Press Events

Press Conference: Child abuse in Japanese sport Kanae Doi Japan Director, Human Rights Watch Keiko Kobayashi Japan Judo Accident Victims Association Takuya Yamazaki Sports lawyer, Executive Committee Member of World Players Association Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 15:00 - 16:00 (The speech and Q & A...

Press Conference: End Japan's Travel Ban on Non-Residents Michael Mroczek Chairman of the European Business Council in Japan Christopher J. LaFleur Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 13:00 - 14:00 (The speech and Q & A will be...

Press Conference: Battling Coronavirus in Nightlife Districts Kaori Kohga head of the Nightlife Business Association Shinya Iwamuro urologist and public health advocate Monday, July 20, 2020, 11:00 - 12:00 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English. )   Speech: Recent...

Press Conference: A Quarter Century since the Terrorist Attacks-Unchanged nature of Aum Shinrikyo Ayuko Watanabe Director, First Division, Second Intelligence Department, Public Security Intelligence Agency Friday, July 17, 2020, 11:00 - 12:00 (The speech and Q & A will be in English. ) Japan's top...

Press Conference: "Reopening Japan to foreign students and scholars" Andrej Bekeš President, the European Association for Japanese Studies Sven Kramer Assistant Professor, Kyushu University, Faculty of Humanities Carolin Funck Vice President, Hiroshima University *All speakers will join online. Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 12:00 - 13:00...

Friday, June 26, 2020, 11:00 - 12:00 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. Sayuri Shirai, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University & Former Member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan Central banks in Japan and around the world...

Press Conference: Taro Kono, Minister of Defense Thursday, June 25, 2020, 16:00 - 17:00 Language: The speech in English and Q & A will be in English & Japanese with English interpretation. "Japan's National Security in the Post-Corona Era" Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono's visit...

Monday, June 22, 2020, 13:00 - 14:00 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English / Speaker will join online.) ​​​​​​​Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler Democracy and Press Freedom in The Philippines   Last week a court in Manila found Maria Ressa, one of...

Monday, June 22, 2020, 11:00 - 12:00 Michael Mroczek, Chairman of the European Business Council in Japan (The speech and Q & A will be in English) Relaxing Travel and Entry Bans in Japan and Europe As countries around the world cautiously eye reopening and returning to some...

Friday, June 19, 2020, 13:00 - 14:00 Shogo Watanabe, Attorney, Izumibashi Law Office Koichi Kodama, Attorney, Representative of Attorneys Fighting Against Detention, Hammersmith Oath Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Lawyers Supporting Irregular Migrants Speak against Japan's Tighter Immigration...