Press Events

PRESS CONFERENCE Mikiko Ishikawa, Director, Japan National Commission for the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Junichiro Ohkata, Specially Appointed Professor at Meiji University and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo.  Tomoko Abe, Member of the House of Representatives, the Constitutional Democratic Party...

PRESS CONFERENCE How avatars will change society Hiroshi Ishiguro, Professor of Osaka University (Honorary Professor) MOONSHOT Project Manager 14:30-15:30 Friday, January 27, 2022 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.)   Hiroshi Ishiguro gained international notoriety for his development of human-like robots,...

PRESS CONFERENCE The Fight Against the Death Penalty in Japan 12:30-13:30 Friday, January 27, 2022 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) Hiroaki Uno, Executions Pending Request for Retrial, Defense Attorneys'Team,  Yutaka Ueda, Executions with immediate notice, Defense Attorneys' Team Kyouji...

PRESS CONFERENCE Stefano Sannino, Secretary General of the European Union’s European External Action Service 10:00-11:00 Friday, January 27, 2022 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.)   At this time of geo-political turbulence, the EU's position on the war in Ukraine, its...

PRESS CONFERENCE Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean, The Simon Wiesenthal Center 15:00-16:00 Monday, January 16, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Is religious intolerance on the rise around the world? Accessing the seemingly endless list of Uyghurs in China, Christians...

PRESS CONFERENCE Shigeru Ishiba, Member of House of Representatives, LDP 16:00-17:00 Friday, January 13, 2022 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Japanese Politics and the Kishida Administration in 2023 Ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Shigeru Ishiba, a...

PRESS CONFERENCE Sexual Harassment in the Ground Self-Defense Forces Rina Gonoi, Former member of the Ground Self-Defense Force 14:00-15:00 Monday, December 19, 2022 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) In September, an internal investigation by Japan’s Ground Self-Defense...

PRESS CONFERENCE Iran Protests: 'Woman, Life, Freedom' Explained Sachi Sakanashi, The Institute of Energy Economics Japan Serah Abri, Freelance Researcher Somayyeh Mehri, International preschool teacher & Mohammad Ali Bastami, English Instructor 11:00-12:00 Friday, December 16, 2022 (The speech and Q & A will be in...

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan post-Abe: The legacy of the slain former prime minister Tobias Harris, Deputy Director, Asia Program, German Marshall Fund of the United States 13:00-14:00 Thursday, December 15, 2022 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. A divisive figure throughout...

PRESS CONFERENCE Mme. Fichot, the Estranged Japanese Spouse Accused of Child Abduction, Speaks Up Madame Fichot, Wife of Vincent Fichot (via zoom) Harumi Okamura, Attorney & Hajime Kambara, Attorney 14:00-15:00 Wednesday, December 14, 2022 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with...