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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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...