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PRESS CONFERENCE:POSTPONED  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 13:00-14:00 Tuesday, August 25, 2026 The Professional Activities Committee regrets to announce that the above planned event has been...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

PRESS CONFERENCE New Restrictions on Foreign-Born Rugby Players Timothy Lafaele, Professional Rugby Player Seiji Makino, Kensei Law Offices 10:00-11:00 Thursday, July 30, 2026 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Japanese professional rugby has become embroiled in a...

PRESS CONFERENCE A New Era of a Weak Yen? Takehiko Nakao, Former Minister of Finance for Foreign Affairs & Chairman, Center for International Economy & Strategy Sayuri Shirai, Former Member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan & Professor, Faculty of Policy Management,...