Measures to Tackle Delusional Political Campaigns Parin Jaruthavee (Researcher, King Prajadhipok’s Institute） Waralee Pitakwong (Independent researcher) November 11, 2024 Introduction To quote the classic work Absent Mandate, “Absent mandates are likely to be the rule, not the exception. Elections decide who shall govern, but rarely the substance of public policy.”[1] Political parties are well known […]

On July 5, 2024, TV Tokyo released a video titled “Wanted Pro-Democracy Activists Gather in Japan,” in which they introduced a comment from Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law. This video covers the “Japan-Hong Kong Democracy Summit” held in June 2024 at Hitotsubashi University co-hosted by the GGR, which was attended by […]

On October 9, 2023, Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law commented on the Asahi Shimbun article, “Request for a Redo of the Press Conference to Johnny &, Associates, on the List Issue at the Request of the Parties’ Association.” This article is about the request by the Association of Parties Involved in […]