On April 3, 2025, a comment on the Asahi Shimbun article “Mutual Tariffs far exceed expectations—Trump calls it a ‘Declaration of economic independence’” by Professor Maiko Ichihara (Graduate School of Law) was published. The article outlines U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly announced “mutual tariff” policy, unveiled on April 2, analyzes the shift in his positioning […]

On October 18, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 21st Zoom meeting as part of the follow-up sessions of the GGR Intensive Seminars, “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy.” To deepen their understanding of the relationship between disinformation and narratives, the participants conducted a reading session on scholarly works addressing narratives and […]

On September 11, 2024, a comment by Professor Maiko Ichihara (Graduate School of Law) on the Asahi shimbun article “Harris Leads Debate Amid Mutual Criticism — Policy Unclear, Support Remains Uncertain” was published. The article reported on the first debate between the U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (at the time) and former President Donald Trump […]

GGR will hold a Talk Session as below: ▪️ Title: Small States in Turbulent Regions: Lessons from Georgia’s Current Political Challenges. ▪️ Speaker: Tinatin Khidasheli (Chairperson at Civic IDEA and former Defense Minister of Georgia) ▪️ Date: December 2, 2025 (Tuesday) ▪️ Time: 13:30-14:30 ▪️ Place: Kunitachi Campus, Hitotsubashi University (Venue will be notified after […]

On September 30, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University held the 43rd Brown Bag Lunch Seminar titled “Japanese Ambassador’s Diplomacy toward the Czech Republic.” The speaker was Ambassador Kaoru Shimazaki, former Ambassador of Japan to the Czech Republic and Jordan, and current Chairperson of the Japan Czech Friendship Association. Ambassador […]