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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...

Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 11:00 - 12:45 （＊Time has been changed. ）Constitutional Revision and the State of Current Politics in Japan Langugae: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation Japanese politics is at a crossroads. On the Constitution Day this year Prime...

Monday, June 12, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00  "Seeking Peace on the Korean Peninsula" Kim Young Woong, Michel Chossudovsky & Kiyul Chung Language:The speech and Q & A will be in English and Korean with interpretation The prospects for a lasting peace on the Korean peninsula don’t seem bright....