Press Events

PRESS CONFERENCE A defector diplomat exposes North Korea's regime Lee Ilkyu, Former Counsellor, The Embassy of DPRK to Cuba  14:00-15:00 Thursday, October 9, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Korean with English interpretation. Lee Il Gyu, a former senior North...

PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON: Rescheduled Aonishiki, Sumo Wrestler 11:30-13:00 Thursday, October 9, 2025 This event has been rescheduled due to the speaker's schedule. ⋆Lunch will start at 11:30 and the speech will start at 12:00. Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with...

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan's next prime minister Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University 11:00-12:00 Monday, October 6, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. On the first working day after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...

PRESS CONFERENCE Ryosei Akazawa,  Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy and Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization 11:00-12:00 Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Japan-U.S. Trade Deal Japan signed a trade...

PRESS CONFERENCE North Korea's Power Play: First Russia, Now China, What’s Next? Jenny Town, Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center and the Director of "38 North" 11:00-12:00 Friday, September 26, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. Kim Jong Un's...

PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON Natsuko Toda, Film Subtitle Translator 12:00-13:30 Thursday, September 25, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English. "Natsuko Toda, Japan’s Subtitle Queen" English-language film buffs in Japan need no introduction to Natsuko Toda. She has been called "the most...

PRESS CONFERENCE How to Think About Scandals in Japan: Fuji TV and Suntory CEO Igor Prusa, Ph.D. et Ph.D., Ambis University Prague & Metropolitan University Prague 13:00-14:00 Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Language: The speech and Q&A will be in English. Japan has seen two big...

PRESS CONFERENCE Japan's Online Gambling Legislation, Casino Resorts and the Problems of Gambling Addiction Liz Ritchie MBE; Co-Founder and Family Service Trustee, Gambling with Lives Charles Ritchie MBE; Co-Founder and Chair of Trustee, Gambling with Lives Noriko Tanaka; Representative of The Society Concerned about Gambling...

PRESS CONFERENCE The LDP Presidential Election and Beyond Toshimitsu Motegi, Member of House of Representatives, LDP 14:00-15:00 Thursday, September 18, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. As the Liberal Democratic Party gets set to hold its...

PRESS CONFERENCE Top Opposition Party Eyes LDP Vote Yoshihiko Noda, President of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan 15:00-16:00 Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has been leader...