Comments by Assistant Professor Hajime Akiyama (faculty member of the IPP Program) and Mr. Ryusei Ueno (doctoral student of the IPP Program) have been featured in a report published by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). Their remarks focus on peace and human rights. You can read the report at the following link (this is written in Japanese): https://www.jetro.go.jp/biz/areareports/special/2025/0801/6d21371e9069a400.html

On 9 August 2025, Assistant Professor Hajime Akiyama (faculty member of the IPP program) and Mr Ryusei Ueno (doctoral student of the IPP program) participated as speakers in the event titled “Thinking Peace and Human Rights in the EXPO: How Can Peace be Realised and Human Rights be Guaranteed? Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme”, held during the Theme Week of “Peace, Human Security and Dignity Week” at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. You can watch the video recording at the following link: https://theme-weeks.expo2025.or.jp/en/program/detail/67c123ff491e5.html