Videos

Seiseke Okuno talks about Japanese perspectives on World War II and why he and many others feel that Japan should not publicly apologize for initiating the war in the Pacific. After his prep…

Japan Federation of Economic Organizations Chairman, Takashi Imai, addressed the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan and talked about Japan’s Economic Future.

Ichiro Ozawa talked about the parliamentary strength of the Liberal Party and its positions on various domestic and foreign policy issues. He examined several topics, including Asian financi…

Hironori Hamanaka talked about global warming and an upcoming summit United Nations summit on the environment later that year. He emphasized the progress made at the Summit of the Eight and …

During his first visit to Japan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan. He spoke about the future of Israel’s technology sector and the …

Hiroshi Mitsuzuka spoke about Japanese economic reforms and the current state of the Japanese economy. He spoke about various reforms in both private sector industries such as real estate an…

O-Kie Kwon, who is also the Minister of National Unification, spoke about recent developments in relations between North and South Korea. He spoke about the South Korean position on issues s…

Mr. Lan spoke about the future of Hong Kong after July 1, when China assumes control of the area from the United Kingdom. He argued that since most of Hong Kong business is service and most …

The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan hosted a luncheon meeting with guest speaker Andrew Card,President & CEO, American Automobile Manufacturers Association , in Tokyo. …

United States Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale spoke to the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan for the second time. He spoke about the Clinton administration efforts to improve U.S.-Japa…

Lester Brown, the author of Who Will Feed China?, spoke about the food supply problems facing the world’s most populous nation. He outlined several natural limits on world food production, i…

The former telecommunications minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi talked about running for leader of the Liberal Democratic Party last year and the policy changes he advocated, such as priva…

Takeo Nishioka, New Frontier Party Secretary General, a member of the Diet for 25 years, talked about the struggles of his party and his vision of Japan’s future. The New Frontier Party is t…

Kato Koichi, Japanese Liberal Democratic Party, Secretary General, spoke about several aspects of Japanese politics, including the recent Okinawan referendum in which the citizens voted to a…

Glen Fukushima, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan-Vice President, made predictions about U.S.-Japan relations over the next year over a broad range of issues, including trade and interna…

Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan.

New Frontier Party leader Ozawa answered questions about Japanese national and international politics and talked about his country’s relations with China, Taiwan and North Korea. He did not …

George Soros spoke about his efforts over the past few years to create what he called an open society in countries around the world, especially the former Communist bloc. He outlined the mea…

The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan hosted a discussion by military analysis Katsuhisa Ogawa. He talked about the status of the Special Forces agreement, which outlines the guidelines …

Fred Bergsten, Director for the Institute for International Economics, spoke about the recent developments in U.S.-Japan economic relations, including the recent automobile agreement. He als…