The transformation of Japan's environmental policy -- The rigidity of Japan's nuclear energy policy : state-centric gate-keeping -- The state of local capacity building : decentralized policy making -- Tokyo's metropolitan cap-and-trade : policy learning and diffusion -- Shiga's cooperation with...

South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., 585 U.S. ___, 138 S. Ct. 2080 (2018) drastically changed the rule with regard to the tax jurisdictions of the States. It authorized the State of South Dakota to impose a duty on an out-of-state retailer to withhold tax from the payment to its consumers. The...

Low growth, population ageing and depopulation, and new trade relationships with the East Asia region have made it increasingly necessary for Japan to reform its economic and institutional systems. A key element of this reform concerns Japan's policies for regional development. This report...