Press Events

Press Conference: WBA Champ Kyoguchi Puts Boxing Back on the Bill in Osaka Hiroto Kyoguchi WBA Super World Light Flyweight Champion Hitoshi Watanabe Chairman of Watanabe Promotion Tsuyoshi Yasukochi Executive Director of Japan Boxing Commission Hiroshi Mizohata Chairman of Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau 11:00...

Press Conference: Science Council of Japan Controversy Masanori Okada Professor, Waseda University Takaaki Matsumiya Professor, Ritsumeikan University Sadamichi Ashina Professor, Kyoto University (Zoom) Ryuichi Ozawa Professor, Jikei University School of Medicine (Zoom) 14:30 - 15:30, October 23, 2020 (The speech and Q & A will...

Press Conference: H.E. Dr. Grant Pogosyan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Japan 15:00 - 16:00, October 21, 2020 The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Last month, an old and violent conflict on the edge of Europe...

Press Conference: H.E. Dr. Hasan Murat Mercan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Gursel Ismayilzada Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan 11:00 - 12:00, October 21, 2020 (The speech will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Q...

PRESS CONFERENCE Midnight Swan Tsuyoshi Kusanagi "Midnight Swan" Leading Actor Eiji Uchida "Midnight Swan" Director 12:00-12:40, Friday, October 9, 2020  (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.) *The trailer of the film will be shown at the beginning of...

Press Conference: Making Women Shine in Japan's Male-dominated Politics Seiko Noda Executive Acting Secretary General, LDP 15:00 - 16:00, September 28, 2020 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.) When Yoshihide Suga became prime minister this month, he vowed...

Press Conference: Japan's New Opposition Force in the Post-Abe Era Yukio Edano Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) 13:00 - 14:00, September 23, 2020 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.) Yukio Edano returns to the FCCJ amidst...

Press Conference: Towards a Diverse, Inclusive LDP Tomomi Inada Member of the House of Representatives, LDP 11:00 - 12:00, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.)   Former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada is well known...

Press Conference: Post-Abe Japan Tsuneo Watanabe Senior Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation Michael Thomas Cucek Assistant Professor, Temple University Japan Campus (TUJ) Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 16:00 - 17:00 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) *Mr. Cucek is joining this event online....

Press Conference: "LDP Presidential Candidate" Shigeru Ishiba, Member of the House of Representatives, LDP Friday, September 11, 2020, 13:00 - 14:00 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.)   Yoshihide Suga, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's loyal enforcer since...