Press Events

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...

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 12:00 - 14:00 "Japan's most successful woman's tennis player" Lanuage: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation After a glittering career in professional tennis, the world’s former women's No.4, Kimiko Date, is calling it a day. At 46,...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00   Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English Everything changed in France with the May 7 election of Emmanuel Macron. At 39, he became France's youngest ever president, obliterating the challenge from the right and left and...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 12:00 - 13:30 "Asian Financial Crisis - 20th Anniversary Lessons" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English The mid-1990s were the time when the so-called Asian Economic Miracle was still at its height, and yet by the end of the...

Friday, September 15, 2017, 12:00 - 14:00 "The North Korea situation" Language: The speech and Q & A will be Japanese with English interpretation Many journalists based here also cover North Korea. At any time there is the possibility of an NHK alert telling us that a missile...

Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 13:00 - 14:10 Mission to North Korea Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation Antonio Inoki has built up an unconventional resume over his 74 years. A wrestler-turned lawmaker who once set up his own political party...

Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 12:00 - 13:30   Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English Old hands will remember Bernie Krisher -- the legendary Newsweek bureau chief here back in the sixties-seventies who scooped everyone by an exclusive interview with the Showa emperor. And...

Thursday, September 07, 2017, 12:00 - 14:00 "The Time for Environmental Action is Now" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English with simultaneous interpretation The FCCJ is pleased to host three Blue Planet Prize laureates to give their insights into global environmental issues at...

Tuesday, September 05, 2017, 14:30 - 16:00 "Working Behind the Scenes of Japan's Diplomacy" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English Former Foreign Ministry official Hitoshi Tanaka is well known on two fronts. One is as former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, a position...