On November 18, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University held the 45th Brown Bag Lunch Seminar titled “Making a Case for Democracy Assistance in This New Era.” The speaker was Dr. Lynn Lee, the Senior Director for East Asia and Strategic Partnerships at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Dr. […]

On May 3, 2025, Professor Nobumasa Akiyama (Graduate School of Law) was featured in Nikkei Shimbun in an interview titled “Rethinking Japan’s Constitution: Expert Views from Media Law and International Relations.” Published to mark the 78th anniversary of Japan’s postwar constitution, the article explores emerging challenges and features expert insights. Professor Akiyama discusses Article 9, […]

On April 26, 2025, Professor Maiko Ichihara （Graduate School of Law）participated as a panelist in the conference “Rethinking Responsible Action ;Perspectives from Europe and Japan,” organized by the NIRA Institute for Research on Innovation and Sustainability. The conference featured nine speakers who each examined the conditions and challenges of responsible action from distinct perspectives. Professor […]

On April 23, 2025, a comment on the Asahi Shimbun article “Proposal to Expand Imports of U.S. Rice Emerges Amid Japan-U.S. Tariff Talks—Concerns Already Raised Inside and Outside Government” by Professor Maiko Ichihara（Graduate School of Law）was published. The article reports that, in the context of ongoing Japan-U.S. negotiations over tariff measures, a proposal to expand […]

On December 1, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University held the 46th Brown Bag Lunch Seminar titled “Populism Goes Global: International Solidarity on Twitter Around Populist Leaders Across Nations.” The seminar featured Sergio Zanotto, a doctoral candidate at the University of Konstanz, as the guest speaker. In his lecture, Mr. […]