Dr Ming Gao
@mgao.bsky.social
Research Fellow of East Asia, Lund University
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Dr Ming Gao
@mgao.bsky.social
· Aug 7
Asian Angle | Japan’s child sex tourism warning is long overdue
The advisory issued by Japan’s embassy in Laos shows grass-roots activism against transnational exploitation can force institutional action.
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Pleased to see my piece appear as an op-ed in South China Morning Post SCMP, very grateful for the wider readership.
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In Japan, promoting an “atypical” candidate to be prime minister, like a hard-line woman, serves the ruling party’s immediate need to project an image of change and ideological steadfastness simultaneously, argues Ming Gao.
Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Has to Be a Hard-Liner
If she wins this week’s leadership vote, Sanae Takaichi’s ultranationalist agenda will stir up the region.
foreignpolicy.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
In Japan, promoting an “atypical” candidate to be prime minister, like a hard-line woman, serves the ruling party’s immediate need to project an image of change and ideological steadfastness simultaneously, argues Ming Gao.
Honored to have an invited article in @foreignpolicy.com on Japan’s potential first woman PM, set against wider debates on gender, politics, and conservatism in Japan and beyond.
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Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Has to Be a Hard-Liner
If she wins this week’s leadership vote, Sanae Takaichi’s ultranationalist agenda will stir up the region.
foreignpolicy.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Honored to have an invited article in @foreignpolicy.com on Japan’s potential first woman PM, set against wider debates on gender, politics, and conservatism in Japan and beyond.
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foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/02/s...
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foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/02/s...
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本当に恥ずかしい…というか、申し訳ない。韓国もなのか。日本の悪い影響のような気がする。
日本人が海外でおこなう「児童性的搾取」の実態─韓国と並ぶ「主要な加害者」 | クーリエ・ジャポン courrier.jp/news/archive...
日本人が海外でおこなう「児童性的搾取」の実態─韓国と並ぶ「主要な加害者」 | クーリエ・ジャポン courrier.jp/news/archive...
日本人が海外でおこなう「児童性的搾取」の実態─韓国と並ぶ「主要な加害者」 | 海外での買春を「自慢」する人々
国をまたいだ児童買春は蔓延しているものの、取り締まるのは容易ではない。最近の日本政府による異例の対応を機に、日本人による海外での性的搾取の状況や、こ…
courrier.jp
September 28, 2025 at 6:32 AM
本当に恥ずかしい…というか、申し訳ない。韓国もなのか。日本の悪い影響のような気がする。
日本人が海外でおこなう「児童性的搾取」の実態─韓国と並ぶ「主要な加害者」 | クーリエ・ジャポン courrier.jp/news/archive...
日本人が海外でおこなう「児童性的搾取」の実態─韓国と並ぶ「主要な加害者」 | クーリエ・ジャポン courrier.jp/news/archive...
A Historical Reconstruction of the Changing Relationship between Forests and People in Japan By Masahito Kayaba Contributed By Ming Gao
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www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
A Historical Reconstruction of the Changing Relationship between Fores
This chapter explores the relationship between people and forests during Japan's Tokugawa period, focusing on Hirosaki domain in northern Honshu, known for its
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September 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A Historical Reconstruction of the Changing Relationship between Forests and People in Japan By Masahito Kayaba Contributed By Ming Gao
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
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The country recently pulled out of the UN’s gender equality committee over its refusal to change the male-only royal succession.
Japan’s problem with women’s equality is getting worse, not better
The country recently pulled out of the UN’s gender equality committee over its refusal to change the male-only royal succession.
tcnv.link
August 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The country recently pulled out of the UN’s gender equality committee over its refusal to change the male-only royal succession.
"Historian Ming Gao is the author of four of the ten most-read articles of the year by Lund University researchers. How has he managed to reach such a wide audience?"
And of course as always a big shoutout to Ellen Albertsdóttir for her guidance 😇
www.staff.lu.se/article/almo...
And of course as always a big shoutout to Ellen Albertsdóttir for her guidance 😇
www.staff.lu.se/article/almo...
Almost a million readers in The Conversation so far this year
Lund University. This year got off to a flying start. In 2025, 48 articles have been published, clocking up 985,000 views in The Conversation. Most readers are in the United States (28%), followed by ...
www.staff.lu.se
August 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Historian Ming Gao is the author of four of the ten most-read articles of the year by Lund University researchers. How has he managed to reach such a wide audience?"
And of course as always a big shoutout to Ellen Albertsdóttir for her guidance 😇
www.staff.lu.se/article/almo...
And of course as always a big shoutout to Ellen Albertsdóttir for her guidance 😇
www.staff.lu.se/article/almo...
Pleased to see my piece appear as an op-ed in South China Morning Post SCMP, very grateful for the wider readership.
sc.mp/lfwzj
sc.mp/lfwzj
Asian Angle | Japan’s child sex tourism warning is long overdue
The advisory issued by Japan’s embassy in Laos shows grass-roots activism against transnational exploitation can force institutional action.
sc.mp
August 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Pleased to see my piece appear as an op-ed in South China Morning Post SCMP, very grateful for the wider readership.
sc.mp/lfwzj
sc.mp/lfwzj
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China’s government steps in to address dwindling birth rates, following years of leaving the issue to local authorities.
What will it take for China to arrest its declining birth rate?
China’s government steps in to address dwindling birth rates, following years of leaving the issue to local authorities.
tcnv.link
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
China’s government steps in to address dwindling birth rates, following years of leaving the issue to local authorities.
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The most insightful I've read (in English) on the recent events of the Thai-Cambodia border dispute.
The most insightful I've read (in English) on the recent events of the Thai-Cambodia border dispute.
Thai-Cambodian Tensions: For Thailand, Appeasement Will Not Hold the Line | FULCRUM
In seeking to defuse tensions with Cambodia over a border dispute, Thai premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra has scored an own goal. Thailand now faces an uphill climb in resolving the dispute.
fulcrum.sg
June 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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The most insightful I've read (in English) on the recent events of the Thai-Cambodia border dispute.
The most insightful I've read (in English) on the recent events of the Thai-Cambodia border dispute.
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I am happy to announce that the Kakeya set conjecture, one of the most sought after open problems in geometric measure theory, has now been proven (in three dimensions) by Hong Wang and Joshua Zahl! arxiv.org/abs/2502.17655 I discuss some ideas of the proof at terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/t...
Volume estimates for unions of convex sets, and the Kakeya set conjecture in three dimensions
We study sets of $δ$ tubes in $\mathbb{R}^3$, with the property that not too many tubes can be contained inside a common convex set $V$. We show that the union of tubes from such a set must have almos...
arxiv.org
February 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I am happy to announce that the Kakeya set conjecture, one of the most sought after open problems in geometric measure theory, has now been proven (in three dimensions) by Hong Wang and Joshua Zahl! arxiv.org/abs/2502.17655 I discuss some ideas of the proof at terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/t...
Lee Jae-myung Takes Over a Country Split by Gender Politics
thediplomat.com/2025/06/lee-...
thediplomat.com/2025/06/lee-...
Lee Jae-myung Takes Over a Country Split by Gender Politics
Though Lee attempted to sideline the issue during the campaign, gender conflict has continued, subtly but powerfully, to shape voter behavior in South Korea.
thediplomat.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Lee Jae-myung Takes Over a Country Split by Gender Politics
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thediplomat.com/2025/06/lee-...
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The Japanese government’s approval ratings are dropping fast ahead of elections in July.
Soaring rice prices are stirring political trouble in Japan – history shows this often leads to a change of government
The Japanese government’s approval ratings are dropping fast ahead of elections in July.
tcnv.link
May 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Japanese government’s approval ratings are dropping fast ahead of elections in July.
A short piece "The History of Objectifying Women: From Opium Use in the Japanese Empire to Contemporary Advertising" in the Australian Women’s History Network’s VIDA blog. Many thanks indeed🫡
NEW at #VIDAblog!
@mgao.bsky.social explores the long history of the sexualisation and objectification of women in the Japanese Empire through advertising.
Find out more ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/the-his...
@mgao.bsky.social explores the long history of the sexualisation and objectification of women in the Japanese Empire through advertising.
Find out more ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/the-his...
The History of Objectifying Women: From Opium Use in the Japanese Empire to Contemporary Advertising | Australian Women's History Network
In this blog Ming Gao explores the long history of the sexualisation and objectification of women through advertising.
www.auswhn.com.au
May 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A short piece "The History of Objectifying Women: From Opium Use in the Japanese Empire to Contemporary Advertising" in the Australian Women’s History Network’s VIDA blog. Many thanks indeed🫡
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In this blog, @mgao.bsky.social shares research from his recent journal article in the Asian Studies Review.
The Australian Women's History Network awarded this journal article Highly Commended in the 2024 Mary Bennett Prize for Women’s History:
www.auswhn.com.au/prizes/mary-...
The Australian Women's History Network awarded this journal article Highly Commended in the 2024 Mary Bennett Prize for Women’s History:
www.auswhn.com.au/prizes/mary-...
Mary Bennett Prize | Australian Women's History Network
The Mary Bennett Prize for Women’s History is awarded every two years by the Australian Women’s History Network to an early career historian for the best article or chapter in any field of women’s his...
www.auswhn.com.au
May 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
In this blog, @mgao.bsky.social shares research from his recent journal article in the Asian Studies Review.
The Australian Women's History Network awarded this journal article Highly Commended in the 2024 Mary Bennett Prize for Women’s History:
www.auswhn.com.au/prizes/mary-...
The Australian Women's History Network awarded this journal article Highly Commended in the 2024 Mary Bennett Prize for Women’s History:
www.auswhn.com.au/prizes/mary-...
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NEW at #VIDAblog!
@mgao.bsky.social explores the long history of the sexualisation and objectification of women in the Japanese Empire through advertising.
Find out more ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/the-his...
@mgao.bsky.social explores the long history of the sexualisation and objectification of women in the Japanese Empire through advertising.
Find out more ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/the-his...
The History of Objectifying Women: From Opium Use in the Japanese Empire to Contemporary Advertising | Australian Women's History Network
In this blog Ming Gao explores the long history of the sexualisation and objectification of women through advertising.
www.auswhn.com.au
May 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
NEW at #VIDAblog!
@mgao.bsky.social explores the long history of the sexualisation and objectification of women in the Japanese Empire through advertising.
Find out more ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/the-his...
@mgao.bsky.social explores the long history of the sexualisation and objectification of women in the Japanese Empire through advertising.
Find out more ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/the-his...
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The breakdown of relations between China and the US has prompted Beijing to shore up existing friendships, and seek new ones.
How Trump is prompting China to change its relationship with the world
The breakdown of relations between China and the US has prompted Beijing to shore up existing friendships, and seek new ones.
tcnv.link
April 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The breakdown of relations between China and the US has prompted Beijing to shore up existing friendships, and seek new ones.
Indeed, Sweden's shift toward gender-equal succession serves as an excellent example. My latest in @thediplomat.com
Japan’s decision to end it contribution to the U.N.’s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both diplomatically and symbolically.
Why Did Japan Cut Funding to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women?
Japan’s decision to end it contribution to the U.N.’s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both diplomatically and symbolically.
buff.ly
March 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Indeed, Sweden's shift toward gender-equal succession serves as an excellent example. My latest in @thediplomat.com
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The new issue of 'Lilith' is out now!
With articles showcasing the desire to honour and celebrate the joy, laughter, struggle, resilience and survival of women and gender-diverse people of different races and cultures worldwide, this issue is not to be missed!
FREE: doi.org/10.22459/LFH...
With articles showcasing the desire to honour and celebrate the joy, laughter, struggle, resilience and survival of women and gender-diverse people of different races and cultures worldwide, this issue is not to be missed!
FREE: doi.org/10.22459/LFH...
March 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The new issue of 'Lilith' is out now!
With articles showcasing the desire to honour and celebrate the joy, laughter, struggle, resilience and survival of women and gender-diverse people of different races and cultures worldwide, this issue is not to be missed!
FREE: doi.org/10.22459/LFH...
With articles showcasing the desire to honour and celebrate the joy, laughter, struggle, resilience and survival of women and gender-diverse people of different races and cultures worldwide, this issue is not to be missed!
FREE: doi.org/10.22459/LFH...
thanks for posting my piece @thediplomat.com
The question of who China’s leftover men will marry is becoming a pressing issue for Beijing. The government’s response will shape the country’s future for decades to come.
China’s Dwindling Marriage Rate Is Fueling Demand for Brides Trafficked From Abroad
The question of who China’s leftover men will marry is becoming a pressing issue for Beijing. The government’s response will shape the country’s future for decades to come.
buff.ly
March 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
thanks for posting my piece @thediplomat.com
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Bride trafficking has emerged as a growing issue in China as ‘leftover’ men struggle to find spouses.
China’s dwindling marriage rate is fuelling demand for brides trafficked from abroad
Bride trafficking has emerged as a growing issue in China as ‘leftover’ men struggle to find spouses.
tcnv.link
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Bride trafficking has emerged as a growing issue in China as ‘leftover’ men struggle to find spouses.
Men’s concerns are real but backlash is not inevitable – the new rules guiding feminism
theconversation.com/mens-concern...
theconversation.com/mens-concern...
Men’s concerns are real but backlash is not inevitable – the new rules guiding feminism
Recognising that some men feel left behind doesn’t mean giving in to misogynists.
theconversation.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Men’s concerns are real but backlash is not inevitable – the new rules guiding feminism
theconversation.com/mens-concern...
theconversation.com/mens-concern...
Why you should revisit the classics, even if you were turned off them at school
theconversation.com/why-you-shou...
theconversation.com/why-you-shou...
Why you should revisit the classics, even if you were turned off them at school
School can turn classic books into a chore. Rereading Eliot or Austen or Shakespeare as we grow older, we can see how we have grown as imaginative, moral beings.
theconversation.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Why you should revisit the classics, even if you were turned off them at school
theconversation.com/why-you-shou...
theconversation.com/why-you-shou...
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The articles in the upcoming issue of 'Lilith' range from African pottery, theology, poetry and Black women’s joy, Paris trans identity and cabaret theatre, First World Wartime cross-dressing and working girls’ clubs in Chicago.
Register today doi.org/10.22459/LFH...
Register today doi.org/10.22459/LFH...
March 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The articles in the upcoming issue of 'Lilith' range from African pottery, theology, poetry and Black women’s joy, Paris trans identity and cabaret theatre, First World Wartime cross-dressing and working girls’ clubs in Chicago.
Register today doi.org/10.22459/LFH...
Register today doi.org/10.22459/LFH...
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Ne Zha has successfully created both an emotional and patriotic bond with Chinese audiences while boosting China’s cultural confidence.
Ne Zha 2: the record-breaking Chinese animated film showcases China’s ambition on the global stage
Ne Zha has successfully created both an emotional and patriotic bond with Chinese audiences while boosting China’s cultural confidence.
tcnv.link
February 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Ne Zha has successfully created both an emotional and patriotic bond with Chinese audiences while boosting China’s cultural confidence.