David Arase

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1996

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Associate Professor, Politics, Claremont Colleges / Pomona College

Proposal Title: The Japan Sea Initiative: The Role of Local Governments in Sub-Regional Cooperation

William Alford

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1996

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Professor and Director, Law, East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard University

Proposal Title: The Emergence of the Legal Profession in East Asia: Globalization and Justice

Kenneth Anderson

Competition: 1996

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): University of Minnesota / Twin Cities

Julia Thomas

Competition: 1996

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): University of Wisconsin / Madison

Hiroko Johnson

Competition: 1996

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): California State University

Keiko Ikeda

Competition: 1996

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Barnard College

Karen Smyers

Competition: 1996

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Wesleyan University

Dajin Peng

Competition: 1996

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): University of South Florida

Theresa Austin

Competition: 1996

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): University of Massachusetts / Amherst

Mark Blum

Competition: 1996

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Florida Atlantic University

Taketoshi Yamamoto

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Professor, Sociology, Hitotsubashi University

Proposal Title: MacArthur’s Media: Censorship in Occupied Japan

Kenneth West

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Professor, Economics, University of Wisconsin / Madison

Proposal Title: Asset Prices, Business Investment and the Recession in Japan: A Comparative Analysis

Mark Tilton

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Assistant Professor, Political Science, Purdue University

Proposal Title: Competition Policy in Japan, Germany, and the U.S.

Patricia Robinson

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Assistant Professor, International Management, New York University (NYU)

Proposal Title: Downsizing in Japan and America: A Comparative Study of Changing White Collar Employment Systems in the Wake of Recession, Globalization, and Technological Advancement

Mark Medish

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Special Assistant and Counselor to the Assistant Adminstrator, Europe and NIS Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development

Proposal Title: Comparative Study of Foreign Assistance as an Instrument of Foreign Policy

Takeshi Mashimo

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Professor, Music, Osaka College of Music

Proposal Title: A Study on the Past and Present of American History Education on Race and Ethnic Groups: A Quest for History Education Defined from a Multicultural Standpoint

Satu Limaye

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Research Fellow and Head of Program, South Asia, Japan Institute of International Affairs

Proposal Title: US-Japan Relations with India after the Cold War

Junko Kato

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Associate Professor, Social Science, University of Tokyo

Proposal Title: Party Politics, Economic Performance, and Tax Revenue Structure in 18 Advanced Industrial Societies

Bob Johnstone

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Contributing Editor, Wired Magazine

Proposal Title: Enabling Components: Japanese Entrepeneurs and the Origins of Multimedia

Juichi Inada

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Associate Professor, International Relations, University of Yamanashi

Proposal Title: Japan’s Role in the Multilateral Aid Regime

Akiko Hashimoto

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Pittsburgh

Proposal Title: Collective Memories of World War II in Japan, Germany and the US

Andrew Gordon

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Professor, History, Harvard University

Proposal Title: Comparative Perspectives on Postwar Systems of Industrial Relations

Michael Gerlach

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Associate Professor, Business, University of California / Berkeley

Proposal Title: Network Organization in Japan and the US

Takahiro Fujimoto

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Associate Professor, Economics, University of Tokyo

Proposal Title: A Comparative Study of Dynamic Capability Building in the US, European and Japanese Automobile Industries: Some Cases of Product Development and Assembly Operations

Jay Choi

Competition: Abe Fellowship 1995

Institutional Affiliation (at time of award): Assistant Professor, Economics, Columbia University

Proposal Title: International Technology Licensing in an Integrated World Economy