Takashi Inoguchi

Takashi Inoguchi is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Tokyo, and president of the University of Niigata Prefecture. His books include Japanese Politics: An Introduction (TransPacific Press, 2005); (edited with Jean Blondel) Citizens and the State: Attitudes in Western Europe and East and Southeast Asia (Routledge, 2010); and (edited with Ian Marsh) Globalisation, Public Opinion and the State: Western Europe and East and Southeast Asia (Routledge, 2011). His website is here

2012, an era of uncertainty

The tsunami and nuclear accident made 2011 an especially hard year for Japan. But the questions raised by the experience are similar to those being asked across the world, says Takashi Inoguchi.

By Takashi Inoguchi

/ 24 Dec 2011

America and Japan: the political is personal

The idea of a special relationship used to be an Anglo-American monopoly. No one would deny the intimacy of the connection between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

By Takashi Inoguchi

/ 16 Jun 2004

An ordinary power, Japanese-style

In February 2004, at long last, the Japanese government led by prime minister Junichiro Koizumi dispatched troops from its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to Iraq. At long last in two senses:

By Takashi Inoguchi

/ 26 Feb 2004

The Japanese decision

Japan has been known for its anti-militarist constitution, institutions and public opinion for more than half a century. But on the eve of the Iraq war in 2003, prime minister

By Takashi Inoguchi

/ 6 Aug 2003