On April 4, 2025, a comment on the Asahi Shimbun article “Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 3,145 — One Week After Disaster, Military Leader Attends International Summit.” by Professor Maiko Ichihara（Graduate School of Law）was published. The article reports that, despite the rising number of casualties from the earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, Senior […]

GGR will hold a Talk Session as below: ▪️ Title: Professional Awakening from Political Crisis ▪️ Speaker: Eric Lai (Senior Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center) ▪️ Discussants: Tomoko Ako (Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo) Makoto Tajimi (Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University) ▪️ Date: December 12, 2025 (Friday) ▪️ […]

On April 3, 2025, a comment on the Asahi Shimbun article “Mutual Tariffs far exceed expectations—Trump calls it a ‘Declaration of economic independence’” by Professor Maiko Ichihara (Graduate School of Law) was published. The article outlines U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly announced “mutual tariff” policy, unveiled on April 2, analyzes the shift in his positioning […]

On October 18, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 21st Zoom meeting as part of the follow-up sessions of the GGR Intensive Seminars, “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy.” To deepen their understanding of the relationship between disinformation and narratives, the participants conducted a reading session on scholarly works addressing narratives and […]

On September 11, 2024, a comment by Professor Maiko Ichihara (Graduate School of Law) on the Asahi shimbun article “Harris Leads Debate Amid Mutual Criticism — Policy Unclear, Support Remains Uncertain” was published. The article reported on the first debate between the U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (at the time) and former President Donald Trump […]