Press Events

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...

Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 14:30 - 16:00 Maurice Fitzpatrick, Director "IN THE NAME OF PEACE: JOHN HUME IN AMERICA" Language: Documentary subtitled in Japanese and Q&A will be in English Screening: 14:30-15:30/Q&A:15:30-1600 After two decades of peace in Ireland, it is...

Monday, May 21, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00   "Restart of #MeToo Movement in Japan—Inspections and analysis of 140 cases in media industry" Mayumi Taniguchi, Associate Professor of Osaka International University Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.   A group called...

Press Conference: "Trump, Russian Intelligence, and Consequences for US Policies towards Japan and Asia" Glenn L. Carle Newsweek Japan Columnist / Former CIA Operations Officer Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Glenn L. Carle...

Thursday, April 26, 2018, 11:00 - 12:00 "Japonismes 2018" Nakamura Shido, Kabuki Actor, Nakamura Shichinosuke, Kabuki Actor, Hiroyasu Ando, President, the Japan Foundation & Jay Sakomoto, President & CEO, Shochiku Co., Ltd. Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English & Japanese with English...

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 "Abe government's support for the Trump Nuclear Posture Review" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English Gregory Kulacki is a respected expert on the People's Republic of China who has lived and worked in China for the...

Monday, April 23, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 Ri Pyong Hwi, Associate Professor of Korea University (Japan) Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Ri Pyong Hwi, Associate Professor of Korea University (Japan) will come to the Club prior to the forthcoming Inter-Korean...

Thursday, April 19, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 "Japan's plutonium stockpile and the approach to reprocessing" The speech and Q & A will be in English Rather than storing spent nuclear fuel, Japan's policy has been to reprocess it to separate out the plutonium for re-use. This policy, which...