Events
Book Break
Governing Japan: Divided Politics in a Resurgent Economy
By J.A.A. Stockwin
Monday, March 30, 2009, 6:30PM to 8:30PM
To Regular & Professional/Journalist Associate Members:
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009. 7:30 p.m. 19th Floor
BORN INTO BROTHELS. USA. 2004. 85 min. DOCUMENTARY.
Director: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
Cast: Kochi, Avijt, Shanti, Manik, Puja, Gour, Suchitra, and more, all themselves.
Press Conference;
Kiyomitsu Iuchi,
Founder & Executive Director, NPO Yukon-juku
Shihoko Fujiwara,
Coordinator of Polaris Project Japan office
Professional Luncheon,
Takafumi Horie,
Author of "Tettei Kosen"
Professional Luncheon:
Alexandra Harney, Journalist and Author of "The China Price"
Brian Klein, Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in Japan
Chris Grundy
Rock and pop
FCCJ Media Room
-- LIMITED NUMBER OF PLACES STILL AVAILABLE --
Press Conference,
Hirofumi Nakasone,
Minister for Foreign Affairs
SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING followed by a Q&A session with the director, Kazuhiro
Soda.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2009. 7:00 p.m. 20th floor.
MENTAL.
Japan. 2008. 135 minutes.
Professional Luncheon,
Shintaro Ishihara,
Governor of Tokyo
Professional Luncheon:
Satoru Iwata,President, Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Shigeru Miyamoto,Senior Managing Director, Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Press Conference;
Kenneth Roth, Kanae Doi & Bo Kyi,
New Human Rights Watch Policy Recommendations on Burma
Press Conference,
Takeshi Yokoyama,
Whistleblowing Former Employee of ShinGinko Tokyo Sued
Paul Williams
Celtic
Celtic folk - Traditional and Contemporary Songs
from Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
FCCJ Spring Special
Doors Open 11:30 Curtain Opens 12 noon, Sunday, April 12, 2008
Economic Forum Series;
Osamu Fujimura,
DPJ NEXT Minister of Health, Labor & Welfare
Jin Igarashi, Director, Ohara Institute for Social Research, Hosei University,
Tusyoshi Takagi,President, Japanese Trade Union Confederation
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009. 7:30 p.m. 19th floor.
BURN AFTER READING. USA. 2008. 96 minutes.
Directors: Joel and Ethan Coen.
Starring George Clooney, John Malkovich, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda
Swinton.
Professional Luncheon,
Hakuho,
The 69th Yokozuna
Professional Luncheon;
Yojiro Takita,
Director of Academy Award Winner "Okuribito" ("Departures")
Press Conference,
Richard Holbrooke,
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Economic Forum Series,
Jean-Claude Trichet,
President, European Central Bank
Brad Holmes
60s to 90s Pop Hits
Professional Luncheon,
David F. Gordon, Head of Research & Director, Global Macro Analysis,
Eurasia Group
Professional Luncheon,
David Kuhl & Dennis L. Meadows,
2009 Japan Prize Laureates
SPECIAL SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENING followed by a Q&A session with the film’s producer, Satoru Iseki.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009. 7:00 p.m. 20th floor.
RAIN FALL.
Japan. 2009. 111 minutes. Written and directed by Max Mannix.
Based on the novel by Barry Eisler.
Produced by Megumi Fukasawa, Satoru Iseki, Tsutomu Sakurai.
Starring Kippei Shiina, Kyoko Hasegawa, Gary Oldman, Akira Emoto.
Professional Luncheon:
Aleksander Grad, Minister of State Treasury of Poland
Ludwik Sobolewski, President of the Board, Warsaw Stock Exchange
Press Conference
Daniel Pinkston
Deputy Project Director for North East Asia,
The International Crisis Group
An evening of Spanish wine tasting & purveying
6:00pm to 7:20pm, and 7:40pm to 9:00pm
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
An evening of Spanish wine tasting & purveying
6:00pm to 7:20pm, and 7:40pm to 9:00pm
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Professional Breakfast,
Seiji Maehara,
Vice President, Democratic Party of Japan
Bruno Dimino
French Chanson
Professional Luncheon:
Itsuro Nakamura, Professor of Tsukuba University;
Muneo Suzuki, Representative of the New Party Daichi;
Kazuhiko Togo, Former Director General of European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
SPECIAL DOCUDRAMA PREVIEW followed by a Q&A with Flora Chong and Dr. Joseph Wong, film consultants.
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009. 7:00 p.m. 20th floor.
IRIS CHANG – THE RAPE OF NANKING. Canada. 103 minutes.
Directors: Bill Spahic, Anne Pick.
Starring: Olivia Cheng as Iris Chang.
Consultants: Dr. Joseph Wong and Flora Chong.
Press Conference,
Yasushi Akashi,
Representative of the Government of Japan to Sri Lanka
Journalism Program Series,
Blaine Harden, Donald Macintyre, Gwen Robinson & Dominic Ziegler
"The State of Journalism"