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Tuesday, July 04, 2017, 12:00 - 14:00 "The impact of the Qatar crisis on Japan" Language:The speech and Q & A will be in English The diplomatic and economic blockade imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia and other Arab states is beginning to worry resource-poor Japan, which relies much...

Thursday, June 29, 2017, 11:30 - 13:30 "Rakuten: Delivery by Drone" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English and Japanese with English interpretation One of the most significant technological developments of recent years is the emergence of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, capable of...

Monday, June 26, 2017, 14:00 - 15:00 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election Series (Komeito) Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation The Club sent the invitations to the Tokyo Chapters of major political parties in connection with the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election....

Friday, June 23, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "The Fight Against US Bases on Okinawa" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation In March, Japanese police released Hiroji Yamashiro, a retired civil servant, after 152 days in detention. His initial arrest was...

Thursday, June 22, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "The Current Status of Renewable Energy in Japan" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English Which way will Asia (and the rest of the world) go in sourcing energy - staying mainly with fossil fuels, taking the...

Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 15:30 - 16:30   Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation With surprising urgency, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pushed his Liberal Democratic Party to draw up a plan by the year's end for altering Japan's 70-year-old...

Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 12:00 - 14:00 "Revising Article 9 Will Not Protect Japan." Langugae: The speech and Q & A will be in English Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, wants to end the unconstitutional status of the Self Defence Forces (SDF) by making explicit reference to them...

Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00   Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election Series (JCP) Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation   The Club sent the invitations to the Tokyo Chapters of major political parties in connection with the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election....

Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 11:00 - 12:00 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election Series (LDP) Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation The Club sent the invitations to Tokyo Chapters of major political parties in connection with the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election. Hakubun...

Monday, June 19, 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election Series (DP) Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation The Club sent the invitations to Tokyo Chapters of major political parties in connection with the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election. Jin...