On May 14, 2024, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University hosted the GGR special lecture titled “Public Diplomacy of the Embassy of Georgia” having the honor of welcoming Ambassador Teimuraz Lezhava (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Japan) as the speaker. The lecture was held at the Intelligent Hall, Hitotsubashi […]

On May 7, 2024, a comment of Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law on the Asahi Shimbun article, “‘I’m sorry for living’: Depressed after Seminar, 22-year-old Graduate Student Takes Own Life” was published. This article concerns Amane, a 23-year-old graduate student who committed suicide due to depression. Professor Ichihara stated that the […]

Empowering Hong Kong: Journey of Community Building and Struggle for Freedom Interviewer and writer: Sulastri (Master’s student, School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University) August 22, 2024 *This paper was written based on an interview conducted on March 27, 2024. Freedom of assembly and expression have been restricted in Hong Kong as the aftermath […]

Freedom for Hong Kong Begins with Ourselves Interviewer and writer: Sulastri (Master’s student, School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University) August 19, 2024 *This paper was written based on an interview conducted on March 21, 2024. Coming to Japan in 2015 to attend Graduate School at the University of Tokyo, Alric Lee worked as […]

On May 9, 2024, the Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University hosted a joint seminar entitled “Comparative Legal Studies Including Portuguese Law System: To Understand the Diversity of Legal Concepts and the Influence of European Law Systems in the Global South,” inviting Professor Isabel Mousinho […]