Press Events

PRESS CONFERENCE Damien Veron, Brother of Tiphaine Veron 13:00-14:00 Friday, November 24, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in French with English interpretation.) What Happened to Tiphaine Véron? A French national, Tiphaine Veron was on vacation in Japan when she vanished on...

PRESS CONFERENCE Zin Mar Aung, The Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar 11:00-12:00 Friday, November 24, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Myanmar's government in-exile The...

PRESS CONFERENCE Blowing the whistle on Myanmar's junta Kyaw San Han, Former Special Liaison Police Officer (Myanmar Police Force) Sean Turnell, Former Special Economic Advisor of Aung San Suu Kyi Toru Kubota, Documentary filmmaker & Yuki Kitazumi, Journalist 15:00-16:00 Monday, November 20 2023 (The speech...

PRESS CONFERENCE Takeshi Kitano, comedian, film director, actor, painter, writer, singer 15:00-16:00 Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) * This press conference is fully booked. It has taken the FCCJ nearly 20 years to...

PRESS CONFERENCE They Don't Treat Us Like Human Beings; Abuse Allegations at Japanese Women's Prisons Teppei Kasai, Asia Program Officer, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch Ayuko Takatoh, Attorney at Law Goro Koto, Director of Japan Advocacy Network for Drug Policy 13:00-14:00 Tuesday, November 14, 2023...

Panel Discussion (Hybrid Event) Full Exposure: International Women in Photo Awards 2023 Louise Amelie, Finalist (Professional Category), Germany, Missing Member   Sara Bennett, Laureate (Emerging Category), United States, Looking Inside: Portraits of Women Serving Life Sentences Natalia Garbu, Finalist (Emerging Category), Moldova,...

PRESS CONFERENCE Gaza crisis' implications for Japan and East Asia Tetsuo Kotani, Professor, Meikai University and Senior Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) Koichiro Tanaka, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University Tom O'Sullivan, Director of Mathyos Global Advisory 11:00-12:00 Thursday, November...

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan's auto industry, its strength and weakness Koji Endo, Managing Director, Head of Equity Research, SBI Securities Co., Ltd. Christopher Richter, Deputy Head of Research, CLSA Securities Japan 11:00-12:00 Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in...

PRESS CONFERENCE Waleed Siam, Ambassador, Representative, The Permanent General Mission of Palestine 15:00-16:00 Friday, October 13, 2023 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. The Palestinian Perspective of the Situation in Gaza Israel says the Hamas attack on its territory is...

PRESS CONFERENCE Avoiding War in East Asia Gregory Kulacki, China Project Manager for the Global Security Program, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Kim, Joon Hyung, President of Korea Diplomacy Plaza, International Affairs Professor of Handong Global University, the former Chancellor of the Korea National...