Faculty Information

■ Specialization and related fields

Theories of Policy Process, Climate Politics (Japan, Germany), Energy Politics (Japan, Germany), Comparative Politics

■ Business career

1.	2021/04～	Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Politics Professor
2.	2022/04～	Earth System Governance Senior Research Fellow
3.	2017/04～2021/03	Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Politics Associate Professor

■ Winning science prize

1.

2019

Social Science Research Council 安倍フェローシップ

■ Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense

1.	2018/04～	A Comparative Analysis of Climate Policy Changes in Germany and Japan: The Interaction between Actors' Beliefs and Paradigm Shift (Key Word : )
2.		A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Scientists and Scientific Knowledge in Climate Policy Changes in Main Industrialized Countries (Key Word : )
3.		A study examining a hypothetical model explaining paradigmatic policy change (Key Word : )

■ Activity in society

1.	2018/01～2018/06	Reviewer (Policy Studies Journal)
2.	2017/11～2018/03	Reviewer (Review of Policy Analysis)
3.	2007/10	Member of the German delegates to Japan on Emissions Trading, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety, Federal Republic of Germany.

■ Book and thesis

1.	Book	“A Comparative Analysis of Climate Policy Changes in Germany and Japan: Multi-level governance, governing coalition change, and policy entrepreneurs”（査読あり） in: Niizawa Hidenori and Toru Morotomi (eds.) Governing Low Carbon Development and the Economy, pp.217-232 (Single) 2014/09
2.	Book	Climate Policy Changes in Germany and Japan - A Path to Paradigmatic Policy Change. Oxford:Rutledge（査読あり） (Single) 2011/06
3.	Article	Northeast Asia: Japan Yearbook of International Environmental Law (2023) (Single) 2023/11
4.	Article	Change Agents in Germany’s Energy Transition: Role of the State of Schleswig-Holstein in Wind Electricity Development from the 1970s to 2009 (Journal of European Policy Analysis)（査読つき） Journal of European Policy Analysis 9(3),pp.244-270 (Single) 2023/06
5.	Article	Northeast Asia: Japan Yearbook of International Environmental Law (2022) (Single) 2022/10
6.	Article	Northeast Asia/Japan Yearbook of International Environmental Law (2021) (Single) 2021/07
7.	Article	Breaking Iron Triangles: Beliefs and Interests in Japanese Renewable Energy Policy (DOI: jyaa048) in Social Science Japan Journal （査読あり） Social Science Japan Journal (Single) 2021/01
8.	Article	Northeast Asia: Japan(DOE: 10.1093/yiel/yvaa055) Yearbook of International Environmental Law (2020) (Single) 2021/01
9.	Article	Northeast Asia: Japan, DOI: 10.1093/yiel/yvz014 Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2018 (Single) 2020/01
10.	Article	Germany’s Nuclear Policy Change and Multilevel Governance - The Case of the Stade Nuclear Power Plant - (Single) 2019/03
11.	Article	"Northeast Asia: Japan" Yearbook of International Environmental Law 27,pp.359-366 (Single) 2018/12
12.	Article	“Northeast Asia: Japan” Yearbook of International Environmental Law 2015 26,pp.438-448 (Single) 2017/10
13.	Article	"After the Fukushima Disaster: Japan’s Nuclear Policy Change from 2011 to 2012”　（査読あり） Review of Policy Research 33(6),pp.623-645 (Single) 2016/11
14.	Article	Nuclear Policy Change in Japan after Fukushima under the government of the Democratic Party of Japan – Crisis and Policy Change Economic Studies 64(2) pp.123-130 (Single) 2014/12
15.	Article	“Northeast Asia: Japan” Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Volume 24, 2013 pp.449-457 (Single) 2014/12
16.	Article	“Northeast Asia: Japan” Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Volume 23 pp.451-465 (Single) 2013/12
17.	Article	“Northeast Asia: Japan” Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Volume 20, 2009 pp.637-642 (Single) 2010/12
18.	Article	The Meaning of the Responsibility. Japan's Compliance with the Kyoto Protocol Energy Vision - The Columbia Energy Review: en/vision, Volume 1 pp.18-23 (Single) 2010/06
19.	Article	Pit Stop Poznan: Analysis of Negotiations on the Bali Action Plan at the Stopover to Copenhagen, Journal of European Environmental Planning and Law 6 (1) pp.71-92 (Collaboration) 2009/06
20.	Article	“Economic Opportunities and Climate Change: Analysis of Employment Impacts of Solar Thermal Energy Use Promotion Policies in Germany,” (Collaboration) 2009
21.	Article	“Funding Sources for International Climate Policy” German Watch Briefing Paper (Collaboration) 2009
22.	Article	“Internationale Finanzmittel fuer den Klimaschutz; Bestehende und zukuenftige Finanzmechanismen im internationals Klimaregime zur Minderung von Treibhausgasen und zur Anpassung an der Klimawandel” Wuppertal Paper Number 181 (Collaboration) 2009
23.	Article	“Who Should Pay for Climate Protection? Another Side of the Same Coin of Burden Sharing: Back to Legal Principles” Wuppertal Paper (Collaboration) 2008/12
24.	Article	The Bali Roadmap - New Horizons for Global Climate Policy Climate Policy 8 (1) pp.91-95 (Collaboration) 2008/06
25.	Article	The Bali- Roadmap for Global Climate Policy – New Horizons and Old Pitfalls　（査読あり） Journal of European Environmental Planning and Law, Volume 5, Issue 2 pp.139-158 (Collaboration) 2008/06
26.	Article	“Proposals for contributions of emerging economies to the climate regime under the UNFCCC post 2012,” Umweltbundesamt, http://www.umweltdaten.de/publikationen/fpdf-l/3658.pdf (pp. 174). (Collaboration) 2007
27.	Article	“Energy Security and Developmental Needs” in: Srinivasan, Ancha (ed.) Asian Aspirations for Climate Regime Beyond 2012 pp.15-34 (Collaboration) 2006
28.	Article	“The Development of Climate Change Policy in Germany” International Review of Environmental Studies, the Kyoto Protocol: its impacts, implication, develop pp.109-126 (Collaboration) 2004/12
29.	Article	“Chapter 4: Assessment of Global Warming Response Policies” (Collaboration) 2004/07
30.	Article	The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EUETS) Climate Policy 5 pp.10-14 (Collaboration) 2004/06
31.	Article	『地球温暖化研究の最前線－環境の世紀と知の技術2002』 pp.95-112 (Collaboration) 2003/10
32.	Article	“Voluntary Approaches in Japan: Proven Record of Pollution Control Agreements and New Industrial Initiatives for the Protection of the Global Environment” （査読あり） 6(3),pp.128-134 (Collaboration) 1999/04
33.	Other	Climate Policy Development of the European Union (Single) 2018/05
34.	Other	“Energy Security: Visions from Asia and Europe” (Antonio Marquina ed.) International Affairs 85(5),pp.1069-1070 (Single) 2009
35.	Other	“Policy Brief 5, Foreign Carbon Credit Purchasing Options Open to Japan to Achieve the Kyoto Target” (Single) 2006
36.	Other	Watanabe, Rie (2005) "Chapter 5：Japan" Asian Perspectives on Climate Regime Beyond 2012, Concerns, Interests and Priorities (Single) 2005
37.	Other	“Current Japanese Climate Policy from the Perspective of Using the Kyoto Mechanisms” (Single) 2005
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■ Lecturer and lecture

1.	2023/11/22	Japan's Climate and Energy Policies
2.	2020/02/29	Japan's Renewable Energy Policy Change - Analysis of Interplay of Multiple Catalysts (Kyoto)
3.	2019/11/08	US-Japan Relationships in Challenging the Climate Change Issue (Bloomington)
4.	2018/09/26	Japan's Renewable Policy Change from RPS to FIT; Crossroads or Tipping Points?
5.	2015/11/21	“A Comparative Analysis of Climate and Energy Actors’ Beliefs in Germany and Japan, the Results of Interviews in 2006/2007 and 2012/2013”
6.	2015/03/04	“Who Decides on Japan’s Energy Policy? The Impact of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident on Power Distribution of Local and National Governments in Energy Policymaking, Case of Re-commissioning the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant”
7.	2005	“What are the Challenges for Developing a Domestic Japanese Scheme?” (HongKong, China)
8.	2001	“Policy for promoting Environmental Industry” (Seoul, Korea)
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■ Academic conference presentation

1.	2023/09/30	Energy Transition and 3E+S: Analysis of Proceedings of Advisory Board on Natural Resources and Energy
2.	2017/09	The Role of Scientific Knowledge and Scientists in Climate Policy Change Learning: Building Research Questions and Hypotheses based on a Theoretical and Empirical Literature Survey
3.	2015	“Who Decides on Japan’s Energy Policy: The Impact of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident on Power Distribution of Local and National Governments: Case of Re-commissioning the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant” (The Conference “Entsorgungsoptionen für radioaktive Reststoffe: Interdisziplinäre Analysen und Entwicklung von Bewertungsgrundlagen (ENTRIA)”)
4.	2013/08/27	“Nuclear Policy Changes in Japan after Fukushima, Salzburg 2013 – Climate Policy Strategies and Energy Transition” (The 18th Reform group meeting)
5.	2011/10	“Climate risks and changes in Japan’s climate policies and institutions – real or superficial?” (The conference “Risk and East Asia” organized by the Duisburg University)
6.	2008/12	“Who Should Pay for Climate Protection? Another Side of the Same Coin of Burden Sharing: Back to Legal Principles” (The side event of COP14 of the UNFCCC/MOP 4 of the Kyoto Protocol)
7.	2007/12	“Japan’s domestic policy making for the international climate negotiations on the regime after 2012: Enigmatic or iridescent?” (The side event of COP13 of the UNFCCC/MOP3 of the Kyoto Protocol)
8.	2007/06	“CCS and CDM” (The 26th Session of the Subsidiary Body Meeting for the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol)
9.	2007	“A Comparative Analysis of Policies and Measures to Control Emissions from the Industry and the Energy Sectors between Germany and Japan” (“Dialogue between Germany and Japan”)
10.	2007	“Position of Industrial Stakeholders on Cap & Trade ET in Germany and Japan” (The “Germany-Japan Workshop”)
11.	2006	“Discussion on Emissions Trading in Japan” (The “Linking Schemes: Potential Impacts of Linking the European Union Emissions Trading System with Emerging Carbon Markets in Other Countries”)
12.	2006	“Energy Security and Developmental Needs in the Context of Climate Regime Beyond 2012: Strategies and Challenges” (The Asian Dialogue)
13.	2005	“A Comparative Analysis on Climate Policy Development between Germany and Japan” (The 9th Reform group meeting)
14.	2004	"Japanese climate policy development” (The colloquium organized by Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz)
15.	2004	“A Comparative Analysis on Climate Policy Development between Germany and Japan Based on the ACF” (The 8th Reform group meeting)
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