In 2017, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wining & dining with media company executives, editors and reporters.

2017 January 6
Nikkei Visual Images Inc president Teruto Akiyama
At Japanese restaurant Torifuku

January 25
Yomiuri newspaper editor-in-chief Tsuneo Watanabe
At Japanese restaurant Chiyoda, Hotel Grand Palace

February 2
Yomiuri newspaper editor-in-chief Tsuneo Watanabe, Kyodo News agency president Masaki Fukuyama
Dinner at Yomiuri newspaper headquarters

February 27
Journalists who cover the prime minister’s office and the cabinet office
At Chinese restaurant Akasaka Hanten

April 17
Fuji Media Holdings Hisashi Hieda, who also serves as director at Sankei newspaper
At Japanese restaurant Akasaka Kobori

April 24
Yomiuri newspaper editor-in-chief Tsuneo Watanabe
At Japanese restaurant Chiyoda, Hotel Grand Palace

April 26
Sankei newspaper executive adviser Takehiko Kiyohara
At Austrian restaurant Ginza Habsburg

May 15
NTV president Yoshio Okubo,  Nikkei Visual Images Inc president Teruto Akiyama
At Chinese restaurant Hibiya Heichinrou

May 24
TV Asahi chairman and chief executive Hiroshi Hayakawa and TV Asahi director Hiroshi Shinozuka
At Japanese restaurant Akasaka Kobori

May 29
Yomiuri Newspaper editor Takayuki Tanaka, Yomiuri political editor Riichiro Maeki and others
At Japanese restaurant Umaizoo

June 12
Nikkei business daily chief editorial writer Yoichi Serikawa and political editor Kiyoyuki Uchiyama
Japanese restaurant Kozue at Park Hyatt Tokyo

June 13
Nikkei Visual Images Inc president Teruto Akiyama, Hiroshige Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroyuki Arai, a former upper house lawmaker and others
At Chinese restaurant Eirin


Abe's W&D with media company executives, editors, reporters in 2013 and 2014

Abe's W&D with media company executives, editors, reporters in 2015

In 2016, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wining & dining with media company executives, editors and reporters.

In 2016, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wining & dining with media company executives, editors and reporters.

2016 January 8
Journalists who cover Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
At Chinese restaurant Akasaka Hanten

January 21
Yomiuri Newspaper chairman Tsuneo Watanabe, NHK Enterprises Inc president Tamaki Imai, critic Taro Yayama
Dinner at Yomiuri Newspaper headquarters

January 29
Jiji Press president Yutaka Nishizawa, Jiji Press commentator Shiro Tazaki, Jiji Press editor-in-chief Yuji Watanabe
At French restaurant Crown, Hotel Grand Palace “Authentic, traditional French cooking”

February 12
Sankei newspaper commentator Rui Abiru and Sankei newspaper political editor Takashi Arimoto
At Japanese restaurant Akasaka Zipangu

February 18
Yomiuri Newspaper political editor Takayuki Tanaka
At Japanese restaurant Gaien Umaya Shinanomachi

March 9
Nikkei business daily chief editorial writer Yoichi Serikawa, Nikkei political editor Kiyoyuki Uchiyama
At Japanese restaurant Kyouya

May 16
NTV president Yoshio Okubo, Nikkei Visual Images Inc president Teruto Akiyama and other journalists
At Chinese restaurant Higankaku

June 2
Jiji Press commentator Shiro Tazaki, NHK commentator Toshio Shimada
At Kyoto Tsuyu Shabu Chiriri, Kyobashi branch

June 6
Journalists who cover the cabinet office
At Chinese restaurant Akasaka Hanten

August 15
Fuji Media Holdings chairman Hisashi Hieda, who also serves as director at Sankei newspaper, some ministers, and others
At Japan Foundation chairman Yohei Sasagawa’s vacation house in Yamanashi prefecture

August 16
Playing golf with Fuji Media Holdings chairman Hisashi Hieda, who also serves as director at Sankei newspaper, and some ministers
Dinner at Hotel Mt. Fuji

September 1
Yomiuri newspaper editor-in-chief Tsuneo Watanabe, Yomiuri editorial board member Goro Hashimoto, Kyodo News agency president Masaki Fukuyama, Sankei newspaper president Takamitsu Kumasaka, Nikkei business daily chief editorial writer Yoichi Serikawa, critic Taro Yayama
Dinner at Yomiuri newspaper headquarters

October 17
Sankei newspaper commentator Rui Abiru
At Japanese restaurant Akasaka Zipangu

October 21
Yomiuri newspaper managing editor Takayuki Tanaka, Yomiuri political news editor Riichiro Maeki
At Japanese restaurant Akasaka Kobori

December 2
Nikkei business daily chairman Tsuneo Kita
Nikkei business daily president Naotoshi Okada
At Imperial Hotel banquet room Ume

December 6
Mainichi newspaper chairman Yutaka Asahina, Mainichi president Masahiro Maruyama
At Japanese restaurant Togo’s

December 20
Jiji Press commentator Shiro Tazaki, NHK commentator Toshio Shimada
At Kyoto Tsuyu Shabu Chiriri, Kyobashi branch

Abe's W&D with media company executives, editors, reporters in 2013 and 2014

Abe's W&D with media company executives, editors, reporters in 2015

Premier Noda's Dining & Wining with journalists, media executives

Some people asked me about other leaders’ dining & wining after I posted lists of premier Abe's dining & wining (2013 and 2014) and (2015-).

so, here's a list of Yoshihiko Noda's  ( served as premier from September 2011 to December 2012) dining & wining with media executives and journalists.

2011

October 21

With Yomiuri Newspaper chair Tsuneo Watanabe and other journalists

At Yamazato, Hotel Okura

December 16

With Yomiuri Newspaper chair Tsuneo Watanabe and other journalists

At Top of the Square “Utage,” Otemachi 1st Square

2012

January 13

With Kenj Goto, former editor at the Kyodo News agency and anchor man at Tokyo Broadcasting System, and editors

At Nagatacho Kurosawa

April 17

With commentators of newspapers and news service agencies

At Chinese restaurant Akasaka Rikyu

May 8

With Goro Hashimoto, Yomiuri Newspaper editorial board member, Hiroshi Hoshi, Asahi Newspaper editorial board member, and Takao Iwami, Mainichi Newspaper editorial board member

At Nagatacho Kurosawa

July 25

With Fuji TV chair Hisashi Hieda

At Chez Matsuo, French restaurant in Shibuya

August 22　

With NTV president Yoshio Okubo

At Japanese restaurant Nadaman, Imperial Hotel

Premier Kan's dining & wining with journalists, media executives

Naoto Kan (served as premier from June 2010 to September 2011)

Some people asked me about other leaders’ dining & wining after I posted lists of premier Abe's dining & wining (2013 and 2014) and (2015-).

here's a list of Kan's dinner meetings with journalists and a media executive.

2010 July 24

With Political editors at Chinese restaurant Rougairou in Akasaka

December 15

With Mainichi Newspaper president Yutaka Asahina

At Garden Court Club, Hotel New Otani in Kioi-cho

December 23

Goro Hashimoto, Yomiuri Newspaper editorial board member, Hiroshi Hoshi, Asahi Newspaper editorial board member, Takao Iwami, Mainichi Newspaper editorial board member

At Tofuya Ukai in Shiba Koen

Premier Hatoyama's Dining & Wining with journalists, media executives

Some people asked me about other leaders’ dining & wining after I posted lists of premier Abe's dining & wining (2013 and 2014) and (2015-).

Here's a list of Yukio Hatoyama's dinner meetings with media executives and journalists.

Yukio Hatoyama (served as premier from September 2009 to June 2010)

October 14, 2009

With reporters who cover Prime Minister’s office

At Chinese restaurant Kamonka in Akasaka

November 10

With Taro Kimura, Yuko Ando, anchor man and anchor woman at Fuji TV

At Shunbou, Grand Hyatt Tokyo

December 5

With Nobutaka Murao, anchor man at NTV

At Chinese restaurant Tohryu in Koji-machi

December 22

With Hiroshi Hoshi, Asahi Newspaper editorial board member

At Japanese restaurant Miyako in Yotsuya

March 25 2010

With Takao Iwami, Mainichi Newspaper editorial board member

At Japanese restaurant Shimizu, Tokyo Prince Hotel

April 21

With Toru Hayano, former Asahi Newspaper columnist

At Swing Mates Club K

May 6

With former political editors at major media

At Japaense restaurant Kurosawa in Nagata-cho

May 25

With Political commentators at major media

At Arisugawa Shimizu 

2015 Abe's Dining & Wining with media executives, journalists

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Dining & Wining with journalists, commentators and media executives in 2015.
(sources:  newspapers, agencies in Japan.)

February 5

With Yomiuri Newspaper chair Tsuneo Watanabe

at Japanese restaurant Chiyoda, Hotel Grand Palace

March 19

With Takayuki Tanaka, Yomiuri Newspaper political editor and others

at Umaizoo

April 6

With Mainichi Newspaper president Yutaka Asahina

At Sushi Jin

May 15

With NTV president Yoshio Okubo, Nikkei Visual Images Inc president Teruto Akiyama

At Bar Swanky in Akasaka, Tokyo

May 18

With Yomiuri newspaper chair Tsuneo Watanabe, Yomiuri newspaper editor Goro Hashimoto, Sankei newspaper chair Takehiko Kiyohara, Nikkei business daily chief editorial writer Yoichi Serikawa, NHK Enterprises Inc president Tamaki Imai, critic Taro Yayama

At Yomiuri newspaper headquarters

May 27

With NTV president Yoshio Okubo, former Kyodo News agency managing editor Kenji Goto

At Japanese restaurant Kurosawa

June 1

With chief correspondents who belong to cabinet office kisha (reporters’) club

At Chinese restaurant Akasaka Hanten in Akasaka

June 24

With Jiji News agency commentator Shiro Tazaki, NHK commentator Toshio Shimada

At Japanese restaurant Asami in Ginza

July 15

With Shoichi Oikawa, top advisor to the board of directors at Yomiuri newspaper group

At Sanpei, noodle restaurant in Akasaka

August 16

With Fuji TV chair Hisashi Hieda, and other government officials

At Japan Foundation chair Yohei Sasagawa’s vacation house in Yamanashi prefecture

August 17

Playing golf with Fuji TV chair Hisashi Hieda

At Fuji Sakura Country Club in Yamanashi prefecture

August 17

With Fuji TV chair Hisashi Hieda

At Hotel Mt Fuji banquet room Minuet


September 8
With Nikkei business daily chairman Tsuneo Kita
Nikkei business daily president Naotoshi Okada
At Imperial Hotel banquet room Ume


December 4
Jiji Press commentator Shiro Tazaki and NHK commentator Toshio Shimada

At Kyoto Tsuyu Shabu Chiriri, Kyobashi branch

Emergency Statement Calling for the Release of Kenji Goto

 

Emergency Statement Calling for the Release of Kenji Goto

We, the Japan Visual Journalist Association (JVJA), in our previous “Statement on IS (Islamic State) Japanese Hostage Incident” called for the release of the two Japanese hostages. However, due to the high possibility that Haruna Yukawa has been killed, we now make the following emergency statement to the Islamic State and the Government of Japan. Upon seeing the image of Kenji Goto holding a photograph thought to be of the body of Haruna Yukawa posted on the internet on January 24, we were filled with regret and sorrow. We had been appealing through our statement that violence can not resolve anything, however regrettably this wish was trampled upon. Yet, we continue to appeal for the release of the remaining Kenji Goto. We call on the Islamic State and the Government of Japan to engage in sincere negotiations. According to the released image and recorded voice message, the Islamic State is seeking to enter negotiations with the Government of Japan; and the Government of Japan has also expressed that human life is the top priority. Non-violent dialogue between the two parties is fully possible. Finally, if it is true that Haruna Yukawa has been killed, we express our deepest condolences, and pray that he will be the last to be sacrificed. We also sincerely pray that all Arab people living in the midst of conflict be released from their suffering. January 25, 2015

JapanVisual Journalist Association (JVJA)