Press Events

Press Conference: "Preventing a medical system meltdown in Tokyo amid a fresh COVID-19 spike" Haruo Ozaki Chairman of Tokyo Medical Association Friday, December 04, 2020, 15:00 - 16:00 With novel coronavirus infections surging to new highs across Japan, the government has heeded medical advice to...

Press Conference: Being Disabled in Japan Eiko Kimura Member of the House of Councilors Yasuhiko Funago Member of the House of Councilors 15:00 - 16:00, December 03, 2020 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.) The cabinet office says...

Press Conference: The Government's Decision to Refuse the Science Council of Japan's Nominations Yukio Himiyama Board Member of the Association of Japanese Geographers, President of International Geographical Union & Professor Emeritus of Hokkaido University of Education Youichi Kibata Chair of the International Connections Committee of...

Press Conference: Going Carbon Neutral Mika Ohbayashi Director, Renewable Energy Institute Tom O'Sullivan Founder of Mathyos Hisayo Takada Programme Director, Greenpeace Japan Kimiko Hirata KIKO network            13:00 - 14:00, November 30, 2020   In his inaugural speech to parliament on October 26, Prime Minister...

Press Conference: The State of the COVID-19 Vaccine Race Ryuichi Morishita Professor of Department of Clinical Gene Therapy, Center of Medical, Innovation and Translational Research School of Medicine, Osaka University 15:00 - 16:00, November 26, 2020 (The speech will be in English.) With COVID-19 cases...

Press Conference: Tokyo2020 and beyond：Initiatives for a Safe and Secure Tokyo Yuriko Koike Governor of Tokyo 13:30 - 14:30, November 24, 2020 (The speech will be in English and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.) With the novel coronavirus resurging across...

This event has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. Press Conference: Lieutenant General Kevin B. Schneider Commander, United States Forces Japan Thursday, November 12, 2020, 13:00 - 13:45 Lieutenant General Kevin B. Schneider, Commander, United States Forces Japan *The speech and Q & A will...

Press Conference: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and Japan Glen S. Fukushima Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress 12:00 - 13:00, October 28, 2020 (The speech and Q & A will be in English) *Mr. Fukushima will join the event online. Many Americans see the...

Press Conference: Even with state of emergency lifted, Japan maintains severe restrictions on pregnant women Yoko Sagara Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Taeko Yamada Babycome representative 15:00 - 16:00, October 27, 2020 (The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English...

Press Conference: WBA Champ Kyoguchi Puts Boxing Back on the Bill in Osaka Hiroto Kyoguchi WBA Super World Light Flyweight Champion Hitoshi Watanabe Chairman of Watanabe Promotion Tsuyoshi Yasukochi Executive Director of Japan Boxing Commission Hiroshi Mizohata Chairman of Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau 11:00...