Countermeasures Against Disinformation Targeting Kurds in Japan and the Design of Counter-Narratives Jumpei Matsuda (Master’s student, School of International Public and Policy, Hitotsubashi University) December 29, 2025   Section 1: Introduction The Kurdish people, who possess a distinct language, culture, traditions, and a long history, are an ethnic group estimated to number around 30 million. […]

On October 13, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University hosted the GGR Talk Session “The Role of Ideology in Soviet Policy During the Cold War” featuring Professor Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (Professor Emeritus, Department of History, University of California, Santa Barbara) as a guest speaker. Professor Hasegawa, referring to the Cold War […]

On December 13, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University held the 22nd Zoom meeting as a follow-up session to the GGR Intensive Seminar, “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy.” Participants who had taken part in previous intensive seminars gathered for this session and are working in groups to develop analytical papers […]

On April 11, 2025, a common on the Asahi Shimbun article,“Proposed ¥50,000 Cash Handout Surfaces — Moriyama Persuades Prime Minister, Saying ‘Consumption Tax Cut Would Split the LDP.’”  by Professor Maiko Ichihara（Graduate School of Law）was published.The article reports that  in response to rising prices and U.S. tariff measures, the Japanese government and ruling coalition are […]