Press Events

PRESS CONFERENCE Hajime Minegishi, NPO chiisana arinote advisor August 25, Friday 11:00-12:00(Press Conference) This event has been postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Professional Activities Committee    

PRESS CONFERENCE Why is Jumpei Yasuda Banned from Leaving Japan? Jumpei Yasuda, Freelance journalist Makoto Iwai, Lawyer  August 1, Tuesday, 13:00-14:00 (Press Conference) The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda was famously taken hostage by...

PRESS CONFERENCE Fighting against unfair conditions in the sumo world Daisuke Yanagihara, former sumo wrestler  Ryo Fukuhara & Ryo Shimada, lawyers July 31, Monday, 13:00-14:00 (Press Conference) The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. A former sumo wrestler is...

PRESS CONFERENCE Table tennis star Ai Fukuhara accused of child abduction by ex-husband Chiang Hung chieh, Taiwanese Table tennis player Aiko Ohbuchi, Japanese Lawyer Hsu Sung Po, Taiwanese Lawyer July 27, Thursday 15:00-16:00 (Press Conference) The speech and Q & A will be in Mandarin...

PRESS CONFERENCE Prosecutors Force Retrial on Iwao Hakamada, Who Spent Decades On Death Row Hideko Hakamada, Sister of Iwao Hakamada Hideyo Ogawa, Attorney at law July 25, Thesday, 11:00-12:00 (Press Conference) The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Former...

PRESS CONFERENCE Journalist files freedom of speech lawsuit against Kyodo News Yoichi Ishikawa, Plaintiff & Journalist Yoichi Kitamura, Attorney at Law July 24, Monday, 14:00-15:00 (Press Conference) The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. The issue of self-censorship is...

PRESS CONFERENCE Introducing the Japan Hong Kong Democracy Alliance Maiko Ichihara, Board Member of JHKDA (Japan Hong Kong Democracy Alliance), Professor, Graduate School of Law and the School of International and Public Policy; Hitotsubashi University Hideki Wakabayashi, Advisor of JHKDA & Board Member, Japan NGO...

PRESS CONFERENCE Tasso Takuya, Governor of Iwate Prefecture July 19, Wednesday, 13:00-14:00 (Press Conference) The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. There is a common perception that capital cities are what define a country's character - Paris in the...

PRESS CONFERENCE Carlos Ghosn's $1 billion libel suit against Nissan Nobuo Gohara, Lawyer, Former Prosecutor Carlos Ghosn, Former Nissan Motor Co. & Renault CEO and Chairman *Mr. Ghosn will join the event online. July 18, Tuesday, 15:00-16:00 (Press Conference) Speech will be in Japanese with...

PRESS CONFERENCE Is the discharge of contaminated Fukushima water a danger to the environment? Seong Gon Wi, Democratic Party member of the National Assembly, Korea Yoon Jaekab, Democratic Party member of the National Assembly, Korea Park Yeonhwan, Representative of Korea Federation of Advanced Fisheries Leader...