Other Publications
Alliances in International Politics [in Japanese]
AbstractThis special issue is an attempt to reexamine the dynamics of alliance politics from historical and theoretical perspectives. The subsequent essay serves as an introduction to the current issue and is divided in two parts. The first half provides a short overview of the theoretical and historical literature concerning alliance politics, with special attention to important topics, such as: alliance formation, alliance security dilemma, alliance functions, alliance institutionalization, and the dynamics of asymmetrical alliances.
Obligation to seek a preliminary ruling before the CJEU and the European Court of Human Rights [in Japanese]
AbstractCase note “Affaire Sanofi Pasteur c. France, Requête nº25137/16”. A case in which the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the failure of a national court to seek a preliminary ruling before the CJEU constituted a violation of human rights.
The reasons behind BTS’s Worldwide success [in Japanese]
AbstractBTS, a boy-band from South Korea, has become a global hit, ranking at the top not only in Japan but also in the US. It has also been nominated for a US Grammy Award announced in March of 2021.
Bolstering Japan’s Foreign Policy Image: Inside Kishida’s Human Rights Diplomacy
AbstractThis articles examines background forces and challenges in Kishida administration's human rights diplomacy.
A Guide to the Court of Justice of the European Union [in Japanese]
AbstractThis book is an introdoctory book about the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The book is the first book about the CJEU which is written in Japanese. It explains what the CJEU is, how the CJEU functions, the judicial procedures and judicial statistics. In addition, the book mentions to interviews with the president, the first adovocate general and others of the CJEU, which the author had.
A Minimum Corporate Tax Rate―The Overview of the GloBE Rule and Its Challenges [in Japanese]
AbstractThis article provides an overview and outlook of the GloBE rule, a measure to effectively block tax erosion and profit shifting by multinational companies. A minimum corporate rate of 15% will ease tax competition, but will not end it.
Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: “Take into Consideration the Reality of the Security Environment,” Nobumasa Akiyama, Professor, Hitotsubashi University [In Japanese]
AbstractRather than arguing that Japan should get out of the U.S. nuclear umbrella in order to join the Nuclear Weapons Convention, the article suggests to think how to improve the security environment in which the nuclear umbrella is necessary.
Sex Discrimination in Promotion and Its Remedies: The Kanematsu Case [in Japanese]
AbstractConcerning the case in which the plaintiffs claimed the wage disparity between female and male workers with same characteristics and sought the difference in wages, lump-sum payments, compensation, and attorney's fees, the article analyzes the judgment that changed the original verdict and partially approved the claim for damages（Tokyo High Court's judgment on January 31, 2008).
The Stratified International Order and Japan [in Japanese]
AbstractAs the US and China hold different views of order, and as confrontation becomes more structured, the diplomatic arena over human rights, democracy, economic security and other issues is expanding. Japan must boldly enter and act in this new arena of debate.
Nuclear disarmament efforts Joint Statement of the Five Powers Deflecting Discontent of Non-nuclear-Weapon States Nobumasa Akiyama, Professor, The Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University [in Japanese]
AbstractThe background of the joint statement is believed to be a sense of crisis over the further decline in international confidence in the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) regime, which limits the possession of nuclear weapons to the five nuclear powers.