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CANCELLED: PRESS CONFERENCESpeaking Out Against Political Hate SpeechAkira Maeda, Association of Citizens Condemning Hate Speech by PoliticiansMegumi Komori, Acting Secretary-General, International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and RacismThe Professional Activities Committee regrets to announce that the above planned event has ...

PRESS CONFERENCEConfronting Deepfakes: Japan's Next Steps in the Age of AIDai Yamamoto, Senior Project Director, Data & Security Research Laboratory, Fujitsu LimitedKotaro Nakayama, Representative, NABLAS Inc.13:00-14:00 Tuesday, June 24, 2025Language: The speech will be in English and Q & A ...

PRESS CONFERENCEYuichiro Tamaki, Leader of Democratic Party for the People10:30-11:30, Tuesday, June 24, 2025Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation."The DPP and the Upper House Election"In Japan’s October 2024 Lower House election, the ...

PRESS CONFERENCE “Nippon Ishin’s Policy Priorities and Summer Election Strategy" Seiji Maehara, Co-President Nippon Ishin ( Japan Innovation Party ) 9:00-10:00 Thursday, June 19, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. The Osaka- and Kansai-centric Nippon Ishin ...

PRESS CONFERENCE Global Trade in America's Crosshairs: How We Got Here and Where It's Going Michael Beeman, Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC 11:00-12:00 Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. Japan is ...

"Meet the Press"Jelani Cobb, Dean, Columbia Journalism School18:00-19:00, Saturday, June 14, 2025The Dean of Columbia Journalism School will visit the FCCJ on Saturday evening to share his thoughts about the state of the industry and its future. Despite the sudden notice about ...

PRESS CONFERENCE Global AIDS response at a crossroads Joseph Tucker, Co-Chair, APACC (Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infection Conference)  Eamonn Murphy, Director, Asia Pacific Regional Support Team, UNAIDS Rachel Ong, Regional Coordinator, Global Fund Advocates Network Asia/Pacific, Singapore 11:00-12:00 Thursday, June 12, 2025 Language: The speech ...

PRESS CONFERENCE Yoshihiko Noda, President of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan 11:00-12:00 Monday, June 9, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Yoshihiko Noda, President of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and former Prime Minister, ...

PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON Activist Investors in This Year's Shareholder Meetings Nicholas Benes, CEO, The Board Director Training Institute of Japan (BDTI) 12:00-13:30 Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. Not too long ago, corporate Japan treated stockholders as ...

PRESS CONFERENCE Hideaki Higuchi, Former Judge of Fukui District Court 13:00-14:00 Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. The Courts and Nuclear Power: A Judge Speaks Out Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that the ...