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Tuesday, September 05, 2017, 14:30 - 16:00 "Working Behind the Scenes of Japan's Diplomacy" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English Former Foreign Ministry official Hitoshi Tanaka is well known on two fronts. One is as former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, a position...

Tuesday, August 29, 2017, 11:00 - 12:00 The Democratic Party Presidential Candidates Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation Nearly five years after falling from power, Japan's Democratic Party (DP) is struggling for survival after its leadership resigned and a string...

Wednesday, August 23, 2017, 10:00 - 11:00 North Korea and the Current Situation of Guam Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English North Korea has threatened to send missiles over Japan in the direction of Guam, threatening the security and safety of the Pacific...

Friday, August 04, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 The Prospects of PM Abe's Latest Cabinet Reshuffle Language:The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation Japan's Prime Minister is reportedly planning to reshuffle his Cabinet on August 3 in an attempt to re-launch a now...

Thursday, August 03, 2017, 14:30 - 15:30 The state of the governor's administration and what lies ahead   Language: The speech will be in English and Q&A in Japanese with English interpretation One year after toppling the establishment candidate to become Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike has again shaken...

Monday, July 31, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 "Japan's Unconstitutional Election Deposits" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation Running for political office in Japan is costly. Candidates in last month's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election deposited 600,000 yen each with the authorities,...

Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 12:00 - 13:30 "The Risky Economics of Hosting the Olympics” Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English Andrew Zimbalist is author of the highly regarded "Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup" and was...

Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 “Tsukiji Okamisan kai (Group of women working at Tsukiji Market) is against the Relocation Plan” Language: The speech and Q&A will be in Japanese with English interpretation The Tsukiji fish market, officially known as Tokyo Central Whole Sale Market, is home...

Friday, July 21, 2017, 12:30 - 13:30 Freedom of Information and the Situation in Japan Language: The Speech and Q&A will be in English Press freedom is under unprecedented attack across the globe. Empowered by SNS, pugnacious U.S. President Donald Trump has been attacking and threatening the media whenever he...

Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 16:30 - 17:30 "Unruly physical restraint of patients at psychiatric hospitals must stop" Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English and Japanese with English interpretation There is a dark secret in Japan’s psychiatric treatment, in which physical restraint of patients...