On December 15, 2024, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) hosted the official launch event for the “Democracy Advocates at Risk (DAR) Program.” The event took place at Intelligence Hall, Hitotsubashi University, and was attended by participants from embassies, governmental organizations, media outlets, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other sectors. Both in-person attendees and virtual […]

On February 19, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 15th Zoom meeting as part of the GGR Intensive Seminars, “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy.” The participants of the GGR intensive seminars are currently working on papers on strategies to combat dis(mis)information based on the takeaways from the seminars. During this meeting, […]

On February 16, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the third Milk Tea Alliance Japan strategy meeting. The meeting was conducted in Japanese, and brought together activists, journalists, and artists from Japan, Hong Kong, and Myanmar, all currently residing in Japan. At the beginning of the meeting, the secretariat provided a report […]