[AI Library] Appendix 5: List of References and Materials
Beyond the Glass Ceiling
Appendix 5: List of References and Materials
Kim Kyung-jin
This appendix organizes the literature and materials referenced in the writing of this book by field. For Japanese materials, both the original title and the English translated title are provided. The list is based on materials whose actual publication has been confirmed, with separate indications for items requiring further confirmation of publication status.
1. Works by Sanae Takaichi
高市早苗, 『アメリカの「女性大国」神話を斥ける』, 東京: PHP研究所, 1992年. [Sanae Takaichi, *Rejecting the Myth of America as a "Female Superpower"*] Her first book, written based on her experience as a Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Congress. An observational record of firsthand reporting on the reality of American women's politics.
高市早苗, 『日本よ、強くあれ』, 東京: 文藝春秋, 2015年. [Sanae Takaichi, *Japan, Be Strong*] A book containing Takaichi's policy vision on Japan's national defense, energy policy, and constitutional revision.
高市早苗, 『美しく、強く、成長する国へ』, 東京: 幻冬舎, 2021年. [Sanae Takaichi, *Toward a Beautiful, Strong, and Growing Country*] Published in conjunction with her candidacy in the 2021 LDP presidential election. A policy book covering economic security, diplomacy, and the direction of constitutional revision.
高市早苗, 『日本を守る 強く豊かに』, 東京: WAC, 2023年. [Sanae Takaichi, *Protecting Japan — Strong and Prosperous*] A book containing her policy experiences and convictions while serving as the Minister of State for Economic Security. Includes explanations of the four pillars of economic security.
高市早苗, 『日本の経済安全保障 国家国民を守る黄金律』, 東京: 飛鳥新社, 2026年. [Sanae Takaichi, *Japan's Economic Security — The Golden Rule to Protect the State and the People*] A completely new work published in January 2026, immediately after her inauguration as Prime Minister. It provides detailed explanations of the four pillars of the Economic Security Promotion Act, supply chain strengthening, and the security clearance system.
Sanae Takaichi's Official Website Columns (https://www.sanae.gr.jp/). Political commentary columns written by Takaichi herself. Includes important primary sources such as explanations regarding her 2016 remarks on the suspension of radio waves.
2. Books and Biographical Analyses Related to Takaichi
月刊Hanada編集部 編, 『高市早苗は天下を取りにいく』, 東京: 飛鳥新社, 2024年. [Monthly Hanada Editorial Department (Ed.), *Sanae Takaichi Goes for the Prize*] A special feature book on Takaichi from the publisher of the conservative commentary magazine *Monthly Hanada*.
竹中治堅・上神貴佳 編著, 『現代日本の政治変容』, 東京: 東京大学出版会, 2020年. [Harukata Takenaka and Takayoshi Kamigami (Eds.), *Political Transformation of Modern Japan*] A political science research book analyzing LDP factional politics and the mechanism of presidential elections. Useful for understanding the structural background of Takaichi's challenge.
中北浩爾, 『自民党』, 東京: 中公新書, 2017年. [Koji Nakakita, *The LDP*] A standard research book covering the history, factional structure, and ideological changes of the Liberal Democratic Party.
nippon.com, 「高市早苗氏 総裁の椅子に座るまでのタイムライン」, 2025年. (https://www.nippon.com/ja/japan-data/h02560/) A web feature article summarizing the process of her three challenges for the LDP presidency.
3. Abenomics and Economic Policy
安倍晋三, 『美しい国へ』, 東京: 文藝春秋, 2006年. [Shinzo Abe, *Toward a Beautiful Country*] Published just before the launch of the first Abe cabinet. A representative work containing Abe's political philosophy and vision.
安倍晋三, 『回顧録』, 東京: 中央公論新社, 2023年. [Shinzo Abe, *Memoir*] Published posthumously after Abe's assassination. A primary source containing the design intentions and inside story of Abenomics.
浜田宏一, 『アメリカは日本経済の復活を知っている』, 東京: 講談社, 2013年. [Koichi Hamada, *America Knows the Resurgence of the Japanese Economy*] A book by Yale University Professor Hamada, who provided the theoretical foundation for Abenomics. Contains the core logic of reflationist economics.
岩田規久男, 『日銀日記』, 東京: 筑摩書房, 2018年. [Kikuo Iwata, *Bank of Japan Diary*] An internal memoir recorded by Kikuo Iwata, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan during the Abenomics era.
国立国会図書館, 「目で見るアベノミクスの成果と課題」, 調査と情報 第1123号, 2020年. [National Diet Library, *A Visual Guide to the Achievements and Challenges of Abenomics*] (https://dl.ndl.go.jp/view/download/digidepo_11569148_po_1123.pdf) A parliamentary research report summarizing major economic indicators of Abenomics through visualization.
David Pilling, Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival, New York: Penguin Press, 2014. An analysis of modern Japan by an author who was the Tokyo correspondent for the *Financial Times*. Includes descriptions of the Japanese economy before and after the emergence of Abenomics.
4. Economic Security
経済安全保障推進法 (令和4年法律第43号), 2022年5月. [Economic Security Promotion Act (Act No. 43 of 2022)] The full text of the law. It stipulates four major systems: supply chain strengthening, protection of critical infrastructure, support for advanced technology development, and non-disclosure of patents.
内閣府 経済安全保障推進室, 『経済安全保障法制に関する有識者会議報告書』, 2022年. [Cabinet Office Economic Security Promotion Office, *Report of the Advisory Panel on Economic Security Legislation*] A document of expert discussions that served as the basis for the design of the law.
船橋洋一 編著, 『経済安全保障とは何か』, 東京: 東洋経済新報社, 2022年. [Yoichi Funabashi (Ed.), *What is Economic Security?*] A collection of papers dealing with the formation of Japan's economic security policy and international comparisons. Multiple experts participated.
Rush Doshi, The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order, New York: Oxford University Press, 2021. Analyzes China's long-term strategy and its challenge to the U.S.-led order. Useful for understanding the external drivers of Japan's strengthening economic security.
5. Japanese Conservatism and the LDP
村上義雄, 『自民党』, 東京: 朝日新聞出版, 2020年. [Yoshio Murakami, *The LDP*] An analysis of the modern LDP by an author who was a reporter for the *Asahi Shimbun* political department.
Gerald Curtis, The Logic of Japanese Politics: Leaders, Institutions, and the Limits of Change, New York: Columbia University Press, 1999. A classic of Japanese political research. Describes the LDP's decision-making structure and presidential election mechanisms.
Kenneth Pyle, Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose, New York: PublicAffairs, 2007. A historical analysis of Japan's national strategy since the modern era. Covers the historical lineage of conservative politics.
Aurelia George Mulgan, The Politics of Agriculture in Japan, London: Routledge, 2000. An analysis of the relationship between Japanese agricultural politics and the LDP. Useful for understanding the background of Abenomics' "Third Arrow."
6. Constitution and Security
豊下楢彦, 『集団的自衛権とは何か』, 東京: 岩波書店, 2015年. [Narahiko Toyoshita, *What is the Right of Collective Self-Defense?*] Critically analyzes the historical and legal context of the change in the interpretation of the right of collective self-defense.
長谷部恭男, 『憲法とは何か』, 東京: 岩波書店, 2006年. [Yasuo Hasebe, *What is a Constitution?*] A standard introductory book on Japanese constitutional law. Provides the legal background for the Article 9 and collective self-defense debates.
Sheila Smith, Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China, New York: Columbia University Press, 2015. Analyzes the response of Japanese domestic politics to the rise of China. Background on the formation of security views among conservative politicians.
Michael Green, Japan's Reluctant Realism: Foreign Policy Challenges in an Era of Uncertain Power, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2001. A standard research book analyzing the changes and continuity in Japan's foreign and security policy.
7. Yasukuni and Historical Recognition
大江志乃夫, 『靖国神社』, 東京: 岩波新書, 1984年. [Shinobu Oe, *Yasukuni Shrine*] A classic analyzing the establishment and history of Yasukuni Shrine and its relationship with war from a historical perspective.
高橋哲哉, 『靖国問題』, 東京: 筑摩書房, 2005年. [Tetsuya Takahashi, *The Yasukuni Issue*] A book discussing why Yasukuni visits become an international issue from philosophical and ethical perspectives.
John Dower, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II, New York: W. W. Norton, 1999. A Pulitzer Prize-winning work dealing with post-war Japan's historical recognition and occupation-era reforms.
Alexis Dudden, Troubled Apologies Among Japan, Korea, and the United States, New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. Analyzes the political dynamics of historical apologies among Japan, Korea, and the United States. Context for post-war apology diplomacy, such as the Murayama Statement.
8. Women in Japanese Politics
三浦まり 編著, 『日本の女性議員』, 東京: 朝日新聞出版, 2016年. [Mari Miura (Ed.), *Women Legislators in Japan*] A research book that systematically analyzes the history, current status, and structural challenges of female legislators in Japan. From the introduction of women's suffrage to the present day.
上野千鶴子, 『女ぎらい』, 東京: 朝日新聞出版, 2010年. [Chizuko Ueno, *Misogyny*] Analyzes the structure of misogyny in Japanese society. Theoretical background on the social prejudices faced by female politicians.
内閣府男女共同参画局, 『男女共同参画白書』, each annual edition. [Cabinet Office Gender Equality Bureau, *White Paper on Gender Equality*] Contains official statistics such as the ratio of female cabinet ministers, the number of female legislators, and the proportion of women in leadership positions.
IPU (列国議会同盟), Women in National Parliaments, annual data. (https://www.ipu.org/women-in-parliament) International standard statistics aggregating the proportion of female legislators in countries worldwide. Essential for tracking changes in Japan's ranking.
9. Media and Freedom of Expression
砂川浩慶, 『放送法と権力』, 東京: 田畑書店, 2016年. [Hiroyoshi Sunagawa, *The Broadcast Act and Power*] A professional book dealing with Article 4 of the Broadcast Act, the history of radio wave administration, and the legal context of Takaichi's remarks on the suspension of radio waves.
東京弁護士会, 「高市早苗総務大臣の「放送法違反による電波停止命令を是認する発言」に抗議する会長声明」, 2016年. [Tokyo Bar Association, *Chairman's Statement Protesting Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Sanae Takaichi's Remarks Approving Radio Wave Suspension Orders for Violations of the Broadcast Act*] (https://www.toben.or.jp/message/seimei/post-425.html) A primary source containing legal counterarguments from experts in the Broadcast Act and Radio Act.
Freedom House, Freedom of the Press: Japan, annual reports. (https://freedomhouse.org/) An international index of press freedom. External evaluations regarding the status of broadcasting freedom in Japan and political pressure.
10. Japan-U.S. Relations and International Relations
Joseph Nye, The Future of Power, New York: PublicAffairs, 2011. [Joseph Nye, *The Future of Power*] A synthesis of the concepts of soft power and smart power. Useful for understanding the international order in which Takaichi's economic security diplomacy is situated.
Brad Glosserman & Scott Snyder, The Japan-South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States, New York: Columbia University Press, 2015. Analyzes the structure of identity conflict in Japan-Korea relations and the role of the United States. Useful for understanding the background of Takaichi's approach to Japan-Korea relations.
Prime Minister's Official Residence website, 令和7年10月24日 第219回国会 高市内閣総理大臣所信表明演説. [Prime Minister's Official Residence, October 24, 2025, 219th Diet Session, Prime Minister Takaichi's Policy Speech] (https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/104/statement/2025/1024shoshinhyomei.html) A key primary source containing Prime Minister Takaichi's policy priorities.
11. Japan-South Korea Relations
木宮正史, 『韓国—民主化と経済発展のダイナミズム』, 東京: 筑摩書房, 2003年. [Masashi Kimiya, *South Korea — The Dynamism of Democratization and Economic Development*] A standard Japanese research book on Korea analyzing the development of modern South Korean political economy.
Kazuo Ogura (小倉和夫), *Korea Is a Philosophy*, Seoul: Mosineun Saramdeul, 2017. A book on mutual understanding between Japan and Korea by an author who was a Japanese diplomat, analyzing Korea's culture of loyalty and "face."
Brad Glosserman & Scott Snyder, The Japan-South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States, New York: Columbia University Press, 2015. (Same as item 10 above. Duplicate entry in the Japan-South Korea relations section.)
12. Okinawa
沖縄県知事公室, 『沖縄の米軍及び自衛隊基地』, 沖縄: 沖縄県, each annual edition. [Okinawa Prefectural Governor's Office, *U.S. Military and Self-Defense Force Bases in Okinawa*] Official statistics and current status of the Okinawa base issue. Useful for understanding the background of Takaichi's appointment as the Minister in charge of Okinawa during her first cabinet post.
Gavan McCormack & Satoko Norimatsu, Resistant Islands: Okinawa Confronts Japan and the United States, Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2012. A research book analyzing the history of the Okinawa base return movement and the pressure structure between the U.S. and Japan.
13. Population Issues and Society
増田寛也 編著, 『地方消滅』, 東京: 中公新書, 2014年. [Hiroya Masuda (Ed.), *Regional Extinction*] A report-style book warning of Japan's population decline and the crisis of regional extinction. Background for Takaichi's low birth rate policies.
河合雅司, 『未来の年表』, 東京: 講談社, 2017年. [Masashi Kawai, *Timeline of the Future*] A bestseller that visualizes the impact of population decline on Japanese society by year. Useful for understanding the social challenges faced by the Takaichi administration.
14. Newspaper/Magazine Articles and Press Releases
*Asahi Shimbun* — Numerous major articles related to Sanae Takaichi. Reports criticizing the radio wave suspension remarks. *Mainichi Shimbun* — Articles on the presidential election process and economic security. *Yomiuri Shimbun* — Articles related to the Takaichi cabinet, explanations of conservative perspectives. *Nihon Keizai Shimbun* (Nikkei) — Analysis of Sanaenomics, reports on Yasukuni and Japan-Korea relations. *Sankei Shimbun* — Interviews with Sanae Takaichi and related articles. Detailed reports from a conservative perspective. *Tokyo Shimbun* — Reports criticizing the radio wave suspension remarks and the Broadcast Act document issue.
*Shukan Bunshun* — Scoop articles on the presidential election and cabinet appointments. *Bungeishunju* — Long-form interviews with Sanae Takaichi (various years). *Monthly Hanada* — Includes numerous conservative editorials by Takaichi.
Bloomberg News — English reports on Sanaenomics, remarks on Taiwan, and the Japan-U.S. summit. Reuters — International reports related to Prime Minister Takaichi. *The Japan Times* — English reports on the Takaichi cabinet. *Nikkei Asia* — In-depth analysis of Sanaenomics (English edition). *The Financial Times* — Articles evaluating Japanese economic policy.
15. Official Documents and Statistics
Materials related to the Cabinet Secretariat Economic Security Promotion Office. [Materials related to the Cabinet Secretariat Economic Security Promotion Office]
総務省, 『情報通信白書』, each annual edition. [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, *White Paper on Information and Communications*] White papers supervised by Takaichi during her tenure as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.
防衛省·自衛隊, 『防衛白書』, each annual edition. [Ministry of Defense/Self-Defense Forces, *Defense of Japan (White Paper)*]
内閣府, 『経済財政白書』, each annual edition. [Cabinet Office, *White Paper on the Economy and Public Finance*]
House of Councillors/House of Representatives Minutes (Diet Stenographic Records) — Sections related to the Budget Committee and Special Committees. Especially the stenographic records of the radio wave suspension remarks on February 8, 2016, and the remarks on Taiwan on November 7, 2025.
Prime Minister's Official Residence Official Website (https://www.kantei.go.jp/); Sanae Takaichi Official Website (https://www.sanae.gr.jp/); Liberal Democratic Party Official Website (https://www.jimin.jp/); Cabinet Office Gender Equality Bureau (https://www.gender.go.jp/)
Reference Materials
- Sanae Takaichi Official Website: https://www.sanae.gr.jp/ - Prime Minister's Office Policy Speech: https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/104/statement/2025/1024shoshinhyomei.html - National Diet Library Abenomics Report: https://dl.ndl.go.jp/view/download/digidepo_11569148_po_1123.pdf - IPU Women in Parliament Statistics: https://www.ipu.org/women-in-parliament - Tokyo Bar Association Protest Statement on Radio Wave Suspension: https://www.toben.or.jp/message/seimei/post-425.html