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Press Conference: Rina Gonoi, Former member of the Ground Self-Defense Forces

Monday, January 26, 2026, 14:00 - 15:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Settlement in Sexual Harassment Case at Japan's Army Rina Gonoi, Former member of the Ground Self-Defense Forces Emi Torii and Aiko Ohta, Attorney at Law 14:00-15:00 Monday, January 26, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English...

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Press Conference: Japanese Creators Speak Out on Generative AI

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11:00 - 12:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Japanese Creators Speak Out on Generative AI Mitsuru Yaku, Honorary Chairman of the Freelance League of Japan Yukari Nishino, Chairman of the Freelance League of Japan Masayuki Takada, Director of the Freelance League of Japan 11:00-12:00 Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Language: The speech...

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Press Conference: Going for A Second Gold at Next Month's Winter Olympics

Monday, January 19, 2026, 16:00 - 17:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Going for A Second Gold at Next Month's Winter Olympics Ryoyu Kobayashi, Ski Jumper, Gold Medalist in Beijing, Medal Favorite in Milan 16:00-17:00 Monday, January 19, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. The Foreign Correspondents...

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Press Conference: Tokyo's Lost Urban Spaces by Riken Yamamoto, Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate

Thursday, January 15, 2026, 13:00 - 14:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Tokyo's Lost Urban Spaces Riken Yamamoto, Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate 13:00-14:00 Thursday, January 15, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan invites members of the press to a briefing...

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Press Conference: Japan's Standoff with China Over Taiwan

Thursday, January 08, 2026, 11:00 - 12:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan's Standoff with China Over Taiwan Masayuki Masuda, National Institute for Defense Studies, Head of China Division John Chuan Tiong Lim, Research fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, Tokyo University 11:00-12:00 Thursday, January 8, 2026 Language: The speech will be in English...

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Press Conference: Opposing an Effort to Whitewash Japan's Wartime Past

Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 15:00 - 16:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Opposing an Effort to Whitewash Japan's Wartime Past Teruhisa Minami, The Association of Nagasaki Citizens for an Atomic Bomb Exhibition to Tell the World 15:00-16:00 Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation....

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Professional Luncheon: Japan's Nobel Prizes and the Need for Education Reform

Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 12:00 - 13:30

PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON Japan's Nobel Prizes and the Need for Education Reform Ryoji Noyori, 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry & Nagoya University Distinguished Professor 12:00-13:30 Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Language: The speech will be in English and Q & A will be in Japanese with English...

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Screening & Press Conference: BLACK BOX DIARIES by Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin

Monday, December 15, 2025, 13:00 - 16:00

SCREENING & PRESS CONFERENCE BLACK BOX DIARIES Shiori Ito, Journalist and Director/Producer Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin, Producers 13:00-16:00 Monday, December 15, 2025 (Screening 13:00-14:45, Press conference 15:00-16:00.) Language: Film will be in English and Japanese with subtitles. Press conference will be in English with...

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Press Conference: Tomoko Yoshino, President of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC-RENGO)

Friday, December 12, 2025, 11:00 - 12:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Labor's Influence on the Takaichi Administration Tomoko Yoshino, President of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC-RENGO) 11:00-12:00 Friday, December 12, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan is pleased...

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Press Conference: Japan's Bear Problem: Time to Call in the Self-Defence Forces? by Kenta Suzuki, Governor of Akita Prefecture

Thursday, December 11, 2025, 11:00 - 12:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan's Bear Problem: Time to Call in the Self-Defence Forces? Kenta Suzuki, Governor of Akita Prefecture 11:00-12:00 Thursday, December 11, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. In late October, Akita Prefecture made international headlines...

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