Masaru Kohno
Biographic Data
| ID | 733317 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Masaru Kohno |
| GIVEN NAMES | Masaru |
| FAMILY NAME | Kohno |
| SIGNATURE | KOHNO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Waseda University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9769-5715 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 90 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Public Preferences for Reallocating Aid in the Presence of Alternative Donors
Research has shown that people support foreign aid more when reminded of its strategic uses or when cued to think about international competition. Additional strategic considerations might affect evaluations of foreign aid. We examine whether citizens in aid-giving countries distinguish across different types of substituting donors, explore whether attitudes regarding aid are underpinned by countries’ relative power positions, and investigate cit…
Politics of Covid-19 vaccination in Japan: How governing incumbents’ representation affected regional rollout variation
Not applicable
A survey inquiry into behavioral foundations of hate speech regulations: Evidence from Japan
This paper highlights the concept of dignity as the cornerstone that justifies hate speech regulations in democratic societies. In political theory and constitutional law, the primacy of dignity as the moral and legislative justification for regulating hate speech has already been addressed by dignitarianism, especially in the course of debate with free speech advocates. We aim to augment this important claim in the normative literature with empi…
Foreign pressure and public opinion in target states
Donor Competition and Public Support for Foreign Aid Sanctions
Previous research suggests that ideology, material interests, and moral values drive citizens’ preferences over foreign aid policy. Little attention has been paid to how perceptions of the international environment affect these preferences. We examine the extent to which citizens in a traditional donor country consider donor competition when deciding whether to impose aid sanctions on governments engaged in human rights violations. Employing an i…
Japan's Postwar Party Politics
What Is Political Economy?
departmental bulletin paper
East Asia and international relations theory
Rethinking Japan’s democracy: Origins of “hybrid institutions” and their political consequences
This paper advances a way of thinking about the quality of Japan’s democratic polity by reviewing a set of constitutive attributes that define and contribute to its governing structure and processes. In Japan, the basic characteristics that accompany modern democracy, such as rule of law, accountability, responsiveness, individual freedom, and fundamental rights, can be taken for granted. This paper addresses more nuanced features of these charac…
How did the Japanese Public React to Kim Jong Il's Death
We present a comprehensive evidence on how the Japanese reacted to the sudden death of North Korea's Kim Jong Il in December 2011, which was an event of enormous significance for Japan's national security. Based on our original, partially panel-structured, multi-wave monthly surveys conducted from December 2011 to March 2012, we analyze how the Japanese learned about his death, how they formed evaluations about its implication, and how their perc…
Japan in International Politics: The Foreign Policies of an Adaptive State
Executive Turnovers in 2002
From the latter half of 2001 to the middle of 2002, prime minister Junichiro Koizumi was plagued by a series of scandals and administrative mishandlings, which led to some important executive turnovers. Although Koizumi has thus far upheld his principle of ‘one cabinet, one minister’ for the sake of policy stability, his campaign promise not to reshuffle cabinet has already been compromised somewhat, and is likely to be abandoned entirely in the …
Executive Turnovers in 2001
Political developments in Japan from the latter part of 2000 to the year 2001 were highlighted by the executive transition from unpopular Yoshiro Mori to exceptionally popular Junichiro Koizumu as the nation's leader
Japan's Multimember SNTV System and Strategic Voting: A Rejoinder
Five major claims are made in our paper on strategic voting within the context of Japan's multimember single non-transferable vote (SNTV) electoral system (Fournier and Kohno, 2000). Two claims deal with the reconciliation of Steven Reed's (1990) and Gary Cox's (1997) important work on extending Duverger's law to the Japanese case, and three claims deal with the informational effects of partisan labels on strategic voting
Executive Turnovers in 2000
On April 5 2000, the Diet elected Yoshiro Mori as Japan's 55th prime minister. His predecessor, Keizo Obuchi, had suffered a stroke and became unable to carry out his official responsibility. Mori, who was the former Secretary General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), inherited the three party coalition between the LDP, the new Komei Party and the Conservative Party, and reappointed all of Obuchi's cabinet members. Yohei Kono was repo…
Japan's Multimember SNTV System and Strategic Voting: The ‘ M + 1 Rule’ and Beyond
Since the early 1990s, Steven Reed and Gary Cox have changed our understanding of Japan's multimember SNTV electoral system, by highlighting its institutional effects similar to what is known as Duverger's law in the Anglo-American context. While we offer some additional evidence to consolidate their findings, we also address an issue left unexplored in these studies, namely the role of partisan information. Under Japan's system, party labels mat…
Japan's Postwar Party Politics
Voter Turnout and Strategic Ticket-Splitting under Japan's New Electoral Rules
Research Article| May 01 1997 Voter Turnout and Strategic Ticket-Splitting under Japan's New Electoral Rules Masaru Kohno Masaru Kohno Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1997) 37 (5): 429–440. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645519 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon C…
Electoral Origins of Japanese Socialists' Stagnation
Why did the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) cling to its original leftist policies for so long? Traditionally, the JSP's failure to become a credible alternative to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been explained in terms of either the legacy of its disastrous coalition experience in the early postwar years, the party's organizational reliance on unionized labor, or its nervousness about the reactionary element in the LDP. None of these existin…
The Politics of Coalition Building in Japan: The Case of the Katayama Government Formation in 1947
This Note examines the formation of the Socialist-led coalition government in Japan in 1947. Despite the recent expansion of positive research on coalition governments, the existing literature remains ‘European’ in its scope, leaving ambiguity as to whether the currently available models are truly general theoretical models, as some formal theorists seem to claim, or only applicable to a certain cultural and socio-political environment. The Japan…
Making Common Sense of Japan
The Japanese Voter
Rational Foundations for the Organization of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan
Over the last two decades there have been numerous changes in the organization of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan. The pattern of factionalization has changed significantly in terms of the number of competing major factions, the average size of their membership, and their internal structure. Moreover, a new set of institutionalized norms, such as the seniority and interfactional balancing principles, has emerged to govern organ…
A Study of the Electoral Business Cycle in Japan: Elections and Government Spending on Public Construction
The recent literature on the electoral business cycle has tried to explore the relationship between the timing of national elections and economic conditions in modem capitalist democracies. A variety of studies, both theoretical and empirical, have been conducted on the subject. They share a common theme. In an attempt to win elections the incumbent government will manipulate the economy in order to attract the most votes. As a result of this man…
Japanese Defense Policy Making: The FSX Selection, 1985-1987
Research Article| May 01 1989 Japanese Defense Policy Making: The FSX Selection, 1985-1987 Masaru Kohno Masaru Kohno Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1960) 29 (5): 457–479. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644532 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search S…
A Study of the Electoral Business Cycle in Japan: Elections and Government Spending on Public Construction
The recent literature on the electoral business cycle has tried to explore the relationship between the timing of national elections and economic conditions in modem capitalist democracies. A variety of studies, both theoretical and empirical, have been conducted on the subject. They share a common theme. In an attempt to win elections the incumbent government will manipulate the economy in order to attract the most votes. As a result of this man…
Rational Foundations for the Organization of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan
Over the last two decades there have been numerous changes in the organization of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan. The pattern of factionalization has changed significantly in terms of the number of competing major factions, the average size of their membership, and their internal structure. Moreover, a new set of institutionalized norms, such as the seniority and interfactional balancing principles, has emerged to govern organ…
Donor Competition and Public Support for Foreign Aid Sanctions
Previous research suggests that ideology, material interests, and moral values drive citizens’ preferences over foreign aid policy. Little attention has been paid to how perceptions of the international environment affect these preferences. We examine the extent to which citizens in a traditional donor country consider donor competition when deciding whether to impose aid sanctions on governments engaged in human rights violations. Employing an i…
Voter Turnout and Strategic Ticket-Splitting under Japan's New Electoral Rules
Research Article| May 01 1997 Voter Turnout and Strategic Ticket-Splitting under Japan's New Electoral Rules Masaru Kohno Masaru Kohno Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1997) 37 (5): 429–440. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645519 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon C…
Foreign pressure and public opinion in target states
East Asia and international relations theory
Electoral Origins of Japanese Socialists' Stagnation
Why did the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) cling to its original leftist policies for so long? Traditionally, the JSP's failure to become a credible alternative to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been explained in terms of either the legacy of its disastrous coalition experience in the early postwar years, the party's organizational reliance on unionized labor, or its nervousness about the reactionary element in the LDP. None of these existin…
How did the Japanese Public React to Kim Jong Il's Death
We present a comprehensive evidence on how the Japanese reacted to the sudden death of North Korea's Kim Jong Il in December 2011, which was an event of enormous significance for Japan's national security. Based on our original, partially panel-structured, multi-wave monthly surveys conducted from December 2011 to March 2012, we analyze how the Japanese learned about his death, how they formed evaluations about its implication, and how their perc…
Japanese Defense Policy Making: The FSX Selection, 1985-1987
Research Article| May 01 1989 Japanese Defense Policy Making: The FSX Selection, 1985-1987 Masaru Kohno Masaru Kohno Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1960) 29 (5): 457–479. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644532 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search S…
Japanese Defense Policy Making: The FSX Selection, 1985-1987
Research Article| May 01 1989 Japanese Defense Policy Making: The FSX Selection, 1985-1987 Masaru Kohno Masaru Kohno Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1960) 29 (5): 457–479. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644532 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search S…
A Study of the Electoral Business Cycle in Japan: Elections and Government Spending on Public Construction
The recent literature on the electoral business cycle has tried to explore the relationship between the timing of national elections and economic conditions in modem capitalist democracies. A variety of studies, both theoretical and empirical, have been conducted on the subject. They share a common theme. In an attempt to win elections the incumbent government will manipulate the economy in order to attract the most votes. As a result of this man…
Rational Foundations for the Organization of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan
Over the last two decades there have been numerous changes in the organization of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan. The pattern of factionalization has changed significantly in terms of the number of competing major factions, the average size of their membership, and their internal structure. Moreover, a new set of institutionalized norms, such as the seniority and interfactional balancing principles, has emerged to govern organ…
The Japanese Voter
The Politics of Coalition Building in Japan: The Case of the Katayama Government Formation in 1947
This Note examines the formation of the Socialist-led coalition government in Japan in 1947. Despite the recent expansion of positive research on coalition governments, the existing literature remains ‘European’ in its scope, leaving ambiguity as to whether the currently available models are truly general theoretical models, as some formal theorists seem to claim, or only applicable to a certain cultural and socio-political environment. The Japan…
Making Common Sense of Japan
Voter Turnout and Strategic Ticket-Splitting under Japan's New Electoral Rules
Research Article| May 01 1997 Voter Turnout and Strategic Ticket-Splitting under Japan's New Electoral Rules Masaru Kohno Masaru Kohno Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1997) 37 (5): 429–440. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645519 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon C…
Electoral Origins of Japanese Socialists' Stagnation
Why did the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) cling to its original leftist policies for so long? Traditionally, the JSP's failure to become a credible alternative to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been explained in terms of either the legacy of its disastrous coalition experience in the early postwar years, the party's organizational reliance on unionized labor, or its nervousness about the reactionary element in the LDP. None of these existin…
Japan's Postwar Party Politics
Executive Turnovers in 2000
On April 5 2000, the Diet elected Yoshiro Mori as Japan's 55th prime minister. His predecessor, Keizo Obuchi, had suffered a stroke and became unable to carry out his official responsibility. Mori, who was the former Secretary General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), inherited the three party coalition between the LDP, the new Komei Party and the Conservative Party, and reappointed all of Obuchi's cabinet members. Yohei Kono was repo…
Japan's Multimember SNTV System and Strategic Voting: The ‘ M + 1 Rule’ and Beyond
Since the early 1990s, Steven Reed and Gary Cox have changed our understanding of Japan's multimember SNTV electoral system, by highlighting its institutional effects similar to what is known as Duverger's law in the Anglo-American context. While we offer some additional evidence to consolidate their findings, we also address an issue left unexplored in these studies, namely the role of partisan information. Under Japan's system, party labels mat…
Executive Turnovers in 2001
Political developments in Japan from the latter part of 2000 to the year 2001 were highlighted by the executive transition from unpopular Yoshiro Mori to exceptionally popular Junichiro Koizumu as the nation's leader
Japan's Multimember SNTV System and Strategic Voting: A Rejoinder
Five major claims are made in our paper on strategic voting within the context of Japan's multimember single non-transferable vote (SNTV) electoral system (Fournier and Kohno, 2000). Two claims deal with the reconciliation of Steven Reed's (1990) and Gary Cox's (1997) important work on extending Duverger's law to the Japanese case, and three claims deal with the informational effects of partisan labels on strategic voting
Executive Turnovers in 2002
From the latter half of 2001 to the middle of 2002, prime minister Junichiro Koizumi was plagued by a series of scandals and administrative mishandlings, which led to some important executive turnovers. Although Koizumi has thus far upheld his principle of ‘one cabinet, one minister’ for the sake of policy stability, his campaign promise not to reshuffle cabinet has already been compromised somewhat, and is likely to be abandoned entirely in the …
Japan in International Politics: The Foreign Policies of an Adaptive State
Rethinking Japan’s democracy: Origins of “hybrid institutions” and their political consequences
This paper advances a way of thinking about the quality of Japan’s democratic polity by reviewing a set of constitutive attributes that define and contribute to its governing structure and processes. In Japan, the basic characteristics that accompany modern democracy, such as rule of law, accountability, responsiveness, individual freedom, and fundamental rights, can be taken for granted. This paper addresses more nuanced features of these charac…
How did the Japanese Public React to Kim Jong Il's Death
We present a comprehensive evidence on how the Japanese reacted to the sudden death of North Korea's Kim Jong Il in December 2011, which was an event of enormous significance for Japan's national security. Based on our original, partially panel-structured, multi-wave monthly surveys conducted from December 2011 to March 2012, we analyze how the Japanese learned about his death, how they formed evaluations about its implication, and how their perc…
East Asia and international relations theory
What Is Political Economy?
departmental bulletin paper
Japan's Postwar Party Politics
Donor Competition and Public Support for Foreign Aid Sanctions
Previous research suggests that ideology, material interests, and moral values drive citizens’ preferences over foreign aid policy. Little attention has been paid to how perceptions of the international environment affect these preferences. We examine the extent to which citizens in a traditional donor country consider donor competition when deciding whether to impose aid sanctions on governments engaged in human rights violations. Employing an i…
Politics of Covid-19 vaccination in Japan: How governing incumbents’ representation affected regional rollout variation
Not applicable
A survey inquiry into behavioral foundations of hate speech regulations: Evidence from Japan
This paper highlights the concept of dignity as the cornerstone that justifies hate speech regulations in democratic societies. In political theory and constitutional law, the primacy of dignity as the moral and legislative justification for regulating hate speech has already been addressed by dignitarianism, especially in the course of debate with free speech advocates. We aim to augment this important claim in the normative literature with empi…
Foreign pressure and public opinion in target states
Public Preferences for Reallocating Aid in the Presence of Alternative Donors
Research has shown that people support foreign aid more when reminded of its strategic uses or when cued to think about international competition. Additional strategic considerations might affect evaluations of foreign aid. We examine whether citizens in aid-giving countries distinguish across different types of substituting donors, explore whether attitudes regarding aid are underpinned by countries’ relative power positions, and investigate cit…
Political science (23 works) · Law (20 works) · Politics (20 works) · Law (17 works) · Economics (14 works) · Political economy (11 works) · Democracy (7 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 works) · Japanese History and Culture (6 works) · Public Administration (6 works)