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ArticlesFear and Trembling or Indignation?: Japan’s Treason Incident in the Mindof the Novelist Haruo SatōTAMAI, Kiyoshi…（ 1）Professor of Japanese Political History

Administrative Problems of Central-Local Relations and Financial Crisis ofLocal Levels in China: Disputes on Provincial System and Financial
Support to Local Governments
ISOBE, Yasushi…（ 31）Professor of Chinese Politics

Judiciary and Politics on the Number of Judges: The Practice in the UnitedStatesOBAYASHI, Keigo…（ 63）Professor of Constitutional Law

A Survival Analysis of Prefectural Governors in JapanTSUKIYAMA, Hiroki…（ 97）Associate Professor of Political Science

A Study on the Treatment of Members of the House of Councillors in theAppointment of Cabinet Ministers under the LDP Administration:
Formation and Disturbance of Personnel Practices in the LDP of theHouse of Councillors
MATSUURA, Junsuke…（121）Senior Assistant Professor of Political Science

Regulation and Governance under the Prime Ministerial Dominance:
The Policy Processes of the Second Abe Administration
MOGAKI, Masahiro…（149）Collaborative Research Fellow of Public Policy and Governance

Keio Economic Observatory (KEO)On Deepening the Multi-level Perspective via Conceptualization of Spaceand Scale: Significance and Implications for the Sustainability Transitions
Literature (3/3)
AOKI, Kazumasu…（169）Professor of Political Science

University of Toyama

LDP Split in Election of Prefectural Governor
IWAGAMI, Yasukuni…（191）Professor of Political Science

Heisei International University

Is Japan’s National Civil Service System a Closed Career-based System?:Analysis of Civil Service Appointed from the Private Sector through theAct on Personnel Exchange between the Government Sector and Private
Enterprises and Other Methods
ODA, Yuuki…（215）Associate Professor of Public Management

Nihon University

Logic and Methods of Reorganization of Polling Districts and Polling
Stations by Local Governments in JapanKUWABARA, Hideaki…（245）Professor of Public Administration
Chukyo University

Conversions between Political Appointees and Career Employees inFederal Personnel Management: With a Focus on the Donald Trump
Administration
SUGAWARA, Kazuyuki…（279）Professor of Political Science

Fukuoka University

Study of Measures to Correct Regional Disparities in Municipal Fire
Administration: Thinking about The Post-Regionalization of Fire
Administration
NAGATA, Shozo…（299）Professor of Fire Service Administration and Crisis Management Administration
Kansai UniversityReconsidering the Transition from MITI to METI: Focusing on the Policy
Formation Process
WAKABAYASHI, Yu…（323）Lecturer of Public Administration
Daito Bunka University

Humanity in Public Administration Study: What Have We Seen in theConcept of Bounded Rationality?
WATANABE, Yukino…（349）Lecturer of Public Administration and Policy Study

Senshu University

The Railway Policy and Its Transformation in Modern East Asia: TrustManagement of South Manchuria Railway as a Foundation for a 12-Year
Plan of Chosun Railway
LEE, Yong Sang…（426）Professor of Transport Policy

Woosong University

Every Advantage Has Its Disadvantage: The Effects of Social Media on
Democracy
LEE, Yoonseock…（442）Associate Professor of Public Administration

Keimyung University

RIAZ, Waqas

Ph.D. Candidate

Keimyung University

Video Retrieval System for Diet Deliberations and How to Pronounce
Korean Names: Kim Dae Jung and Kim Il SungMASUYAMA, Mikitaka…（464）Professor of Political Science

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Apology in Japanese Foreign Policy: Why an Apology Is Made by a State
Leader
TAKASHIMA, Asako…（490）Research Fellow

The Japan Institute of International Affairs