In April 2025,“Case note: Case C-601/22 Umweltverband WWF Österreich and Others v Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung and Case C-436/22 Asociación para la Conservación y Estudio del Lobo Ibérico (ASCEL) v Administración de la Comunidad de Castilla y LeónProfessor” authored by Professor Yumiko Nakanishi (Graduate School of Law) was published in Jichikenkyu（Vol.101, No.4）. This article analyzes […]

On February 4, 2025, a comment by Professor Maiko Ichihara (Graduate School of Law) on Asahi Shimbun article, “Calls to Shut Down U.S. Agency for International Development Intensify—Criticism Mounts from Musk and Trump” was published. The article reports that the Trump administration has ramped up its criticism of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), […]

On August 19, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University hosted the 42nd Brown Bag Lunch Seminar titled “Norway, Security and the Role of Research,” featuring Dr. Helene Thorsen Rønning, Director of Research CBRNE, Total Defence Division at the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI). Dr. Rønning introduced the concept of Norway’s […]

On January 26, 2025, Professor Maiko Ichihara（Graduate School of Law） offered a comment in response to the Asahi Shimbun column “Tensei Jingo,” which had featured an article titled “A Fun Japan and Tourism.” The article draws a comparison between Italy, which is currently grappling with overtourism amid its once-in-25-years Holy Year, and Japan, where the […]