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Professional Luncheon: Sada Masashi, Singer, Songwriter & Novelist

Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 12:00 - 13:30

PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON Sada Masashi, Singer, Songwriter & Novelist 12:00-13:30 Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Born in Nagasaki in 1952, Sada Masashi is one of Japan's most beloved and prolific musicians, with a...

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Press Conference: North Korea's High-Tech Boom by Martyn Williams

Thursday, September 10, 2026, 14:00 - 15:00

PRESS CONFERENCE North Korea's High-Tech Boom Martyn Williams, Stimson Center 14:00-15:00 Thursday, September 10, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. North Korea is experiencing an economic boom unlike anything the isolated and once starving country has seen in decades....

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Press Conference: Gen Nakatani, Member of the House of Representatives, LDP

Friday, September 04, 2026, 11:00 - 12:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan's Weak Response to U.S. Sanctions Gen Nakatani, Member of the House of Representatives, LDP 11:00-12:00 Friday, September 4, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. In August, the United States imposed sanctions on the...

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Press Conference: Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications

Tuesday, September 01, 2026, 15:00 - 16:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan's Response to the Kumamoto Earthquake Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications 15:00-16:00 Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. Last month's magnitude 6.8 earthquake in the southern prefecture of Kumamoto killed at...

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Press Conference: How Okinawa's Next Election Will Impact Japan

Tuesday, September 01, 2026, 12:00 - 13:00

PRESS CONFERENCE How Okinawa's Next Election Will Impact Japan Naomi Machida, Head of Ginowan Churamizu Environmental Group Takamatsu Gushiken, Head of Gamafuya Group Recovering War Remains 12:00-13:00 Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation....

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Press Conference: "Spy Paradise: Japan Confronts Its Espionage Problem"

Thursday, August 27, 2026, 15:00 - 16:00

PRESS CONFERENCE Spy Paradise: Japan Confronts Its Espionage Problem Sergiy Korsunsky, Former Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan James D.J. Brown, Professor, Temple University 15:00-16:00 Thursday, August 27, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. Japan has long been seen as a...

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Press Conference: Young Kabuki Stars Go Abroad

Monday, August 24, 2026, 14:30 - 15:30

PRESS CONFERENCE Young Kabuki Stars Go Abroad Ichikawa Somegorō VIII, Kabuki Actor Onoe Tatsunosuke III, Kabuki Actor 14:30-15:30 Monday, August 24, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. With Kabuki attracting a growing global following, two of...

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Press Conference: Japan's Security in an Uncertain World

Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 11:00 - 12:00

PRESS CONFERENCE "Japan's Security in an Uncertain World" Ken Jimbo and Tomoyuki Furutani, Research Institute for Advanced Innovation and GeoStrategy (RAIS) 11:00-12:00 Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. As China grows more assertive and the United...

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Press Conference: A Call to Investigate Alleged Misconduct by Prosecutors

Monday, August 03, 2026, 13:00 - 14:00

PRESS CONFERENCE A Call to Investigate Alleged Misconduct by Prosecutors Masako Mori, Former Minister of Justice Yoshihiro Mukai, Attorney Representing the Mother of "Runa" 13:00-14:00 Monday, August 3, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Last year,...

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Press Conference: The Challenges for Japan's Tea Industry by Yoko Kamikawa, President, Japan Tea Central Association, LDP

Friday, July 31, 2026, 11:00 - 12:00

PRESS CONFERENCE The Challenges for Japan's Tea Industry Yoko Kamikawa, President, Japan Tea Central Association, Member, House of Representatives, LDP Sadami Suzuki, Executive Director, Japan Tea Central Association 11:00-12:00 Friday, July 31, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with...

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