On October 6, 2023, CADALTV published an interview with Sascha Hannig Nuñez, a doctoral student in the Graduate School of Law, entitled ‘’The Debate over Whether TikTok is a Security Threat.’’ The interview focuses on what TikTok is, how it differs from ByteDance’s other platforms, and why some countries are limiting their presence on TikTok […]
From September 4 to 7, 2023, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University held a four-day intensive seminar titled “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy.” The seminar aimed to provide participants, consisting of 14 selected undergraduate and graduate students from across Japan, with the opportunity to learn about the current state of disinformation, […]
On September 1, 2023, Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law commented on the Asahi Shimbun article “Despite Higher World Ranking, Kyoto University Fails to be Selected for International University of Research Excellence.” The article states that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the results of the first selection […]
On September 14, 2023, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) hosted a joint SMU/GGR talk session, “AI Governance and Regulation: Global and Asian Perspectives.” We invited Professor Nydia Remolina Leon (Head of the Industry Relations Centre for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG), Singapore Management University). The session began with an overview of global challenges […]
On August 31, 2023, Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law commented on the Asahi Shimbun article “Sevenfold Increase in Tax Donations to Iwaki: ‘Let Me Support Iwaki City by Eating Fish’, One After Another.” The article reported that tax payments to Iwaki city of Fukushima prefecture, following the discharge of treated water […]