Author Bridgida Akomiah MA in Public Policy, International University of Japan (IUJ) Key findings ● Four structured searches on RuleWatcher returned over 2,600 primary-source policy documents on great power competition alone, spanning China, Singapore, Russia, the EU, Korea, and South Africa. ● Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and multiple China-Russia and BRICS joint statements show active bloc-building and hedging behavior operating outside the US-China axi

Author Bridgitte Akomiah MA International Relations, International University of Japan Introduction In an International Security class, my Professor once asked what natural resources we think in some years to come nations might have a conflict over. Oil was one of the top answers but to our surprise, the answer was water. Water security has become one of the defining public policy challenges of the twenty-first century. Climate change, rapid urbanization, population growth,

Author Ajibike Zuliat Jimoh M.A. Economics, International University of Japan Lead Consultant Isopa Consulting Limited Nigeria Overview Quick question: What do a reverse vending machine, trash sorting, and a guy nicknamed "Baban Bola" have in common? They are all part of Nigeria's plastic waste story, and I found every single one of them without reading a single newspaper article. Just 29 government press releases, one search tool, and about an hour of clicking around. Here

Author Hein Htet Naing Master's Student at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) Key Findings Japan’s recent policy developments indicate a growing emphasis on economic security, reflected in increased government involvement in strategic sectors (METI, 2025). At the same time, foreign investment regulations demonstrate a pattern of selective openness, with stricter controls applied to sensitive industries (Ministry of Finance, 2023). In parallel, digital transformation po

Author Arcenio Hafo Arlindo Fondo LL.M., Kyushu University, Graduate School of Law Author Introduction As a legal advisor and trainee lawyer working in a state-owned company, I have focused my recent work on foreign direct investment and its legal framework in Mozambique. I have also worked as an intern lawyer at the Mozambican Bar Association (OAM), where I developed a strong interest in access to justice and the protection of human rights. As a professional committed to ju

Author Originally from the Republic of Guinea, I am a Public Health and Nutrition Specialist with expertise in both program management and teaching. In 2023, I was awarded the Japan International Cooperation Agency Scholarship under the African Business Education (ABE) Initiative program, which allowed me to pursue my MPH studies at St. Luke’s International University and broaden my global perspective on health, business development, and international cooperation. My academic

Author Khin Win Myat Mon M.Eng(Master of Information Science and Engineering) Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering Ritsumeikan University Key Findings Passwords are implicated in over 80% of hacking-related breaches globally, yet most organisations lack a policy-level plan to replace them (Verizon, 2023). RuleWatcher's TreeMap revealed India as the dominant actor in digital identity policy, unexpected for a researcher focused on Western frameworks such as Fa

Author Sulyman Hafeez Ayo MSc. Computer Engineering Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company (AUMTCO), Nigeria Deputy Manager (Chief Technology Officer) Key Findings RuleWatcher provides a new digital gateway for analysing policy, governance, and innovation trends shaping Nigeria’s transport modernisation. It helps bridge the data gap between government agencies, research institutions, and innovation startups in the mobility ecosystem. By combining the RuleWatcher with generative A

Author María Angélica Jiménez Otálora Professional in Languages and Sociocultural Studies; Anthropologist (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia) Master’s in Language Didactics (Universidad de la Salle, Colombia) Master’s Student in Educational Innovation and Communication Studies (Waseda University, Japan) Overview My area of expertise is education, with a focus on the teaching of Japanese as a foreign language and intercultural communication. Although my work primarily centers

Author Jessa Danica Villa Agcopra Master's Student in International Public Policy at the University of Tsukuba (Japan) Introduction Blue economy is defined by the World Bank as the “sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and ocean ecosystem health”. All over the world, ocean economy growth for the past 25 years is from Asia and the Pacific (OECD, 2025) accounting for 75 percent. Specifically, Eastern Asian countries accounted

Author Farouk Uthman Graduate Student, Natural Resource Economics and Rural Development, Kyoto University (Japan) Agricultural Research Officer (Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture, Nigeria) Introduction Can a global policy search tool help reveal the hidden institutional footprints of agricultural subsidies in regions with inadequate documentation systems? Nigeria’s Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement, and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) matching grant program, design

Author Leopoldo V. Da Silva Victor Sanca A Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) SDGs scholar and a Master’s student in International Cooperation in Education at Naruto University of Education, Japan. Educational researcher and a RuleWatcher ambassador, academic and professional work focused on education governance, statistics, and data-driven policy analysis. Overview RuleWatcher is a gateway to global policy intelligence. It scans and translates real-time regulation