On March 1, 2025, a comment by Professor Maiko Ichihara (Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University) on the Asahi Shimbun article, “‘With Ukraine,’ European express solidarity after breaking down summit between U.S and Ukraine,” was published. This article explains the breakdown of the summit meeting between President Trump and President Zelensky on February 28. Professor […]

On May 31, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 18th Zoom meeting as part of the GGR Intensive Seminars, “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy.” The participants in the GGR intensive seminars are currently working on papers outlining strategies to combat dis(mis)information based on the insights gained from the seminars. During this […]

On February 28, 2025, Hitotsubashi University’s Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) hosted “GGR Webinar: Impact of Geopolitical Confrontation on Myanmar.” GGR invited four panelists, Mr. Mai Kyaw Oo (Spokesperson, Association of United Nationalities Japan), Mr. Myo Min Swe (Director, We For All), Professor Kei Nemoto (Professor Emeritus, Sophia University), and Dr. Noriyuki Osada (Research […]

The Making of International Human Rights Norms: Contestation, Norm Clusters, and Actor Engagement in SOGI Takahiro Nakajima (Master’s student, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University) June 16, 2025   Introduction The path toward a world free from discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) is full of uncertainty. About 15 years […]