Takashi Uesugi

2003: Ichiro Ozawa and Naoto Kan, the Democratic Party Press Conference is opened up to all media due to Takashi Uesugi’s efforts.

2011: Under Nuclear Power Minister, Goshi Hosono all media is allowed into the regular Press Conferences on the Fukushima Disaster due to Takashi Uesugi’s efforts.

The Free Press Association hosted Wan Dan, the Dalai Lama, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Governor Shintaro Ishihara, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, SOFTBANK President Masayoshi Son, Ex-founder Livedoor Takafumi Horie and others and Takashi Uesugi found the “Voice Of Fukushima” organization to report on the situation following the 2011 nuclear meltdown.

2016: After five years the Tokyo Electric Power Company finally admitted that there had in fact been a nuclear meltdown as first reported by Takashi Uesugi and denied by TEPCO.

2018: The Op-Ed program celebrated four years of operation and expanded in addition to its regular interview and reporting, up to the date news on artificial intelligence (AI).