On May 19, 2025, a comment on the Asahi Shimbun article “‘I’ve Never Bought Rice’: Minister’s Words Stir Public Anger.” by Professor Maiko Ichihara (Graduate School of Law) was published. The article reported on widespread anger and backlash from farmers and consumers following remarks made by then-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Taku Eto on […]

On November 7, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University held the 44th GGR Brown Bag Lunch Seminar titled “How Voters Shape U.S. Trade Policy: Public Opinion and Protectionism in Trump 2.0,” featuring Dr. Ji Yeon Park, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University. Dr. Park began her speech by […]

On June 16, 2025,　Professor Nobumasa Akiyama (Graduate School of Law) was interviewed for an NHK article titled “Israel Launches Renewed Strikes — Possible Contamination Inside Iranian Nuclear Facilities.” This interview was conducted in response to the cancellation of the sixth round of high-level talks between the United States and Iran concerning Iran’s nuclear development program. […]

On May 12, 2025, a comment on the Asahi Shimbun article titled “So Afraid of Phone Calls They Want to Quit: The Anxiety and Sense of Responsibility Felt by the SNS Generation.” by Professor Maiko Ichihara（Graduate school of law）was published. The article explores the reasons why members of the SNS generation feel pressure and discomfort […]