On May 19, 2024, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 11th Zoom meeting as part of the GGR Intensive Seminar entitled “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy” held in February 2023. The participants of the GGR intensive seminar are currently working on papers on strategies to combat dis(mis)information based on the takeaways from […]
On February 14, 2024, Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law participated in “Tackling Global Disinformation,” an event organized by Nikkei Asia. The event discussed the threat of disinformation and how the international community can counter it. Professor Ichihara presented three key lessons regarding the spread of disinformation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. […]
GGR will co-host the Japan Hong Kong Democracy Summit 2024 with Lady Liberty Hong Kong. The program is as follows: Title Public Diplomacy of the Embassy of Georgia Speaker Ambassador Teimuraz Lezhava, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Japan Date/Time June 17, 2024 (Monday) Venue Kunitachi Campus, Hitotsubashi University (The venue will be notified […]
On February 9, 2024, a comment of Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law on the Asahi Shimbun article, “Cambodia Witnessing Strengthening of ‘Family Dominance’: Opposition Leader Highlights Suppression of Free Speech” was published. This article is about an interview with Teav Vannol, leader of the Candlelight Party (CP), a leading opposition party […]
