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Biography
I am a professor in the School of Law at Tohoku University in Japan. My
research interests are in the field of comparative politics, especially
issues related to parliamentary democracies. I am particularly interested in
political parties and the behavior of legislators in parliamentary
democracies.
I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan in
2010. Before joining the faculty at Tohoku University, I served as an
assistant professor in the Graduate School of International Relations at the
International University of Japan (IUJ). Niigata, where IUJ is located, is
famous for its Ski resorts as well as its rice and Sake (rice wine)
production, and the entire campus of IUJ is covered by more than 40 inches of
snow in winter. Despite the long winter and heavy snowfall, I enjoyed life in
Niigata.
Tohoku University is located at the northeast
of Japan, and its main campus is in Sendai city, the largest city in the
Tohoku region. The city has a long history; it is a castle town and was first
established by a very famous warrior (samurai), Date Masamune,
in 1600. Indeed, my office building stands on the site of his castle and I
enjoy the view of Aobayama, a mountain fortress
where his main residence was located.
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