While many Chinese are protesting against the zero COVID policy and singing "Do You Hear the People Sing" near the Chinese consulate in Osaka, the consul general is browsing Twitter as usual.

Thrilled to announce that I've officially earned my PhD in Political Science from Kobe University and will be starting my new role as a Research Associate there from April! Grateful for the support of my advisors, colleagues, friends, and family.

Zhang Weiwei, a professor of Fudan University, argued that Taiwan would experience better democracy after unification, which sparked a frenzy of mockery in the comments. weibo.com/1231668867/NjU…

What a pleasant surprise to see a photo of me engaging with fellow scholars at the conference reception make its way onto the ISA official account! It's moments like these that remind me of the vibrant community we're a part of. Grateful for the capture! #ISA2024

Excited to present my recent research on international news in Chinese state media at the upcoming WINPEC seminar!

Happy to share Kobe's graduate student Jiali Shen published in International Journal of Comparative Sociology / Local ruling elites and historical origin of modern state capacity: Evidence from rural Japan - Jiali Shen, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

I’m heartbroken to hear about Liu Yuan’s passing. I’ve had the privilege of watching his performances in Cui Jian's band countless times online and many times in person. His mastery of wind instruments was not just powerful and moving—it truly inspired me. RIP, Liu Yuan.

指導している大学院生の単著論文がParty Politicsに掲載されました。修士論文の一部を改稿したもので、まだD1です。 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Published a study showing that Japanese citizens are broadly persuaded by narratives from authoritarian states. Mainstream democratic narratives may not be sufficient to counteract this persuasive effect. w/Yuan Zhou Lungta Seki oʞɐsɐ ɐɹnıɯ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

プレスリリース出ました➡️日本人は権威主義国家のナラティブに広く説得されることが明らかに – 早稲田大学 研究活動 waseda.jp/inst/research/…

We are very grateful for the generous support from the Heisei Commemorative Grant, Japan Prize. Yuan Zhou, Raphaëlle Khan, Juan Acevedo-Ossa, and I are working on the project "China and India in the Changing Global Order" focusing on the “Global South”. japanprize.jp/subsidy.html

2025年5月16日（金）、早稲田大学にて第7回中国政治・メディア実証研究会を開催します！ 今回のテーマは「公開データを活用した中国政治・メディア研究の新展開」。 ご関心のある方はぜひご参加ください！ ecs-jp.netlify.app

【調査協力へのお礼】 中国研究を行う多くの方にご協力いただきました。誠にありがとうございます。 結果を集計した速報を共著のディスカッションペーパーとして公開しました。 「日本版中国研究者調査2025―概要と速報―」伊藤亜聖・林載桓・于海春・御器谷裕樹 jww.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/publishments/d…

New paper➡️“Disappearing Research: Academic Control and Self-Censorship in China.”Elizabeth Plantan and I reveal how China’s Party-State controls research and how that affected the landscape of social science scholarship since 1985. Research is disappearing. 1/7 journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

🚨 Publication I am excited to share my first article: “The Impact of Natural Disasters on the Ongoing Civil War: The Role of Spatial Configuration of Territorial Control” - now out in Journal of Conflict Resolution! (Open Access) 📖Read: doi.org/10.1177/002200… 🧵What is new👇

#OpenAccess - The Use of ‘So-called’ as a Propaganda Device in China - cup.org/46GOmmL "findings inform scholarship on comparative authoritarian propaganda and Chinese propaganda specifically" - Linette Lim & Alex Dukalskis #FirstView

My new book, *Politicizing Business*, releases today Cambridge University Press! Central theme: in China’s political economy, the Party-state systematically enlists businesses to serve its political needs and those of its officials. The politicization of business is rooted in authoritarianism

My first solo-authored publication is out in The International Journal of Press/Politics! Based on 50+ interviews with foreign correspondents in China, it explores how authoritarian media control operates and the responses it provokes (1/3) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19…