Press Events

Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 12:00 - 13:30 "The Risky Economics of Hosting the Olympics” Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English Andrew Zimbalist is author of the highly regarded "Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup" and was...

Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 “Tsukiji Okamisan kai (Group of women working at Tsukiji Market) is against the Relocation Plan” Language: The speech and Q&A will be in Japanese with English interpretation The Tsukiji fish market, officially known as Tokyo Central Whole Sale Market, is home...

Friday, July 21, 2017, 12:30 - 13:30 Freedom of Information and the Situation in Japan Language: The Speech and Q&A will be in English Press freedom is under unprecedented attack across the globe. Empowered by SNS, pugnacious U.S. President Donald Trump has been attacking and threatening the media whenever he...

Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 16:30 - 17:30 "Unruly physical restraint of patients at psychiatric hospitals must stop" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English and Japanese with English interpretation There is a dark secret in Japan’s psychiatric treatment, in which physical restraint of patients...

Tuesday, July 18, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "3 Years Until Tokyo 2020 - the Most Exciting Games Ever!" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation The single biggest news event on the horizon in Japan is the Tokyo Olympic Games of...

Thursday, July 13, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "Preparing Japan's Workplace of the Future" Language: The Speech and Q&A will be in Japanese with English interpretation Despite all efforts at work reform, Japanese employees still toil some of the longest hours in the world. Over one in four Japanese...

Monday, July 10, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "Shifting US-Japan Politics, Banking Landscape and Financial Regulations in the Trump Era" Language: The speech and Q&A will be in English With the Donald Trump administration in its sixth month, much remains in flux in Washington DC, which has implications for...

Monday, July 10, 2017, 12:00 - 14:00 China’s Major-country Diplomacy: Ideas and Practices Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English China is rarely out of the news lately, whether it is over the country's role in mediating in the North Korea crisis, its stance...

Thursday, July 06, 2017, 14:30 - 16:00 "The New Law of Whaling" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation The passage last month of a new whaling law is a clear sign that Japan is not about to bow to international...

Wednesday, July 05, 2017, 18:30 - 20:30 Distinguished Panel on the Future of Journalism: 4 distinguished veteran correspondents hold forth on some important issues (The speech and Q & A will be in English) Beset by the digital revolution, talk radio, social media, fake news and political tribalism,...