On December 4, 2023, Berlingske published comments by Democracy and Human Rights Program Visiting Fellow Chihhao Yu in the article “Outlandish Conspiracy Theories and False Rumors Are China’s New Weapon” in the newspaper Berlingske. The article writes about a global network of influencers, media, and young people who hope to make people love Beijing and […]

Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar: Assessing Aid Delivery in Conflict Zones Masao Imamura (Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yamagata University) February 2, 2024 Does humanitarian assistance from a faraway country like Japan actually reach people in need of international aid in Myanmar? Those who donate to a humanitarian cause will naturally want to know […]

On November 3, 2023, Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law commented on the Asahi Shimbun article, “Jail Sentence for SNS Posting During Study in Japan: Hong Kong Court Sentences for Inciting National Disunity.” This article is about a university student studying in Japan who was convicted of inciting national division and sentenced […]

On 2 December 2023, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) invited activists from Japan, Hong Kong, Myanmar, and Thailand to the first Milk Tea Alliance (MTA) Japan strategy meeting. People working for freedom and human rights in these countries attended, including civil society activists, former legislators, artists, filmmakers, journalists, etc. Participants discussed the current […]