our meeting, interested participants are welcome to join us at a nearby pub as we get snacks and drinks.
Best,
Michael Strausz and Kenneth McElwain
