Press Events

This event has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. Press Conference: Lieutenant General Kevin B. Schneider Commander, United States Forces Japan Thursday, November 12, 2020, 13:00 - 13:45 Lieutenant General Kevin B. Schneider, Commander, United States Forces Japan *The speech and Q & A will...

Press Conference: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and Japan Glen S. Fukushima Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress 12:00 - 13:00, October 28, 2020 (The speech and Q & A will be in English) *Mr. Fukushima will join the event online. Many Americans see the...

Press Conference: Even with state of emergency lifted, Japan maintains severe restrictions on pregnant women Yoko Sagara Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Taeko Yamada Babycome representative 15:00 - 16:00, October 27, 2020 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English...

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...