On August 9, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 20th zoom meeting as part of the GGR Intensive Seminars, “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy.” The participants in the GGR intensive seminars are currently working on papers outlining strategies to combat dis(mis)information based on the insights gained from the seminars. During this […]

On January 7, 2025, a comment on the Asahi Shimbun article “The Decline of Democracy, Trump 2.0, and Social Media in Politics: A Roundtable with Editorial Board Members” by Professor Maiko Ichihara (Graduate School of Law) was published. The article is a summary of roundtable discussion among Asahi Shimbun editorial board members, focusing on recent […]

On July 6, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 19th Zoom meeting as part of the GGR Intensive Seminars, “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy.” The participants in the GGR intensive seminars are currently working on papers outlining strategies to combat dis(mis)information based on the insights gained from the seminars. During this […]

On December 31, 2024, a comment by Professor Maiko Ichihara (Graduate School of Law) was published in response to the Asahi Shimbun article titled “Absent Leadership: Korea on a Tightrope－Concerns Over the Acting Deputy Prime Minister.” The article discusses the response by Choi Sang-mok, the deputy prime minister and the Minister of Economy and Finance […]

On June 23, 2025, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University held the GGR Research Seminar, “Conducting Field Work in Conflict Zones,” featuring Dr. Vera Mironova, Associate Fellow of the Davis Center at Harvard University, as a guest speaker. Dr. Mironova divided her intervention into two parts. First, she provided practical examples […]