Press Events

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...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Accidents at Japan's daycare centers" Ai Yamaguchi & Makoto Yamaguchi (pseudonym), Parents of Emiri Yamaguchi Akira Senju, Lawyer & Hiroko Inokuma, Journalist July 10, Monday 15:00-16:00 (Press Conference) The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation Cases of...

PRESS CONFERENCE Sergey Korsunsky, Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan July 10, Monday 10:00-11:00 (Press Conference) (The speech and Q & A will be in English) "500 Days of War in Ukraine" Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergey Korsunsky will come to the FCCJ on the 500th...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Government Rules Will Put Us Out of Business" Maya Okamoto, Voice actor Masuo Ueda, Anime Producer Terumi Nishii, Animator Kyoji Koto, Certified Public Tax Accountant June 22, Thursday 14:00-15:00 (Press Conference) (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with simultaneous...

PRESS CONFERENCE Koji Niisato, Attorney at Law & Co-Chairman, Lawyers Group for Victims of the Eugenic Protection Act Yasuyuki Tokuda, Attorney at law & Leader, Oita Lawyers' Group for Victims of the Eugenic Protection Act Junko Iizuka, Co-Chair, Group of Victims of the Eugenic Protection...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Tonikaku Reveals All" Tonikaku, Comedian 10:00-10:45 Friday, June 16, 2023 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. For years, comic Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura has been known in Japan for his hadaka gei (naked acts) gig, where...

PRESS CONFERENCE Palau President Visits Fukushima Ahead Of Water Release Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., President of the Republic of Palau 13:30-14:30 Thursday, June 15, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, at 466 sq...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Japan-China Diplomatic Strategy and the Japanese Communist Party" Kazuo Shii, Japanese Communist Party Chairman June 12, Monday, 14:00-15:00(Press Conference) (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) Concerned about Japan-China relations and the tensions over Taiwan, the Japanese...