On March 17, 2025, a comment on the Asahi Shimbun article “The chaos of Trump’s comeback: How the U.S. faces a scientific decline—A view from the editor-in-chief of Science.” by Professor Maiko Ichihara (Graduate School of Law) was published. The article presents an interview with Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the American scientific journal Science, highlighting […]

On March 31, 2025, the podcast “Venezuela Is Totally Captured By China” (China Uncensored), featuring Hannig Nuñez Sascha, a doctoral student in the Graduate school of Law, was released. In this episode, the discussion centers on the growing influence of China across economic, military, and technological sectors in Argentina, despite the election of President Javier […]

An Analysis of Counter-Narratives to Disinformation in the 2018 Okinawa Gubernatorial Election Naoki Moriyama (Staff at an international consulting firm) October 14, 2025 1. Introduction Okinawa is facing a critical juncture in the fight against disinformation.[1] In recent gubernatorial elections, the spread of highly partisan disinformation on social media has become so widespread that local […]

On June 11, 2025, the East Asia Democracy Forum (EADF) was held at Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Ikebukuro, Japan. The event was co-hosted by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR), Hitotsubashi University, and the EADF Steering Committee. The forum was inaugurated with a welcoming speech by Daniel K.Y. Han, […]

On February 6, 2025, an article on the Asahi Shimbun titled “Cambodian Pressure on Pro-Democracy Activists in Japan: Cross-Border Repression Raises Alarm Among Scholars,” including an interview and comment with Professor Maiko Ichihara（Graduate School of Law) was published. The article reports a series of incidents in which the Cambodian government—tightening its political control under the […]