On August 19, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University hosted the 42nd Brown Bag Lunch Seminar titled “Norway, Security and the Role of Research,” featuring Dr. Helene Thorsen Rønning, Director of Research CBRNE, Total Defence Division at the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI). Dr. Rønning introduced the concept of Norway’s […]

On January 26, 2025, Professor Maiko Ichihara（Graduate School of Law） offered a comment in response to the Asahi Shimbun column “Tensei Jingo,” which had featured an article titled “A Fun Japan and Tourism.” The article draws a comparison between Italy, which is currently grappling with overtourism amid its once-in-25-years Holy Year, and Japan, where the […]

On August 1, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University hosted a webinar titled “Local Governance in NUG-Controlled Sagaing Region,” featuring Mr. Khine Win, Executive Director of the Sandhi Governance Institute, Myanmar. Mr. Khine Win began his talk by identifying the geography and strategic significance of the Sagaing Region in northwestern Myanmar. […]

Professor Naoto Ikegai (Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University) moderated a roundtable discussion with attorney Noriya Ishikawa and patent attorney Yuichi Saho titled “The world pursued by EU data law,” which was published in Jurist (No. 1599) in July 2024. They discuss the provisions of EU data law, its implications for Japan, and the importance […]