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| CURRENT TOPICS | | |  | | | | | | | | FPCJ in June
In June, the Japanese archipelago (except for Okinawa) entered the rainy season later than in previous years. On the 24th, the 22nd Upper House election was officially announced, and a fierce campaign to test the DPJ administration’s public mandate started up. On the 22nd, just before the announcement, a debate of the leaders of the nine political parties took place at the Japan National Press Club. FPCJ simulcast the debate, and provided simultaneous English interpretation in its conference room. |
| | | The application process of the Foreign Press Registration Card was changed on July 1, 2010. On and after July 1, 2010, it can be accepted, in principle, by e-mail. Click here for details.
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| Press Tours | |  ~Yokohama, Global Metropolis, Hosting 2010 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting ~
In October 2010 Haneda Airport, which currently handles all the domestic flights to and from Tokyo, is expected to expand its international role and in November the 2010 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting will be held in Yokohama. Prior to the events in autumn, the City of Yokohama is delighted to present an intensive series of mini-tours featuring its new attempts and measures to deliver locally and globally. |
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■Niigata Press Tour ～"Food Niigata" Works on Safe and Secure Agriculture, and Disaster Food～（April 20-21, 2010）
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| Press Briefings | |  Late at night on June 13, the asteroid explorer Hayabusa made a dramatic return to Earth after seven years. Late at night on June 17, Hayabusa’s capsule, which was recovered in Australia, arrived in Japan. Does the capsule contain any material from the asteroid Itokawa? Attention is focused on the particles within the capsule, which are now being examined. FPCJ conducted a press briefing, inviting Professor Junichiro Kawaguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Hayabusa Project Manager. A total of 25 people including 17 foreign journalists attended this briefing. |
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| | A series of Japan’s major breakthroughs in the area of space development have made headlines. With its technology advantage, how will Japan move forward with space development? FPCJ will invite Dr. Tetsuhiko Ikegami, Chairman of the Space Activities Commission, which determines the direction of future space development, to share his views. |
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