Press Events

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...

Thursday, November 30, 2017, 14:30 - 15:30   "Creator of Spiderman & X-Men at Tokyo COMIC CON" Stan Lee, Tokyo Comic Con's honorary Ambassador & MARVEL's honorary chairman Mitsuaki Munegumi, CEO of Tokyo Comic Con Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese and English with simultaneous interpretation....

Thursday, November 30, 2017, 12:00 - 13:30 “Trump in Asia” (Language: Speech and Q&A will be in English) U.S. President Donald Trump's 12-day, five-nation swing through Asia received mixed reviews, ranging from tremendously successful" (his own) to "The Chinese leadership played the president like a fiddle" (Susan Rice,...

Monday, November 27, 2017, 15:00 - 16:30 "The Implication of Saudi Arabia Situation on Japan" Language: The Speech and Q&A will be in English. Regarding the recent developments surrounding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including the anti-corruption campaign, we have invited Hiroyuki Takai, President, Sumitomo Corporation Global Research...

Tuesday, November 21, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 PRESS CONFERENCE Toyoo Gyohten, Honorary Advisor, the Institute for International Monetary Affairs (IIMA) Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. US President Donald Trump's recent visit to Asia was judged to have been a success in terms...

Thursday, November 09, 2017, 12:00 - 13:30 North Korea's Missiles and Nukes: Bombs or Bombast?  Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English.   According to media reports, North Korea now has the capability of sending missiles to hit most of the United States. But reports on...

Thursday, November 02, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 “Paternity Harassment Suit” Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English An equity sales manager at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. last week filed a harassment claim against the brokerage, asking a court to order the firm to...

Wednesday, November 01, 2017, 12:00 - 13:30 "President Trump's visit and its implications for Japan & the Asia region" Language:The speech and Q & A will be in English The FCCJ is inviting Brad Glosserman, a senior adviser of the Pacific Forum CSIS and a visiting professor at the...

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 12:00 - 13:30 "Trump’s Visit to Japan" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. The FCCJ is inviting Fumiaki Kubo, University of Tokyo professor, to talk about the implications of the visit by US President Donald Trump to Japan....