PRESS EVENTS

President's Message

From the President- August 2021
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Deep Dive

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Deep Dive Series: Innovation "Wars" - Can Japan stay abreast?

Thursday, August 05, 2021, 08:30 - 10:00
Deep Dive Series 2021: Innovation "Wars" - Can Japan stay abreast? 8:30-10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 5, 2021 (The presentation and Q & A will be in English.) Are the Japanese innovative? This is an often-posed question and one that has taken on new relevance with ...
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DINING

Dining

Stimulating Spanish Serenade Dinner Concert

Friday, August 06, 2021, 18:30 - 20:00
Tokyo Sinfonia: Spanish Serenade Dinner-Concert Friday August 6, 2021, 18:30-20:00 Combining aspects of both a delightful dinner and a captivating concert Robert Rÿker conducts the Tokyo Sinfonia in another “hugely enjoyable” evening featuring the savory tastes and exotic sounds of old Spain. Colorful music of ...
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Dining

Correspondents Lunch (from 4 August 2021)

Wednesday, August 04, 2021, 11:30 - 14:00
Correspondents Lunch menu from August 4 through August 10 Soup: Cold Carrot Soup or Salad: Tomato and Corn Salad and Fish Today's Fresh Fish with Chickpeas in a Light Soup or Meat Homemade Hamburger Steak with Mushroom Sauce or Curry Lamb Curry Indian Style and ...
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Exhibitions

August 2021 Exhibition: Tokyo 2020 Olympics

August 2021 Exhibition: Tokyo 2020 Olympics
August 9 - September 3, 2021

Daiki Hashimoto during the Gymnastics - Artistic : Men's Individual All-Around Final (July 28, 2021)
Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT

When the Games came to Tokyo in 1964, I was looking forward to seeing Abebe Bikila, the barefoot marathon champion. I was totally captivated when I saw a picture of him running barefoot at the Rome Olympics inside a photo magazine. Early in the morning on the day of the competition, I took a position at the corner by the entrance to the National Stadium. Abebe ran calmly like a great philosopher, and the Japanese marathon runner, Tsuburaya, ran behind him tilting his head. My eyes filled with tears as I pressed the shutter on my camera. That was my first Olympic experience.

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