David Ha, CEO and co-founder of Sakana AI, was all smiles at a press conference on navigating Japan’s AI landscape on May 13.
The last Friday of the month is our palace run event, members and staff walk, jog or run one or more laps of the 5k palace loop course. On April 25 staff led the way!
Writer, director and producer Junichi Yasuda and starring cast Makiya Yamaguchi spoke to the membership following a special screening of the hit movie “A Samurai In Time” on April 15.
Kim Yung-ho, Republic of Korea Minister of Unification, and club president Dan Sloan shake hands at the close of the Minister's press conference on April 10 (Photo copyright Y.T.).
At a Deep Dive event on April 9, Paul Sheard, author of “The Power of Money,” spoke on Trump's “global trade war” - the raft of new tariffs on key trading partners - with Hung Tran (Atlantic Council Geoeconomics Centre) & Richard Katz (author of "The Contest for Japan’s Economic Future: Entrepreneurs versus Corporate Giants").
In the Book Break on April 8 for "POP YOKAI Contemporary Character Art of Japan", members were treated to a live art-performance by Chubei Yagyu.
At a March 27 press conference Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church), condemned a Japanese court ruling ordering the group’s dissolution, calling it unjust and politically motivated.
Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa Paul Mashatile spoke at the club on March 19, 2025 with updates on developments at home and the bilateral relationship with Japan.
Sneak preview screenings are a monthly favorite, and "RAVENS" on March 12, 2025 with director Mark Gill and actors Tadanobu Asano and Kumi Takiuchi was no exception.
On February 7, journalist Satoko Norimatsu and Professor Peter Kuznick, director of the Institute for Nuclear Studies, discussed the likely impact of the Trump administration on the US military bases in Okinawa, the Japan-US alliance, and Japan's possible response (Photo copyright Y.T.).
One of the club's more unusual press conferences, horror writer and YouTuber Uketsu drew a large crowd on Jan. 16, 2025.
From left, FPCJ president Kazuo Kodama, FCCJ president Dan Sloan and Rep. Taro Kono with the ceremonial opening of the club's Hacks & Flacks 2025 New Year party. Instagram album.