Press Events

PRESS CONFERENCE:  Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine 09:45-10:45 Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. Ending the Ukraine War Almost two years after Russia's invasion, the war in Ukraine grinds on. Roughly ten thousand Ukrainian civilians...

PRESS CONFERENCE Susumu Kitano, Chief plaintiff / Shiga Nuclear Power Plant Must be Decommissioned! Lawsuit & Former member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly Shoko Murakami, Chief Secretary for the Citizens' Commission on Nuclear Energy and Aileen Mioko Smith, Executive Director, Green Action 14:00-15:00 Monday, February...

PRESS CONFERENCE Caught Up in the Japanese Refugee Recognition System: The Story of a Former Cameroonian Union Leader Koichiro Yoshida, Japanese Lawyer Fon Fon Christopher, Refugee Applicant 15:00-16:00 Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. On 7th...

PRESS CONFERENCE Kenta Izumi, President of Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan 11:00-12:00 Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Japan's Political Chaos: Crisis and Opportunity for the CDP 2024 is just over one month...

PRESS CONFERENCE Saving Japanese TV Yuko Tanaka, Emeritus professor of Hosei University & TV Shine! Citizens Network, Co-Chair Kihei Maekawa, Former Administrative Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology & TV Shine! Citizens Network, Co-Chair Kazuyuki Azusawa, Lawyer, TV Shine! Citizens Network 14:00-15:00 Monday, February 5, 2024 Language:...

PRESS CONFERENCE The Promise and Perils of Artificial Intelligence Andrew Ng, Managing General Partner of AI Fund, Founder of Deeplearning.AI and Adjunct Professor at Stanford University 13:00-14:00 Thursday, February 1, 2024 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. The Promise and...

PRESS CONFERENCE Lawsuit to end racial profiling by the police Motoki Taniguchi, Attorney at law & Maurice, Plaintiff 11:00-12:00 Thursday, February 1, 2024 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. Japan’s justice system has come under heavy criticism in recent years...

PRESS CONFERENCE Documentary film: The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan Rionne McAvoy - Film Director Ayuri McAvoy - Producer, former single mother 11:00-12:00 Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English and Japanese...

PRESS CONFERENCE Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Ambassador to Japan 10:00-11:00 Thursday, January 18, 2024 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. Japan as a full spectrum power Fresh from his latest visit to Washington, US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel wants to share his...

PRESS CONFERENCE Nobuyuki Baba, Japan Innovation Party, Representative 15:00-16:00 Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. What's Next for The Japan Innovation Party? Since taking over the Kansai-centric opposition Japan Innovation Party in 2022,...