Press Events

PRESS CONFERENCE Fumitake Fujita, Co-President, Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) 14:00-15:00 Thursday, November 13, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. In a move that surprised Japan’s political world, the Nippon Ishin no Kai, a small populist...

PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON Corporate Governance Reform 2025 Hiromi Yamaji, Group CEO, Japan Exchange Group, Inc. 12:00-13:30 Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Japan's capital markets are enjoying a rally, with the Nikkei Stock Average closing above 50,000 for...

PRESS CONFERENCE Yuichi Kaido, President, Center for Prisoners' Rights Yuji Ogawara, Chief Secretary, The Central Board on Abolition of the Death Penalty and Reform of the Relevant Penal System of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations Raphaël Chenuil-Hazan, Executive Director, Together Against the Death Penalty...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Unpaid Bills at the Osaka-Kansai Expo" Takaseki Chihiro, business owner Kishida Munesirou, business owner Nishitani Fumikazu, journalist 11:00-12:00 Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. When the Osaka World Expo ended on...

PRESS CONFERENCE Opponents Ask Tokyo Governor Koike to Halt Gaien Redevelopment Yoshiko Kira, Member of the House of Councillors of Japan, JCP Akira Harada, Member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, JCP Robert Whiting, Author and Journalist 11:00-12:00 Thursday, October 30, 2025 Language: The speech and...

PRESS CONFERENCE Tetsuo Saito, Chief Representative Komeito 11:00-12:00 Monday, October 20, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.  Japanese Politics After The LDP-Komeito Divorce The departure from the ruling coalition of Komeito following the election of Sanae...

PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON Ibuki, Magician 12:00-13:20 Thursday, Octber 16, 2025 ⋆Lunch will start at 12:00 and the speech will start at 12:30. Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Meet The Japanese Magician Who Dazzled His Way To A...

PRESS CONFERENCE Will Takaichi Become Japan's Next Leader?  Chiyako Sato, Expert Senior Writer, Editorial Board, The Mainichi Shimbun  Masato Kamikubo, Professor, College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University 15:00-16:00 Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English or Japanese...

PRESS CONFERENCE A defector diplomat exposes North Korea's regime Lee Ilkyu, Former Counsellor, The Embassy of DPRK to Cuba  14:00-15:00 Thursday, October 9, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Korean with English interpretation. Lee Il Gyu, a former senior North...

PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON: Rescheduled Aonishiki, Sumo Wrestler 11:30-13:00 Thursday, October 9, 2025 This event has been rescheduled due to the speaker's schedule. ⋆Lunch will start at 11:30 and the speech will start at 12:00. Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with...