New book review by David Parker on Michael Green’s Line of Advantage: Japan’s Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzō (Columbia University Press). Read here: academic.oup.com/ssjj/advance-a…

New book review: David McNeill examines Lawrence Repeta's recently published Japan’s Prisoners of Conscience: Protest and Law During the Iraq War (Routledge Books). Read the full review here: academic.oup.com/ssjj/advance-a…

New book review: In our forthcoming issue, Nancy Snow reviews Mireya Solis' newly published Japan’s Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific (Brookings Institution Press). Read the full review here first: academic.oup.com/ssjj/advance-a…

NEW BOOK REVIEW: Walt Wyman discusses Shuntarō Kondō's 親鸞とマルクス主義ー闘争・イデオロギー・普遍性 (Shinran and Marxism: Struggle, Ideology, Universality) published by 法藏館. Read the full review here: academic.oup.com/ssjj/advance-a…

NEW ARTICLE: In her new article, Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni examines the impact of #Covid19 on #Japan's corporate culture. Read the full paper here #OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/ssjj/advance-a…

The collection of articles published as part of our virtual special issue "COVID-19 in Japan: Diverse Research Cutting Across the Social Sciences" is available here Oxford Journals: academic.oup.com/ssjj/pages/cov…

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Does increased female representation in local politics and administration lead to better childcare provisions? In a new article from Social Science Japan Journal, Yamada explores the gaps in local-level analysis and the defamilization perspective. Explore the research now: oxford.ly/4i9064K

New Paper: Hilary Holbrow and Hao Liang’s latest study, “Cultural Fluency Required? Interrogating Ethnocentrism in the Employment of White-Collar Asian Migrants in Japan,” is now available Oxford Journals: academic.oup.com/ssjj/advance-a…

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What changed after Japan’s 2018 immigration reform? Our winter issue, guest-edited by David Chiavacci, explores this in a special section with papers by Naoto Higuchi, David Chiavacci, and Sachi Takaya. Read more: academic.oup.com/ssjj/issue

Did you know? The Social Science Japan Journal also accepts submissions in Japanese! Find out how to submit your research here: academic.oup.com/ssjj/pages/Gen…

We are pleased to announce that the new issue of SSJJ is now available. This issue includes eleven articles and a special section on Japan’s 2018 immigration reform, guest-edited by David Chiavacci. Read the issue: academic.oup.com/ssjj/issue/28/1 #JapaneseStudies #Migration

In our new issue, Norifumi Takeishi examines the structure of the naval officer corps, offering new historical insights into the development of Japan’s military and its path toward war. The article is #Open Access: academic.oup.com/ssjj/article/2… #JapaneseHistory #MilitaryStudies