Professor Nobumasa Akiyama appeared on NHK Newswatch 9 which aired on June 21, 2022. Professor Akiyama expressed his opinion on what Japan should do to aim for a world without nuclear weapons. In doing so, he discussed the actions that Japan and other East Asian countries should take now that the issues surrounding nuclear weapons […]

On May 20, 2022, BS Nihon TV broadcast a special feature on the U.S.-Korean summit that took place in May, and Associate Professor Yongseok Kwon appeared as a guest speaker in this program. The U.S.-Korean summit was held right after the new president Yoon Suk-yeol assumed office in May. In this special feature, the whereabouts […]

Professor Nobumasa Akiyama appeared on a talk series produced by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation entitled “The End of Nuclear Oblivion in the Ukrainian War” which was released on April 28. Three years have passed since the publication of the book that Professor Akiyama co-wrote-“The End of Nuclear Oblivion: The Era of Nuclear Weapons Restoration”, which […]

The Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) hosted a talk session on June 23, 2022, featuring two recent Hitotsubashi University alumni who are well versed in political science and methodology, Yuji Masumura and Dongwen Wu. The two discussed with moderator Professor Maiko Ichihara and over 50 participants how political and social science can be utilized […]

There is a concern that young people have been turning away from politics, raising the issues such as low voting turnout among young people. In reality, however, it is young leaders who are actively working for democracy, freedom, and human rights around the world. Institute for Global Governance Research at Hitotsubashi University will host a […]