Press Events

Tuesday, May 30, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "Uber, ride sharing and the taxi industry in Japan" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation One of the most profound social developments of recent years is the rise of the 'sharing economy', exemplified...

Friday, May 26, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "Geo-Political and Military Operational Challenges facing Japan and its Allies" Language: The Speech and Q&A will be in English Japan's international defense trade show has attracted a lot of media attention over the past two years, following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s...

Thursday, May 25, 2017, 14:30 - 15:30 "Foreign Detainees on Hunger Strike" Foreigners held at immigration centers in Tokyo and Nagoya have been going on hunger strikes to protest against their detentions and conditions in the facilities. More than 20 people, of nationalities including Iranian, Turkish and Vietnamese,...

Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 Japan's Security Situation Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation The region around Japan has been plunged into a great deal of uncertainty. China is becoming increasingly assertive in the Asia-Pacific region, and North...

Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 12:30 - 13:30 The 8th update of the Report; 'Worldwide Investments in Cluster Munitions: A Shared Responsibility' Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English with simultaneous interpretation Cluster bombs have emerged as one of the world's more pernicious military weapons,...

Thursday, May 11, 2017, 14:00 - 15:00 "Where Tepco is today: Progress and challenges" Language:The speech and Q & A will be in English Just over six years have passed since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered a triple reactor meltdown. While workers have made progress in...

Thursday, May 11, 2017, 11:30 - 13:00 The Global Economic Outlook: Trump, Brexit, Abenomics and more Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English The global economy appears on a solid path. GDP growth in Japan and elsewhere is somewhat stronger than previously forecast. Stock...

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 The future of Bitcoin in Japan Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English Bitcoin - the cryptocurrency devised by mysterious inventor Satoshi Nakamoto - is one of the most exciting financial news stories of recent years. Its...

Friday, April 28, 2017, 10:30 - 11:30 “Nuclear Disaster Scenarios: Spent Fuel Pool Accidents and North Korea”  Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English The atomic power plant disasters at Three Mile Island in the U.S. in 1979 and Chernobyl in the...

Thursday, April 27, 2017, 15:30 - 16:30 "Is Tokyo keeping its promise of a sustainable Olympics?" Language: The speech and Q&A will be in English Seven Japanese and overseas activist groups last week called for an independent investigation into the source of wood chosen for the construction of...