PRESS CONFERENCE
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, former chairman of KADOKAWA
Nobuo Gohara, Attorney-at-Law

15:30-16:30 Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, the former chairman of publishing giant KADOKAWA and current honorary chairman of the Kadokawa Cultural Promotion Foundation, was given a suspended prison sentence in January 2026 in a high-profile bribery case linked to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan will host a press conference by the former chairman, who at 82 years of age is among the most prominent figures swept up in the Olympic bribery scandal. Kadokawa has consistently maintained his innocence while also becoming a fierce critic of Japan’s “hostage justice” system.

In response to the January sentence of two and a half years in prison suspended for four years, Kadokawa is suing the government, claiming that his arrest and 226-day pre-trial detention were unlawful. In an escalation of his legal battle, Kadokawa will file a lawsuit on June 16 seeking damages from the current president of KADOKAWA and the lawyer who chaired the internal company committee that investigated him.

Kadokawa and his legal counsel, lawyer and former prosecutor Nobuo Gohara, will speak to us about the case and the shift in legal strategy.

How to attend: 
Please register by emailing front@fccj.or.jp with your name and the name of your media outlet. FCCJ members should also include their membership number. Doors will open 15 minutes before the event.

How to watch online: https://www.youtube.com/c/FCCJchannel/live  

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TV crew: Please make a reservation at front@fccj.or.jp. Doors open for TV crews only at 30 minutes before the event. FCCJ will limit live-streaming of FCCJ-hosted press conferences to Club members only. Non-members will no longer be permitted to live-stream these events. However, non-members may still film for reporting purposes and use footage after the press conference.

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