Other Publications

Global Risk and Crisis Management Program

Creeping Fear of First Use of Nuclear Weapons: Is President Putin Serious? [in Japanese]

DateApril 16, 2022

AbstractRegarding the Ukraine crisis, Prof. Akiyama explains the process of nuclear threat by the Russian military.

Democracy and Human Rights Program

Women’s Education under the rule of Taliban [in Burmese]

AuthorAUNG, Hnin Htet Htet
DateFebruary 9, 2022

AbstractThis article points out the reaction and management of Taliban on the education of women, which is addressed as just reason to keep their position and just a promise to let the international community know that they are trying to take care of the women’s rights issue.

Legal Innovation Program

Bad Debt Losses and Debt Relief: Developments since the Supreme Court Decision in the Case of Industrial Bank of Japan [in Japanese]

AuthorYOSHIMURA Masao
DateSep. 2021

AbstractThe article examined examples regarding whether bad debt losses are allowed as deductible expenses under the Corporate Tax Law. Referring to court precedents after the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Industrial Bank of Japan and guidance by the National Tax Agency, the article explained the circumstances on the creditor's side regarding recoverability of debts, special liquidation procedures in debt waiver, and judgments regarding the applicability of charitable deductions.

Global Risk and Crisis Management Program

The use of nuclear weapons is unthinkable under normal circumstances, but… Interview with Prof. Nobumasa Akiyama, Hitotsubashi University [in Japanese]

DateMarch 8, 2022

AbstractProf. Akiyama talks about the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other issues.

Democracy and Human Rights Program

Silent Strike [in Burmese]

AuthorAUNG, Hnin Htet Htet
DateDecember 24, 2021

AbstractThis article is mainly about the silent strike which was staged by thousands of people across Myanmar to continue with anti-coup resistance. As a nationwide silent strike, the latest act of resistance against the military became the loudest shout of Myanmar people.

Global Risk and Crisis Management Program

TPNW, Iran…Professor AKIYAMA Nobumasa Explains the focus of NPT Review Conference [in Japanese]

DateDec. 26, 2021

AbstractThe Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference will be held from January 4, 2022. In this article, Professor AKIYAMA Nobumasa, as an interviewee, explains the focus of the NPT Review Conference, analyzes the current status of nuclear disarmament and where to find clues to resolve the division.

Democracy and Human Rights Program
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What does the Underscoring of Democracy Indicate? [in Japanese]

AuthorICHIHARA, Maiko
DateApril 2022

AbstractProf. Ichihara analyzes the problems inherent in the Biden administration's shift to a focus on democracy as U.S. international power is reduced. The article addresses the problems revealed in the Biden administration's "foreign policy for the middle class," probability for the democratic agenda to be politicized, and the deterioration of credibility brought about by the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, noting the importance of the Indo-Pacific region regarding democracy advocacy as well.

Legal Innovation Program
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Judgment of the Tokyo High Court (Jul. 19, 2013) Fair Treatment Standards – The Bic Camera Case [in Japanese]

AuthorYOSHIMURA Masao
DateJun. 2021

AbstractAs a decision from the perspective specific to the Corporate Tax Law, this article addresses the significance of the ruling that denied the applicability of the fair treatment standard for the treatment based on the Practical Guideline for Real Estate Liquidity.

Democracy and Human Rights Program

John Mearsheimer on Why the West is principally responsible for the Ukrainian crisis [in Burmese]

AuthorAUNG, Hnin Htet Htet
DateMarch 2022

AbstractThis is a Myanmarese translation of original English article,“John Mearsheimer on Why the West is principally responsible for the Ukrainian crisis”published in The Economist.

Global Risk and Crisis Management Program

Reviewing the Role of Nuclear Weapons: Akiyama Nobumasa, Professor, Hitotsubashi University [Viewpoint: The Ukraine Crisis] [in Japanese]

DateMarch 10, 2022

AbstractRather than rushing to discuss "nuclear sharing" in the midst of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, it is necessary to objectively analyze the risks and roles of nuclear weapons and their limitations, and then to discuss the position of nuclear weapons from the perspective of national security in a cool-headed manner.