Press Events

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 Trump’s Syria Strike Langague: The speech and Q& A will be in English Following the U.S. missile strike on Syria last week, Warif Halabi, the Charge D'Affairs at the Syrian embassy in Tokyo, will come to the FCCJ to speak about...

Friday, April 07, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 Tobacco control and Japan Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. Smoking is on retreat throughout much of the developed world. Yet while others seek to kick the habit, Japan continues to light up. That may...

Wednesday, April 05, 2017, 16:30 - 17:30 Striking First? Japan's Defensive and Offensive Options Language: Speech and Q&A will be Japnaese with English interpretaion. In a break with Japan's cautious defense stance since the end of World War II, a policy research group in the ruling Liberal Democratic...

Tuesday, April 04, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 The confederation's views on PM Abe's "work-style reforms" featuring a cap on overtime work Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.   Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative government has set down the framework of...

Thursday, March 30, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 Breaking the tradition of onsen refusing to accept bathers with tattoos Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English Onsen - Welcome with or without Tattoos Los Angeles-born entrepreneur Omima M. Miki will come to the Club to present...

Monday, March 27, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 The governor of Kumamoto and the prefecture's beloved mascot.   Ikuo Kabashima, Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture & Professor Emeritus,University of Tokyo KumamonSales Manager & Happiness Manager of Kumamoto Prefecture  Language: The speech and Q&A will be in English. It has been a year...

Thursday, March 23, 2017, 18:00 - 19:00   Yasunori Kagoike, Moritomo Gakuen President Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. *Initial reservations are limited to three tickets and may be subject to further change. Yasunori Kagoike, President of Moritomo Gakuen, will...

Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 14:30 - 16:00   This event has been rescheduled. The new date and time will be posted shortly. Yasunori Kagoike, Moritomo Gakuen President Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. The head operator of a school at the center...

Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 11:00 - 12:00 The Dangers of Low-Dose Radiation in Fukushima Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English     Six years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, concerns about low-dose radiation and the decision to reopen much of the evacuation zone...

Thursday, March 09, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 Three representatives of organizations for Fukushima evacuees will come to the Club to discuss the issue Miyako Kumamoto,The Liaison Committee for Organizations of Victims of the Nuclear Disaster Hiromu Murata, The Liaison Committee for Litigation Plaintiffs of Nuclear Disaster Victims...