Press Events

Friday, December 20, 2019, 11:00 - 12:00 Akira Yoshino, 2019 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Honorary Fellow of Asahi Kasei Corp,Professor at Meijo University's Graduate School of Science and Technology (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) "A Highly Charged Story: How Lithium-ion...

Thursday, December 19, 2019, 15:00 - 16:00   "Verdict Due in High-Profile Rape Case" Shiori Ito, Journalist Yukiko Tsunoda and Tomoko Murata, Attorney at Law     Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English and Japanese with English interpretation.  One evening in 2015...

Thursday, December 19, 2019, 13:00 - 14:00 Noriyuki Yamaguchi, Former Reporter of TBS Television Inc. Masaaki Kitaguchi, Attorney at Law (The speech will be in English and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) "Journalist Accused of Rape Speaks Out After Court Ruling" Noriyuki Yamaguchi,...

Monday, December 16, 2019, 14:30 - 16:00 Robert Feldman, Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Masaaki Kanno, Chief Economist, Sony Financial Holdings (The speech and Q & A will be in English) "Economic Outlook 2020" 2019 was not an easy year for the Japanese economy. The US-China trade...

Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 14:00 - 15:00  "Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition at Aichi Triennale 2019"   Takashi Kawamura, Mayor of Nagoya Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.       A couple of months after artworks satirizing Japan's wartime past were...

Friday, December 06, 2019, 15:00 - 16:00 Patricia Flor, Ambassador of the European Union to Japan (The speech and Q & A will be in English) "The Future of Japan-EU Relations" It has been an encouraging year for relations between Japan and the European Union. After years of...

Press Confrence: "Creating a more accessible Japan beyond the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics" Katsunori Fujii Chairperson of Japan Council on Disability Wednesday, December 04, 2019, 13:00 - 14:00 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.) The number of wheelchair-friendly hotels...

Professional Luncheon: "Can Japan be a Country Where Women Shine? Womenomics and More" Bill Emmott, Author of "Japan's Far More Female Future" Tuesday, December 03, 2019, 12:00 - 13:30 (The speech and Q & A will be in English) Six years have passed since Prime...

Monday, December 02, 2019, 14:00 - 15:00   Kaori Hayashi, Professor, the University of Tokyo Mari Miura, Professor, Sophia University Rhea Endo & Chisato Yamashita, International Christian University student Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English.     Women have long had to put...

Friday, November 29, 2019, 13:00 - 14:00 Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Member, House of Councillors & Former Governor, Kanagawa Prefecture Language: The speech will be in English and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation   In summer test events carried out by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic...