Press Events

PRESS CONFERENCE Alleged Victim of Johnny Kitagawa Speaks Out Kauan Okamoto, Former member of Johnny's Jr & Musician 11:00-12:00 Wednesday, April 12, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) The FCCJ recently hosted a press conference by the...

PRESS CONFERENCE Tomoko Yoshino, President of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO) 16:00-17:00 Tuesday, April 11, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation) Tomoko Yoshino, who in 2021 became the first woman to serve as president of the...

PRESS CONFERENCE "Japan's Economic Diplomacy and International Cooperation in a Complex World" Akihiko Tanaka, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 14:30-15:30 Tuesday, April 11, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Akihiko Tanaka will discuss Japan's aid efforts at a time...

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan's Role in the EV industry Koji Endo, Managing Director, Head of Equity Research, SBI Securities Co., Ltd. Christopher Richter, CLSA Securities Japan, Deputy Head of Research 11:00-12:00 Thursday, March 30, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Beginning...

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan and the G7 process – More than meets the eye Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean, The Asian Development Bank Institute / Think7 Japan Lead Chair Yukari Takamura, Vice-President for International Affairs, Science Council of Japan, Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives, The University...

SCREENING and PRESS CONFERENCE Predator – BBC Documentary on Johnny Kitagawa Mobeen Azhar, Journalist and filmmaker Megumi Inman, Documentary director and filmmaker 14:00-16:00 Friday, March 17, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) Screening: 14:00-15:00 / Press Conference: 15:00-16:00 *Speakers are...

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan-Korean Relations and the Kishida-Yoon Summit Rui Matsukawa, Senator, Liberal Democratic Party 11:00-12:00 Thursday, March 16, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives in Tokyo Thursday to meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The...

PRESS CONFERENCE Ukrainian Doctors on the Wartime Healthcare System Tetiana Yatsenko, Senior researcher, Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of NAS of Ukraine Oleksandra Riabets, Medical student, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv 11:00-12:00 Wednesday, March 15, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.)...

PRESS CONFERENCE Overview of the Foreign Relations of Jordan: The Road Ahead Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister / Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 17:30-18:30 Tuesday, March 14, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) If...

PRESS CONFERENCE Ending the Stigma Against HPV Vaccine in Japan Riko Muranaka, Medical doctor and journalist Lecturer, Graduate School of Kyoto University School of Medicine 11:00-12:00 Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (The speech and Q & A will be in English.) In 2010 Japan began offering...