Dr Yasuo Takao is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Political Science in Curtin University’s School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry. He holds an LLB in Public Law, an MA in International Law and Politics, and a PhD in Political Science.

Dr Takao has published widely on contemporary Japanese politics and governance in academic journals and policy-oriented outlets, including several sole-authored books:

·      Takao, Y. 2020. "National Integration and Local Power in Japan." London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

·      Takao, Y. 2016. "Japan’s Environmental Politics and Governance: From Trading Nation to EcoNation." Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge.

·      Takao, Y. 2008. "Is Japan Really Remilitarising? The Politics of Norm Formation and Change." Victoria, Australia: Monash University Press.

·      Takao, Y. 2007. "Reinventing Japan: From Merchant Nation to Civic Nation." UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

·      Takao, Y. 2003. "Building transnational civil society: Can Japanese local government bring it together?." 12. Victoria: Monash University Press.

·      Takao, Y. 1999. "National Integration and Local Power in Japan." Aldershot, Hampshire, England & Brookfield, Vermont USA: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.