The Japan Institute for Libertarianism is a private, non-partisan think tank engaged in research, translation, publishing, and outreach on libertarianism and Austrian School economics.
Libertarianism, in the political and social sense, and the Austrian School, an economic tradition studying markets, money, and human action, are distinct — yet deeply connected through their shared emphasis on individual liberty and spontaneous order.
Libertarian ideas currently have little institutional presence in Japan, and there are few institutional checks on the growth of government. The Japan Institute for Libertarianism was founded in January 2023 to help change that: spreading libertarian and Austrian ideas, translating key works into Japanese, and building a community of people who value individual freedom.
Building awareness and a durable intellectual foundation for libertarian ideas in Japanese public life.
Introducing global libertarian perspectives on current events, including the risk of war and authoritarian drift.
Providing a place for the next generation to study and contribute as researchers.
Translating libertarian and Austrian School books into Japanese and publishing them independently.
Publishing articles on economics and world affairs via note, a Japanese publishing platform.
Producing introductory economics lectures and current-affairs commentary on YouTube.
Hosting weekly online reading groups over Zoom, plus in-person talks and gatherings in Japan.
All titles below are published in Japanese, under the "Japan Institute for Libertarianism Series."
Following the publication of Rothbard's What Has Government Done to Our Money?, we have begun translating his major treatise Man, Economy, and State into Japanese. As this is a very long academic work, we are translating and releasing it chapter by chapter as free PDFs, with a full book edition planned after the translation is complete.
View translation project (Japanese)
Representative of the Institute. Works on spreading libertarianism and Austrian economics, and organizes publishing, articles, video, and events.
Libertarian economist focusing on Austrian School economics. Leads book translations, the online reading group, and YouTube lectures.
We welcome inquiries from authors, publishers, and research institutions abroad. Most of our content is in Japanese, but we're happy to correspond in English.
