Press Events

PRESS CONFERENCE "Myanmar in Freefall" Thomas Andrews, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar April 28, Friday, 12:00-13:00 (Press Conference) (The speech and Q & A will be in English with simultaneous interpretation.) Despite once promising signs of democratic buds...

PRESS CONFERENCE Shoichi Ibusuki and Chie Komai, Attorneys at law supporting Ms. Wishma's family Heydar Safari Diman, Iranian refugee applicant 11:00-12:00 Thursday, April 27, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) The Death that Shook Japan: Wishma Rathnayake...

PRESS CONFERENCE H.E. Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative 11:00-12:00 Thursday, April 20, 2023 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. *NOTE: Due to space restrictions, a limited reservation system will be in place. United States-Japan Trade Relations The United...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Climate change: the latest IPCC report is a source of anxiety, but also of hope" Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Former Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Vice-Chair 15:00-16:00 Wednesday April 19, 2023 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. "There...

PRESS CONFERENCE Time to Pressure North Korea on Human Rights James Heenan, Representative of UN Human Rights Office in Seoul 11:00-12:00 Friday, April 14, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) James Heenan, the new head of the UN's Human Rights...

PRESS CONFERENCE Alleged Victim of Johnny Kitagawa Speaks Out Kauan Okamoto, Former member of Johnny's Jr & Musician 11:00-12:00 Wednesday, April 12, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) The FCCJ recently hosted a press conference by the...

PRESS CONFERENCE Tomoko Yoshino, President of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO) 16:00-17:00 Tuesday, April 11, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) Tomoko Yoshino, who in 2021 became the first woman to serve as president of the...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Japan's Economic Diplomacy and International Cooperation in a Complex World" Akihiko Tanaka, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 14:30-15:30 Tuesday, April 11, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Akihiko Tanaka will discuss Japan's aid efforts at a time...

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan's Role in the EV industry Koji Endo, Managing Director, Head of Equity Research, SBI Securities Co., Ltd. Christopher Richter, CLSA Securities Japan, Deputy Head of Research 11:00-12:00 Thursday, March 30, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Beginning...

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan and the G7 process – More than meets the eye Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean, The Asian Development Bank Institute / Think7 Japan Lead Chair Yukari Takamura, Vice-President for International Affairs, Science Council of Japan, Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives, The University...