Press Events

Friday, August 04, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 The Prospects of PM Abe's Latest Cabinet Reshuffle Language:The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation Japan's Prime Minister is reportedly planning to reshuffle his Cabinet on August 3 in an attempt to re-launch a now...

Thursday, August 03, 2017, 14:30 - 15:30 The state of the governor's administration and what lies ahead   Language: The speech will be in English and Q&A in Japanese with English interpretation One year after toppling the establishment candidate to become Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike has again shaken...

Monday, July 31, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "Japan's Unconstitutional Election Deposits" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation Running for political office in Japan is costly. Candidates in last month's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election deposited 600,000 yen each with the authorities,...

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...