Press Events

    Ken Ruoff, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Japanese Studies at Portland State University Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English.   "Japan's Monarchy and the New Emperor in Historical Perspective"     Emperor Naruhito...

    The Professional Activities Committee regrets to announce that the above planned Press event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. 上記の通り、予定されていた記者会見は中止となる事をお知らせいたします、尚、代替の日時が決まり次第、改めてホームページにてご案内申し上げます。     Professional Activities Committee    

  Denis Mukwege, Gynecologist, Nobel Peace Laureate (The speech and Q & A will be in French with English interpretation) "Protecting Women from Sexual Violence in War and Promoting Human Rights" Dr. Denis Mukwege, the Congolese gynecologist who won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for...

  "Korean Schools in Japan" Kang Sona, Lawyer & A member of the Korean Kindergartens' Parents Network Song Hye Suk, Head of the Korean Kindergartens' Parents Network So Ryong Ae, Teacher of Korean Kindergarten Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese...

  Taiga Ishikawa, Member of the House of Councillors, CDPJ (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) "Seeking a Society that Allows Differences" While countries around the world are moving to legalize same-sex marriage, Japan appears to be only...

  Michael Jorgensen, Executive Vice Chairman, National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees (NCASEF) Jaspreet Dhillon, Treasure, NCASEF Rehan Hashmi, Vice Chair, NCASEF (The speech and Q & A will be in English) In recent years, small businesses have become organized into multinational chains. The...

    "Asian Economic Update" Yasuyuki Sawada, Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English with simultaneous interpretation. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will release an update to its flagship annual economic report, Asian...

  Keun Ie Yuh, President of the Central Headquarters, The Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan) (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) "How Diplomatic Tensions are Affecting Korean Residents" Relations between Japan and South Korea have deteriorated dramatically...

  Hiroto Inoue, Co-founder, Student Member, Fridays For Future Tokyo Saori Iwano, Student Member, Fridays For Future Tokyo Creative Team Takuro Kajiwara, Student Member, Fridays For Future Tokyo (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) "Japanese Students Marching in...

    Robert Taylor & Lydia Gerard, Concerned Citizens of St. John Parish , University Network for Human Rights Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English.   A groundbreaking new health study by the University Network for Human Rights has found unusually...