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In an experiment during Japan’s February 2026 Lower House election, policy stances dominated AI chatbots’ voting guidance, and left-leaning stances caused five AI models to recommend the Japanese Communist Party. The results are driven by which sources models can access and have significant implications for democratic systems as they grapple with the future of elections in the AI era.
The latest findings of the Stanford Japan Barometer show that the Japanese public’s opinion on immigration depends heavily on applicants' skills, language ability, and country of origin, and on whether politicians emphasize economic benefits or stoke security and cultural anti-immigration rhetoric.
At the 2026 Oksenberg Conference, scholars and foreign policy experts assessed how Indo-Pacific powers are coping with a less predictable United States as China pursues selective leadership and Russia exploits Western divisions.
South Korea achieves comparable clinical outcomes at lower per-capita spending than the United States, according to a new study. The co-authors, including Stanford health economist Karen Eggleston, find systemic income-based inequalities in health care access and utilization in both countries, albeit they are less pronounced under South Korea's universal health care system.
At a seminar hosted by APARC's Taiwan Program, University of Minnesota scholar Honghong Tinn, a historian of information technology, discussed her recent book, which explores how Taiwanese technologists turned tinkering into world-class computer manufacturing.
As Nuclear Threats Resurge, Documentary Chronicles Multigenerational Human Toll of Atomic Bombings
The documentary Atomic Echoes captures the voices and untold stories of the last remaining American atomic veterans and Japanese survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, bearing witness to the enduring psychological and physical trauma of nuclear warfare.
Watch Stanford sociologist Gi-Wook Shin discuss his book, The Four Talent Giants, on the Center for Strategic and International Studies' video podcast, The Impossible State. Shin introduces a framework that explains how Japan, Australia, China, and India became economic powerhouses and what lessons these Asia-Pacific "talent giants" offer to other nations as they face increasingly fierce global competition for talent in the AI era.
No longer insulated from statecraft, corporations have been thrust onto the front lines of geopolitical rivalry, while governance structures have not caught up, cautions Stanford Law Professor Curtis Milhaupt in a keynote speech delivered at the 2026 Corporate Governance Conference.
In a new APARC Briefing explainer, APARC and Japan Program Director Kiyoteru Tsutsui analyzes how Takaichi secured a landmark supermajority in a landslide election win for her party and what this outcome means for Japan's fiscal policy, constitutional change, its relationship with China, and its alliance with the United States.
"Trump Tries to Rule, Not Govern": Rahm Emanuel on America's Political Crisis and Fading Alliances
In a Stanford fireside chat and on the APARC Briefing podcast, Ambassador Rahm Emanuel warns of squandered strategic gains in the Indo-Pacific while reflecting on political rupture in America, lessons from Japan, and the path ahead.
Gavin Shatkin, a Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford fellow on Southeast Asia at APARC, argues that prevailing urban development challenges in Jakarta, Metro Manila, and Bangkok stem from Cold War-era political and institutional structures imposed by U.S.-backed authoritarian, anti-communist regimes.
Speaking on the APARC Briefing video series, Larry Diamond and Oriana Skylar Mastro analyze the strategic implications of the U.S. operation in Venezuela for the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait, Indo-Pacific security, America’s alliances, and the liberal international order.
Sponsored by Stanford University’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, the annual award recognizes outstanding journalists and news media outlets for excellence in covering the Asia-Pacific region. News editors, publishers, scholars, and organizations focused on Asia research and analysis are invited to submit nominations for the 2026 award through February 15, 2026.
Stanford sociologist Kiyoteru Tsutsui, director of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Japan Program, evaluates Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first month in office.
Taiwan’s experience reveals that trade credit linkages are a substantial transmission channel for global trade shocks, according to research by National Chengchi University’s Hsiao-Hui Lee, an expert in supply chain management. Her work highlights the need to include financial network management in strategies for supply chain resilience.
Award-winning filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki discussed her documentary portrait of a large Japanese elementary school in suburban Tokyo and reflected on the delicate balance between community and self.
Stanford sociologist Kiyoteru Tsutsui, director of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Japan Program, explains the path to power of Japan’s first female prime minister and what her leadership means for the country's future.
The 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award recognized Netra News, Bangladesh’s premier independent media outlet, at a celebration featuring Tasneem Khalil, its founding editor-in-chief, who discussed its mission and joined a panel of experts in considering the prospects for democracy in Bangladesh.
Spanning medicine, public health, and East Asian studies, Richard Liang’s rare academic path at Stanford has fueled collaborations that bridge research and policy across borders and disciplines.
The center offers multiple fellowships in Asian studies to begin in fall quarter 2026. These include a postdoctoral fellowship on political, economic, or social change in the Asia-Pacific region, postdoctoral fellowships focused on Asia health policy and contemporary Japan, postdoctoral fellowships and visiting fellow positions with the Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab, and a visiting fellow position on contemporary Taiwan.
Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab Probes Political Messaging and Public Attitudes in U.S.-China Rivalry
At a recent conference, lab members presented data-driven, policy-relevant insights into rival-making in U.S.-China relations.
Despite rising health care spending, adults in South Korea’s lowest-income quintile experience the smallest relative improvement in life expectancy and well-being, according to a new study. The co-authors, including Stanford health economist Karen Eggleston, call for the country’s health policy to prioritize both equity and value, and highlight lessons for other health systems.
In his new book, The Four Talent Giants, Shin offers a new framework for understanding the rise of economic powerhouses by examining the distinct human capital development strategies used by Japan, Australia, China, and India.
New research by a team including Stanford health economist Karen Eggleston provides evidence about the positive impact of China’s urban-rural health insurance integration on mental well-being among rural seniors, offering insights for policymakers worldwide.
A comprehensive review of rapidly aging South Korea’s efforts to mitigate the social and economic costs of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, co-authored by Stanford health economist Karen Eggleston, provides insights for nations facing policy pressures of the demographic transition.