The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan

PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON Japan's Nobel Prizes and the Need for Education Reform Ryoji Noyori, 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry & Nagoya University Distinguished Professor 12:00-13:30 Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Language: The speech will be in English and Q & A will be in Japanese with English...

SCREENING & PRESS CONFERENCE  BLACK BOX DIARIES Shiori Ito, Journalist and Director/Producer  Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin, Producers 13:00-16:00 Monday, December 15, 2025 (Screening 13:00-14:45, Press conference 15:00-16:00.) Language: Film will be in English and Japanese with subtitles. Press conference will be in English with...

PRESS CONFERENCE Labor's Influence on the Takaichi Administration Tomoko Yoshino, President of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC-RENGO) 11:00-12:00 Friday, December 12, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan is pleased...

PRESS CONFERENCE JAPAN’S BEAR PROBLEM: TIME TO CALL IN THE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES? Kenta Suzuki, Governor of Akita Prefecture 11:00-12:00 Thursday, December 11, 2025 Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation. In late October, Akita Prefecture made international headlines...