Press Events

PRESS CONFERENCE Hayashi Yoshimasa, Foreign Minister  June 2, Friday, 16:30-17:10 (Press Conference) (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said his country faces the most difficult and complex national security environment since World War Two. The painful...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Japan Inc. vs the Activists: Ousted Fujitec chairman strikes back" Takakazu Uchiyama, Former Chairman/President, Fujitec Co Ltd Kazuyoshi Kimura, Kenji Uenishi, & Hiroki Okimoto, Outside Director Candidate of Fujitec Co Ltd Hiroyuki Kawai, Attorney at Law June 2, Friday, 14:00-15:00 (Press Conference) (The...

PRESS CONFERENCE Whose Salmon? Ainu Nation Lawsuit and International Indigenous Maritime Rights Masaki Sashima, President, Raporo Ainu Nation (Japan) Aslak Holmberg, President of the Saami Council (Finland) Russ Jones, Hereditary chief of the Haida Nation (Canada) May 29, Monday, 13:00-14:00 (Press Conference) (The speech and...

PRESS CONFERENCE Alleged Kitagawa Victim Calls for Anti-Abuse Law Yasushi Hashida, Former member of Johnny's Jr., actor and dancer May 26, Friday, 14:00-15:00 (Press Conference) (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) On May 14, the talent agency Johnny...

PRESS CONFERENCE Dhondup Wangchen, Tibetan Documentary Filmmaker in Exile May 26, Friday, 11:00-12:00 (10 min screening + Press Conference) (The speech and Q & A will be in Tibetan with English interpretation) Leaving Fear Behind: A Tibetan Filmmaker Talks About Living Under Chinese Rule  ...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Shaking up Japan's Criminal Justice System" Shinobu Yamagishi, Former President & CEO, Pressance Corporation Kana Sasakura, Professor, Faculty of Law, Konan University/  Executive Director, Innocence Project Japan Saroop Ijaz, Senior Counsel, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch May 25, Thursday,...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Former Malaysia PM Mahathir Moots New Government Model" Mahathir bin Mohamad, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia May 24, Wednesday, 11:00-12:00 (Press Conference) (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who was Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981...

PRESS CONFERENCE "A Journey for Leveling Up Korea-Japan Relations" Park Cheol-Hee, Chancellor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy May 16, Tuesday, 15:00-16:00 (Press Conference) (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Park Cheol-Hee is the man of the moment in long-fraught ties between Japan...

PRESS CONFERENCE "What Fossil Fuel Financing Means for Emerging Economies" Gerry Arances, Executive Director, Center for Energy, Ecosystems and Development, Philippines Makiko Arima, Oil Change International, Japan finance campaigner Sarmin Bristy, Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network, Bangladesh Dwi Sawung, Friends of the Earth Indonesia,...