October 1, 2026

An interview article with Professor Masashi Nakayama and Visiting Professor Eiji Yamamoto of the Faculty of Law was published in the Nikkei Shimbun.

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An interview article featuring Professor Masashi Nakayama and Visiting Professor Eiji Yamamoto of the Faculty of Law was published in the morning edition of the Nikkei Shimbun on October 1, 2026 (Thursday).
In the opinion section article titled "'Secular Pope': The UN Secretary-General Election is a Close Race - Will a True Mediator Emerge?", I was interviewed as an expert familiar with UN diplomacy.
You can view the article (members only) on the Nikkei Digital Edition.

The UN Secretary-General election, a "secular pope" election, is a free-for-all; will a true mediator emerge? | Nikkei

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