Greetings from the new board members 2025-2026

Our new board members for 2025-2026 have been elected. You can see the results of run-off election at the EGM July 15, 2025 & AGM June 27.

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PRESS EVENTS

President's Message

August 2025

Dear members,

It took some time, but a full Board of Directors now represents the FCCJ and held its first meeting on July 15. I am serving as president, Randy Schmidt as First Vice President, Avi Gokool as Second Vice President, Anthony Rowley as Treasurer, and Kathleen Benoza as Secretary.

Other directors are Michiyo Nakamoto, Masayuki Watanabe, Michael King, and Taeko Nagayama, as well as Martin Fackler and Simon Farrell as our Kanjis. David Umeda will serve as Reserve Director.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Collaboration

FCCJ & A+E Networks Collaboration

Tue, 08/12/2025 - 09:00
(Japanese translation follows English, 日本語訳は英文の後に続きます。) FCCJ & A+E Networks Collaboration Dear Membership: We have shared earlier the exciting news that the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan and A+E Networks (History Channel, Lifetime, Crime Investigation) are collaborating to release videos created from the FCCJ’s extensive archives ...
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DEEP DIVE

DINING

Dining

Unraveling the wonders of Hokusai's Ukiyo e art

Friday, September 19, 2025, 18:30 - 20:00
FCCJ Japanese Traditional Culture Evening: Unraveling the wonders of Hokusai's Ukiyo e art   6:30pm - 8:00pm Friday, September 19, 2025 (doors open 6:00pm) The FCCJ presents a sumptuous Hokusai Evening with Japan's best speakers on one of the country's most beloved internationally respected artists. ...
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Exhibitions

September 2025 Exhibition

September 2025 Exhibition
Masaru Akai's World of Floral Art
Photos by Masaru Akai
September 1 - October 3, 2025

For the month of September, the FCCJ welcomes the exhibition of floral artist Masaru Akai and his unique world of flower art and arranging where he masterfully manipulates and talks with flowers. We are confident you will enjoy the original designs and vivid colors from a florist who frequently instructs the wives of ambassadors in Tokyo. Akai's mission is to convey his heart through the medium of flowers, leading him to call his flower arrangement “Soka,” which may be defined as part flower arrangement and part floral design.

Exhibition Reception & PR announcement event by Masaru Akai x MeSEUM® 
Date: Thursday, September 25, 18:30 - 20:30 (Doors open at 18:00)
Fee: Members & Working Media Free. (Invitation: Limited to members and invited guests.)
To register, please contact front@fccj.or.jp 03-3211-3161

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