Hajime Akiyama is an Assistant Professor of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tsukuba. He graduated from International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo, and he received Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts in Peace Studies and Doctor of Philosophy from ICU. He researched as a Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. He received a Fellowship under the “Young Researchers Exchange Programme between Japan and Switzerland 2016” and stayed at the University of Lausanne as a Visiting Researcher. He served College of International Relations of Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, as a Lecturer. Since 2020, he is in the current position. His specialisation includes peace studies, constitutional law, international law and international organisations. He researched nationality and statelessness, post-COVID-19 studies and post-anthropocene. His publications include “Post-COVID-19 Studies: Pandemic, Change and Continuity in Society, the Future (in Japanese)” (Akashi Shoten, 2022). He received the Award of Brilliance of the 29th Eisaku Sato Essay Contest. He was selected as the BEST FACULTY MEMBER of the University of Tsukuba in AY 2022. He is a TRiSTAR Fellow; TRiSTAR is the Top Runners in Strategy of Transborder Advanced Researches (TRiSTAR) program conducted as the Strategic Professional Development Program for Young Researchers by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT). (As of July 2023)