Press Events

Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 (The speech and Q & A will be in English) "Is the Korean Transition Manageable?" With reaction to the June 12 US-North Korea summit ranging from a historic and positive first step to an event lacking in substance, attention is now...

Monday, June 18, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) Tochinoshin, the first Georgian and the third European pro sumo wrestler in Japan, who has been promoted to the second-highest rank in sumo, Ozeki, was recently awarded the...

Thursday, June 14, 2018, 13:00 - 14:00   Masayuki Tamaki, Sports and Music Critic Hiroshi Ikezawa, Japan Times Sports Division Manager Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English "Violence in Sports: How Big Is the Problem?" Rodney Dangerfield once joked that he went to...

Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 Jesper Koll, Chief Executive Officer, WisdomTree Japan Inc. Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English "The Cost of Reconstructing North Korea - Who Pays?" Jesper Koll has been researching and investing in Japan since becoming a resident in...

Monday, June 11, 2018, 11:00 - 12:00 Takeo Harada, CEO & Representative of the Institute for International Strategy and Information Analysis, Inc (IISIA) Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English "A Future Scenario for East Asia beyond North Korea Crisis" One day before the...

Tuesday, June 05, 2018, 13:00 - 14:00 Atsuhito Isozaki, Associate Professor, Keio University Language: The speech will be in English and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) "A Trump-Kim Summit and Beyond" The US-North Korean nuclear poker remains as unpredictable as ever with the...

Friday, June 01, 2018, 16:00 - 17:00   Tetsuo Kotani, Associate Professor of Meikai University & Senior Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English) One thing that many security analysts would agree on these days is that the traditional model...

Thursday, May 31, 2018, 12:00 - 13:30   "Making Sense of Trumponomics and the Implications for Japan" Paul Sheard, Vice Chairman of S&P Global Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English.     Donald Trump's economic actions, whether it be in leading the charge...

Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 18:30 - 20:30   John Dougill, Founder, Writers in Kyoto John Einarsen, Founder and Publisher, Kyoto Journal Eric Johnston, News Editor, The Japan Times Susan Pavloska, Associate Editor, Kyoto Journal   Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. "...

Thursday, May 24, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 Myron Dewey, Film Director, Digital Story Teller William Patrick Kincaid, Consultant for the Yankton Sioux Nation's Treaty Committee The Professional Activities Committee regrets to announce that the above planned Press event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank...