On behalf of the Yale Club of Japan and the Yale Visiting International Program group in Japan, we are pleased to invite you to a special speaker event featuring Tomohiro Nakagawa, who attended Yale and Stanford from 2012–2014, earning his Master’s Degree in East Asian Studies.

Mr. Nakagawa has held several key roles within Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which he joined in 2010. Since July 2024, he has been the Principal Deputy Director of the Economic Partnership Division in the Economic Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA). He also serves as an interpreter for Prime Minister Takaichi and, in that capacity, has accompanied the Prime Minister on overseas engagements, including a recent appearance featured on French President Emmanuel Macron’s Instagram account.

We are excited to welcome Mr. Nakagawa as he shares insights into his current work and reflects on the impact of his experiences at Yale.

Date: Sunday, January 18th
Time: 12 noon to 2:30pm (room available until 3:00pm for networking)

Venue: The Tavern - Grill & Lounge (Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills, 1-23-4, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0001, Japan, on the 51st floor ) Seats are limited to 15 guests. First come first serve!

Please reserve by January 11 and pre-pay via Peatix. (No refunds in the case of cancellation because of restaurant policy.) Cost is JPY 7,970 for lunch buffet without main dish, and JPY 10,120 yen for lunch buffet with main dish (not including Peatix fee). https://peatix.com/us/event/4777712

For price and lunch plan details, click "Make a reservation for 'Weekend Brunch'" at https://restaurants.andaztokyo.jp/en/news/weekendbrunch.