Data

Amakudata (with Sayumi Miyano, Diana Stanescu, and Hikaru Yamagishi): A dataset of all Japanese bureaucrats who have retired to positions in the private sector (i.e. revolving door or amakudari appointments) from 2009–2019. An R Shiny dashboard that allows users to explore the data and download filtered data for a specific year, ministry, agency, or firm is available at Amakudashboard.

Data visualizations

• Flows of bureaucrats from ministries to top public corporations
• Flows of bureaucrats from ministries to top private sector corporations
• Flows of bureaucrats from ministries to publicly traded companies by industry

jNPO: A dataset of all subsidies and contracts from the Japanese government to nonprofit organizations (NPOs) from 2011–2021, including the agency or ministry which provided the subsidy or made the purchase, the NPO that received the subsidy or contract, and the value of the subsidy or contract.

jProcurement (with Hikaru Yamagishi): A dataset of all products procured from the private sector by the Japanese government from 2003–2018, including the agency or ministry which made the purchase, the company the product was purchased from, and the value of the contract.