17/04/2026
_________________________________
GRIPS Newsletter
No. 121
April 17, 2026
_________________________________
Ⅰ. NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENT
-GRIPS alumnus Mr. Le Minh Hung elected as new Prime Minister of Viet Nam
https://www.grips.ac.jp/en/news/20260408-00528/
-Symposium Held: “The World After the Trump Administration and the International Trade Order” — Policy Recommendations to Rebuild the Free Trade System Released
https://www.grips.ac.jp/en/news/20260403-00519/
-GRIPS' Graduation Ceremony for Spring 2025 was held
https://www.grips.ac.jp/en/news/20260401-00518/
Ⅱ. EVENTS & SEMINARS
-GRIPS Forum Information
Date: June 1 at 16:40-18:10 (Japan Time)
Speaker: Dr. Akio Takahara, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Venue: Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Date: June 15 at 16:40-18:10 (Japan Time)
Speaker: Dr. Aaron Bateman, Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University
Venue: Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Date: June 29 at 16:40-18:10 (Japan Time)
Speaker: Mr. Motoyuki Tamagawa, President and CEO, GYOKUSENDO Co.,Ltd.
Venue: Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
*We will announce on the website when details are finalized.
GRIPS Forum
https://www.grips.ac.jp/en/events-cat/grips_forum/
-JEMIOW × J-TREE Joint Workshop Call for Papers
Deadline: May 11, 2026
https://www.grips.ac.jp/en/events/20260330-00516/
Ⅲ. ALUMNUS OF THE MONTH (ALMO)
Dr. Fabien Majoro
Project Manager, Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector in Rwanda, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
GRIPS Global Governance Program (G-Cube) (’18)
https://www.grips.ac.jp/en/alumni/almo/pastalmo/almos2026/26-03/
Ⅳ. ACTIVITIES OF ALUMNI
Dr. Abigail Adomako Boadi (Policy Analysis Program ‘25)
“Unlocking Ghana’s Potential: Building a sustainable 24-hour economy through structural reform and strategic innovation”
3News, March 19, 2026
https://3news.com/opinion/unlocking-ghanas-potential-building-a-sustainable-24-hour-economy-through-structural-reform-and-strategic-innovation?ref=cedirates
Ⅴ. RESEARCH WORK BY GRIPS PROFESSORS
Professor Kunihiko Shinoda
“Lessons from Japan’s rare earth shock”
East Asia Forum, March 19, 2026
https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/03/19/lessons-from-japans-the-rare-earth-shock/
Professor Yoko Iwama
“The ‘German Problem’ and the Helsinki Process” (ROLES REPORT No. 67)
International Conference “50 Years of the Helsinki Final Act: European Experience and Asian Future.” August 25-26, 2025
https://roles.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/uploads/publication/file_english/253/publication.pdf
Ⅵ. GRIPS Faculty: New Hires
April 1, 2026
https://www.grips.ac.jp/en/news/20260410-00525/
===========================================
Published by:
Public Relations Team
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
7-22-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8677, Japan
[email protected]
https://www.grips.ac.jp/en/
Subscribe
https://a19.hm-f.jp/index.php?action=R1&a=461&g=4&f=8&fa_code=0a7f0146fa3ca7a4841fb6bbea3cc85e
Copyright © 2020 National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies,
All rights reserved.
===========================================