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 […]

On May 7, 2024, the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation released a video titled “Establishing Facts,” featuring Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law as a panelist. The video discusses the importance of fact-checking, the methods involved, and the mechanisms behind disinformation. Professor Ichihara explained authoritarian disinformation and narratives, addressing future challenges as well. First, […]