Press Events

Luncheon Talk: "Behind the Story" series; What have Foreign Correspondents seen and thought in Japan? Richard Lloyd Parry Asia Editor / Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Times (UK) 13:00-14:30 pm, Wednesday December 15, 2021 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) This is...

PRESS CONFERENCE Global Energy Crisis and Japan's Energy Dilemma after COP26 Jun Arima, Project Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo Hiroyuki Tezuka, Chair, WG on Global Environment Strategy, Keidanren & Fellow, JFE Steel Corporation Frank Hiroshi Ling, Chief Scientist, Anthropocene Institute...

PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON Kathy Matsui, General Partner, MPower Partners Yumiko Murakami, General Partner, MPower Partners Miwa Seki, General Partner, MPower Partners Masatoshi Fukasawa, Partner, MPower Partners 12:00-13:30 Monday, December 13, 2021 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Beyond Womenomics: Can a Female-led...

PRESS CONFERENCE Atsuko Nishiyama, Attorney at Law Hirokatsu Nakajima, Attorney at Law Junko Hayashi, Attorney at Law 10:00-11:00 Monday, December 13, 2021 The speech will be in English and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Suspected Racial Profiling by Police --...

PROFESSIONAL DINNER Carlos Ghosn, Former Nissan Motor Co. & Renault CEO and Chairman *Mr. Ghosn is joining this event online. 17:30-20:30 Monday, December 6, 2021 The speech and Q & A will be in English. "Unfinished Business" Carlos Ghosn was scheduled to speak at the...

PRESS CONFERENCE The Global War Against "Forever Chemicals" Robert A. Bilott, Attorney and author 11:00-12:00 Friday, December 3, 2021 (The speech and Q & A will be in English and Mr. Bilott is joining this event online.) Environmental crusader Robert Bilott once fought on the...

PRESS CONFERENCE Taro Kono, Member of the House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) 15:00-16:00 Thursday, December 2, 2021 (The speech and Q & A will be in English) "What's the next move for Taro Kono?" Taro Kono, once considered something of a...

PRESS CONFERENCE: Cancelled Michael Mroczek, Chairman of the European Business Council in Japan Christopher J. LaFleur, Special Advisor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan 11:00-12:00 Thursday, December 2, 2021 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) The Professional Activities Committee...

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PRESS CONFERENCE His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama  "Cultivating a good heart" 12:15-13:30 Wednesday, November 10, 2021 (The speech and Q & A will be in English or Tibetan with English interpretation.) *His Holiness is joining this event online. The FCCJ is honored to welcome...