GGR will hold the GGR Talk Session which will be held as below: Title Influence of Undemocratic Narratives from Authoritarian Countries in Japan Speakers Tetsuro Kobayashi (Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University) Date November 14, 2023 (Tue.) Time 12:30-13:30 Place Kunitachi Campus, Hitotsubashi University  (Venue will be notified after pre-registration) Language Japanese Pre-registration https://hrs.ad.hit-u.ac.jp/v33/entries/add/676 […]

On September 28 and October 5, 2023, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held a workshop titled “How to Scrape Text Data” with Mr. Pablo Andres Bugueno Echiburu, a software engineer from Chile with expertise in strategic project management and web development. The workshop was conducted in English, and a total of 26 people […]

On August 16, 2023, Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law commented on the Asahi Shimbun article, “(Editorial) Japan and South Korea – Efforts to Prevent Backsliding.” The article describes hope for improved relations between Japan and South Korea in response to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s commitment to strengthening security and economic […]

Geopolitical Challenges of Chinese Smart Cities Kazuki Ichida (Visiting Researcher, Cyber Security Research Institute, Meiji University) October 31, 2023 Mark Leonard, a British political scientist and board member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, says that while most Western leaders and policymakers try to preserve the existing rules-based international order, Chinese strategists increasingly define […]

On October 1, 2023, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 5th 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 developing essays on strategies to combat disinformation based on the outcomes […]