Press Events

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, 12:00 - 14:00 “The 20th anniversary of the Toyota Prius and the Future of Eco-Cars” Language:The speech and Q & A will be in English. The Toyota Prius, the world's first mass-produced hybrid car, turned 20 in December. Since the car's 1997 launch,...

Friday, January 19, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 Co-authors of "Tsuikyu-ryoku (The ability to pursue problems)" Language:The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation   The most fundamental job of a reporter is to pursue truth, which governments or companies might not want the...

Wednesday, January 10, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 Yuichiro Tamaki, President, the Party of Hope (Kibo no To) Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Japan's fragmented opposition camp has been struggling to regroup after its electoral debacle in October, which followed...

Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00   Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English   With the rise of the alt-right movement in the U.S. and the resurgence of neo-Nazism in Europe, the Simon Wiesenthal Center should have its hands full. The center's original...

Monday, December 18, 2017, 14:30 - 15:30   Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation   Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's gamble in forcing a snap election in October amid cronyism scandals that shook leadership paid off with his ruling coalition maintaining...

Friday, December 15, 2017, 11:30 - 12:30   Expert on modern slavery and Human trafficking. Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. "Modern Slavery and the Private Sector"   Matthew Friedman, CEO of the NGO The Mekong Club and an expert on modern slavery...

Thursday, December 07, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 How Japan's Legal System is Tearing International Same-sex Couples Apart Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English and Japanese with English interpretation     While Japan is accepting of foreign spouses to both Japanese and foreigners, the...

Thursday, December 07, 2017, 13:30 - 14:30     Language: Speech and Q&A will be in English.     Following U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, H.E Ambassador Mr. Waleed Siam, Representative, Permanent General Mission of Palestine will hold urgent press conference...

Monday, December 04, 2017, 14:00 - 15:00   "Saving Okinawa Dugong from US Base Building" Peter Galvin, U.S. plaintiff of Dugong case Yoshikazu Makishi, Okinawan plaintiff of Dugong case Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English and Japanese with English interpretation. In August, conservationists...

Friday, December 01, 2017, 14:30 - 15:30   Takashi Uesugi, Founder of NO BORDER & Producer of News OPED Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. If you wonder why Japan ranked 72nd on this year's Reporters Without Borders press freedom...