Dr. Hiroshige FUJII（藤井広重）, LL.M (Dokkyo), Adv. LL.M (Leiden), Ph.D. in Human Security (Tokyo), is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Regional Development and Creativity and the School of International Studies at Utsunomiya University, specializing in International Criminal Law and Peacebuilding in Africa. His research and teaching are on international criminal law and human rights in theory, practice, and peacebuilding research methods.

He served as Secretary General and Director of the Peace Studies Association of Japan, PSAJ, in 2025 and was a member of the Academic Exchange and Cooperation Committee of the Japan Association for United Nations Studies (JAUNS) (2019- 2021), Editorial Committee Guest Editor of Peace Studies No. 59 (Issues of Peace from the Perspective of Human Rights Violations: The Peace Studies Association of Japan), and Secretary General of the 25th JASID Spring Conference (The Japan Society for International Development).

As a UNU Global Leadership Training Program member, Fujii was a visiting fellow at the University of Cape Town from 2016 to 2017. He has professional experience in the Philippines, Ghana, and the Netherlands and has been engaged in UN Peacekeeping Operations as a Program Advisor in Japan’s Cabinet Office (2014-2016).

He analyzes the logic of both sides, those who decide to judicial intervention and those targeted by International Justice, by conducting fieldwork to elucidate how post-conflict society has been transformed. His research has contributed to the debate on building peace in the region, especially in Africa, by adopting international law, political science methods, and area studies approaches. His academic papers have been selected for two prestigious academic awards for young researchers in Japan (2021 第９回若手難民研究者奨励賞 & 2022 第16回社会倫理研究奨励賞). In addition, he has twice received the Best Teacher Award, which is given to the faculty member with the highest student evaluation of classes at Utsunomiya University.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science funds his research (2021-2025). Also, His main research themes are international criminal law in Africa received competitive funding from the Matsushita Foundation (2018-2019), the Inamori Foundation (2020-2022), and the Mitsubishi Foundation (2024-2026).