On August 29, 2023, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) hosted a GGR  Brown Bag Lunch Seminar titled “Humanitarianism in Theory and Practice: The Case of Solidarity-based Assistance in Myanmar” featuring Masao Imamura (Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yamagata University). In this seminar, Prof. Imamura provided an overview on the approach to […]

Problems Facing U.S. Disinformation Measures Kazuki Ichida (Visiting Researcher, Cyber Security Research Institute, Meiji University) October 3, 2023 In Japan, countermeasures of the United States against disinformation are considered to be advanced. However, the U.S. is facing a serious problem in implementing such countermeasures. In this paper, countermeasures against information and cognitive warfare from overseas […]

On October 16, 2023, the president and faculty members of the Ecole Haute Horlogerie Supérieure des Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in France will visit Hitotsubashi. In order to expand academic exchanges between the two countries’ leading academic institutions in the social sciences, we will hold a workshop between EHESS faculty members and Hitotsubashi University faculty/graduate students […]

On August 28, 2023, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University held a GGR Workshop, “Youth Weaving Asia’s Future: Dialogue on Political Participation with Young Voices for Myanmar and Hong Kong.” A group of 28 workshop participants had the opportunity to listen to the experiences of individuals who have been striving for […]

The Rise of ESG Investment and Its Controversial Reception in the United States: Implications for Global Governance Yuki Miyoda (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University) September 27, 2023 Introduction The concept of ESG (Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance) investments was introduced by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a United Nations-supported […]