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Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 Nobel Peace Prize 2017: ICAN Language: The speech and Q&A will be in English (Two Hibakushas will speak in Japanese with English interpretation) The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), at a...

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 12:00 - 13:30 In North Korea with Antonio Inoki Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English US President Donald Trump ruled out a diplomatic option to defuse the crisis over North Korea’s missile and nuclear threats when he blasted as...

Monday, October 09, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 The election series Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) The Club sent the invitations to the major political parties in connection with the 48th general election of members of the House of Representatives Toranosuke...

Thursday, October 05, 2017, 12:00 - 14:00 "North Korea Nuclear Crisis" Language: Speech and Q&A will be in English Tensions have been escalating at an alarming speed on the Korean Peninsula since North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test last month. The hermit nation shows no sign of...

Wednesday, October 04, 2017, 11:00 - 12:00 "Global Britain, Global Japan - Shared Values and Shared Future"   Language:The speech and Q & A will be in English Britain's proposed exit from the European Union – better known as "Brexit' – was seen by the majority who voted for...

Tuesday, October 03, 2017, 15:30 - 16:30   Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation  A freelance journalist, Kosuke Tsuneoka, is filing a lawsuit against the Japanese government to seek compensation for damage caused by a police raid, but he says...

Monday, October 02, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "The Sharing Economy in Japan" The speech and Q & A will be in English and Japanese with interpretation The rise of taxi-hailing app Uber and other companies in the so-called "sharing economy" has been one of the biggest social and...

Friday, September 29, 2017, 12:00 - 14:00 “ONE BELT - ONE ROAD (OBOR) and What It Means for Japan” Language: The Speech and Q&A will be in English In May this year, the world's gaze was directed at China when it officially launched the vast "One Belt-One Road"...

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "The impact of Whaling, Coal and Climate Change on Our Oceans & the Great Barrier Reef" Language: The Speech and Q&A will be in English. With its vast lands and oceans, and the Great Barrier Reef, Australia is known for its nature,...

Monday, September 25, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "Imperial Family Purse" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation The recent betrothal of Emperor Akihito's eldest grandchild, Princess Mako, and his own plan to abdicate have shed light on how the world's oldest...