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Date Subject Theme (Title/Briefer)
June 21,2007 [Economy] Has Hollowing Out of Japanese Manufacturers Stopped? ( Senior Economist, Overseas Research Department, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) / Mr. Hiromi Ohki )
June 8,2007 [Culture and Life] Manga Course at University (A New Look at Current Situation of Japanfs Manga) ( Head of the Department of Manga, Kyoto Seika University / Professor Keiichi Makino )
May 11,2007 [Culture and Life] Japanese Films Enjoying a Boom ( Director, Kinema Junpo Film Institute / Mr. Yoshio Kakeo )
April 9,2007 [International] Japan-China Relations\Present and Future ( Director, KEIO Institute of East Asian Studies (KIEAS), and Professor, Faculty of Law and Politics, Keio University / Mr. Ryosei Kokubun )
March 1,2007 [Society] Toward a Life-long Active Society ( Professor of Labor Economics, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University / Dr. Atsushi Seike )
February 23,2007 [International] North Koreafs Nuclear Weapons and its Economy ( Head of School of Asia 21, Kokushikan University / Professor Teruo KOMAKI )
January 22,2007 [International] Defense Agency to Defense Ministry - Future of Japan's National Security ( Professor, Faculty of Law and Graduate School of Legal and Political Studies, University of Tokyo / Mr. Kiichi Fujiwara )
December 15,2006 [Economy] Close Analysis of the Japanese Economy in 2007 ( RIETI Fellow / Dr. Keiichiro Kobayashi )
December 4,2006 [International] 50th Anniversary of the Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration \ Present Situation and Future Prospect of Japan-Russia Relations ( Professor, School of International Politics, Economics and Business, Aoyama Gakuin University / Mr. Shigeki Hakamada )
November 17,2006 [Economy] Income Inequality in Japan and its Outlook ( Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University / Dr. Toshiaki Tachibanaki )
November 16,2006 [Economy] Chinese Economy and Japan ( President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs / Mr.Toyoo Gyohten )
November 6,2006 [Society] White Paper on Crime 2006 ( Senior Researcher, Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Justice / Mr. Toshiyuki Yamada )
October 27,2006 [International] Japan-China Relations and the Situation in Northeast Asia ( Director, Institute of East Asian Studies, and Professor, Faculty of Law and Politics, Keio University / Dr. Ryosei Kokubun )
October 23,2006 [Politics] Future of P.M. Abefs New Administration ( Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies / Mr. Jun Iio )
September 26,2006 [International] North Koreafs Nuclear, Missile and Intimidatory Diplomacy ( Professor, National Institute for Defense Studies / Mr. Hideshi Takesada )
September 14,2006 [Politics] LDP Presidential Election and the Direction of Japanese Politics ( Senior Political Writer, the Asahi Shimbun / Mr. Hiroshi Hoshi )
August 11,2006 [Society] White Paper on Police 2006 ( Senior Councilor, National Police Agency / Mr. Yutaka Katagiri )
July 13,2006 [Economy] Large-boned Policy ( Professor, The University of Tokyo; Member of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy / Dr. Hiroshi Yoshikawa )
June 27,2006 [Culture and Life] Japanfs Anime Culture ( Anime Critic / Mr. Ryusuke Hikawa )
June 22,2006 [Society] Co-existence with Foreign Residents --the Case of Hamamatsu ( Mayor of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture / Mr. Yasuyuki Kitawaki )
May 17,2006 [Politics] Japan's Environment Policy ( Minister of the Environment / Ms. Yuriko Koike )
April 19,2006 [Society] "Yutori Kyoiku"and Problems Involved ( Psychiatrist / Mr. Hideki Wada )
April 11,2006 [Society] Merits and Demerits of Deregulation (Income Gap) ( Professor, Department of Advanced Social and International Studies, University of Tokyo / Mr. Ryuichiro Matsubara )
March 20,2006 [Economy] Japan's EPA Strategy (Mid-term Goals) ( Professor, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo / Mr. Motoshige Itoh )
March 3,2006 [Culture and Life] Japan's Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange with the Middle East ( Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo / Dr. Masayuki Yamauchi )
February 13,2006 [Politics] Present and Future of Japan-North Korea Relations and The Six-Party Talks ( Dean of the Department of Law / Dr.Masao Okonogi )
February 10,2006 [Science and Technology] Japan's Science and Technology Basic Policy Report ( Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy / Mr. Iwao Matsuda )
January 24,2006 [Politics] Political Outlook in 2006 ( Vice-President of Surugadai University / Mr. Norihiko Narita )
January 13,2006 [Economy] Outlook of the Japanese Economy in 2006 ( General Manager and Chief Economist, Investment Research Department, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.* / Mr. Yuji Shimanaka )
November 25,2005 [Science and Technology] Japan's Space Development Policy ( Commissioner, Space Activities Commission / Dr. Hiroki Matsuo )
November 16,2005 [International] Japan-Russia Relations prior to the Visit to Japan by President Putin ( Professor, Faculty of Law, Hosei University / Dr. Nobuo Shimotomai )
November 7,2005 [Society] White Paper on Crime 2005 ( Director of the Research Department, Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Justice / Mr. Shingo Shibusa )
September 16,2005 [Politics] Background of LDP's Overwhelming Victory : Model Change of Japanese Politics and its Outlook ( Vice-President of Surugadai University / Prof. Norihiko Narita )
September 8,2005 [Politics] Rejection of Postal Privatization Bills in the House of Councillors, General Election and Political Realignment ( Senior Political Writer, the Asahi Shimbun / Mr. Hiroshi Hoshi )
August 1,2005 [International] 2005 Defense White Paper ( Defense Councillor, Defense Agency / Mr. Nobushige Takamizawa )
July 28,2005 [Science and Technology] Japan's Energy Situation ( Managing Director, the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan / Dr. Tsutomu Toichi )
June 16,2005 [Culture and Life] Press Briefing by Dr. Hayao Kawai on Attitude of Japanese People toward Religion ( Commissioner for Cultural Affairs / Dr. Hayao Kawai )
May 18,2005 [International] Japan-Russia Relations: Present Situation and Future Prospect ( Professor, School of International Politics, Economics and Business, Aoyama Gakuin University / Mr. Shigeki Hakamada )
April 18,2005 [Politics] Japan-China Relations: Present and Future ( Director, Institute of East Asian Studies, Keio University and Professor, Faculty of Law and Politics, Keio University / Mr. Ryosei Kokubun )
March 31,2005 [Politics] Japan's Local Autonomy ( Professor, The Okuma School of Public Management, Waseda University / Mr. Masayasu Kitagawa )
March 23,2005 [Politics] Constitutional Revision: Present Situation and Future Challenges ( Professor, Faculty of Law, Komazawa University / Dr. Osamu Nishi )
February 28,2005 [Politics] Mr. Minoru Morita Reads the Political Current ( political commentator / Mr. Minoru Morita )
February 14,2005 [General] How will Japan-North Korea Relations Proceed in 2005? ( Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University / Dr. Masao Okonogi )
January 31,2005 [Society] Employment Reform towards an Aged Society ( Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University / Professor Atsushi Seike )
December 21,2004 [Economy] Economic Outlook in 2005 ( Research Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry / Dr. Keiichiro Kobayashi )
December 13,2004 [Science and Technology] State of the Discussion of Japanfs Nuclear Policy ( Professor, Department of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science, University of Tokyo / Dr. Satoru Tanaka )
November 17,2004 [Economy] STRUCTURAL REFORM ---Redesigning social security system for future Japan with vitatlity ( Professor of Osaka University, a member of PM Koizumi's economic and financial advisory committee / Professor Masaaki Honma )
November 9,2004 [International] Peace Building through Medical Assistance by NGO ( President of the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) / Dr. Shigeru Suganami )
October 28,2004 [International] Japan's Multilateral Diplomacy ( Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Sophia University / Kuniko Inoguchi, Ph.D. )
October 25,2004 [Politics] Japan's New Security Strategy ( Professor of the Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo / Mr. Akihiko Tanaka )
October 1,2004 [Politics] Reshuffled Koizumi Cabinet ( Senior Political Writer, the Asahi Shimbun / Mr. Hiroshi Hoshi )
September 30,2004 [Society] Tokyo's Public Security Measures ( Vice Governor of Tokyo / Mr. Yutaka Takehana )
September 27,2004 [Society] Issue of Foreign Labor in Japan ( Professor, Graduate School of Law, Chiba University / Mr. Kazuaki Tezuka )
September 21,2004 [Economy] Chinese Economy and Japan ( President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs / President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs )
July 7,2004 [Society] Employment in Japan ( Professor of Keio University and Special Advisor for Economic and Fiscal Policy to the Cabinet Office / Dr. Haruo Shimada )
July 5,2004 [General] Press Briefing on the FY2004 Defense White Paper ( Defense Councillor, Defense Agency / Mr. Koukichi Tomita )
June 21,2004 [Politics] The Present Political Landscape and Challenges of the House of Councillors ( Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) / Mr. Jun Iio )
June 9,2004 [International] Strengthening Japan's ODA (English ONLY) ( President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) / Mrs. Sadako Ogata )
May 12,2004 [International] Is It the End of an Old War or the Beginning of a New One? -- Present Situation in Iraq and Japan's Role ( Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo / Dr. Masayuki Yamauchi )
April 20,2004 [General] What benefit will FTAs bring to the Japanese Economy? ( Pprofessor, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo / Mr. Motoshige Itoh )
April 16,2004 [General] Kim Jong-il's Strategy toward Japan ( Professor of the National Institute for Defense Studies / Mr. Hideshi Takesada )
March 23,2004 [Politics] Press Briefing by Ms. Kyoko Nakayama, Special Advisor to the Cabinet, on the Issue of Abducted Japanese Nationals and Their Families ( Special Advisor to the Cabinet / Ms. Kyoko Nakayama )
March 17,2004 [Culture and Life] Japan's Culture Power ( Commissioner for Cultural Affairs / Dr. Hayao Kawai )
February 18,2004 [Economy] Japanese Macroeconomic Outlook FY2004-05 --Manufacturing Revival to Take Japan Out of Prolonged Recession - ( Chief Economist, Mizuho Securities / Mr. Nobuyuki Saji )
February 13,2004 [Economy] The Asian Bond Markets Initiative ( Director of the Regional Financial Cooperation Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance / Mr. Daikichi Momma )
January 30,2004 [Science and Technology] Cutting Edge of Global Warming Research: Report from the International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks ( Director of the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, / Dr. Syun-Ichi Akasofu )
January 27,2004 [Economy] The Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan (IRCJ) and the Revitalization of the Japanese Economy ( Chief Operating Officer (COO), Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan (IRCJ) / Mr. Kazuhiko Toyama )
November 18,2003 [Politics] General Election Results and Political Outlook ( Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) / Mr. Jun Iio )
November 7,2003 [Economy] Business Performance of Japanese Corporations and Future Prospects of Japanese Economy ( President, Mikuni & Co., Ltd. / Mr. Akio Mikuni )
September 24,2003 [Science and Technology] Earthquakes in Japan ( Professor, Graduate School of Sciences, Hokkaido University / Hideki Shimamura, D. Sc. )
September 17,2003 [Politics] The LDP Presidential Election and the Political Outlook ( Guest Professor at Ritsumeikan University / Mr. Masayuki Fukuoka )
September 11,2003 [Politics] Simultaneous Interpretation Service for the Open Debate of the LDP Presidential Election Candidate ( Prime Minister, and other canditates / Mr. Junichiro Koizumi )
July 9,2003 [International] Enactment of Emergency Legislations and Japan's Security Issues ( Professor, Faculty of International Development, Takushoku University / Mr. Satoshi Morimoto )
June 25,2003 [General] New Order in the Middle East after the War in Iraq, and Japan's Choice ( Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo / Dr. Masayuki Yamauchi )
June 6,2003 [General] Japan's Measures against SARS ( Director, Infectious Disease Information Office, Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases Control Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare / Mr. Yoshifumi Kaji )
May 28,2003 [Culture and Life] Literature & Life: A Look at the Influence of Japanese Women ( Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs / Dr. Hayao Kawai )
March 27,2003 [Politics] Nationwide Local Elections and the Political Outlook ( political commentator / Mr. Minoru Morita )
March 20,2003 [Science and Technology] Dream Energy for the Next Generation: Fuel Cell ( General Manager, Fuel Cell Research & Development Dep't., NIPPON OIL CORPORATION / Mr. Masaki Ikematsu )
March 4,2003 [Culture and Life] Tokyo Street Fashion Gets World Attention ( Fashion Journalist / Ms. Emiko Oku )
January 16,2003 [Economy] Tokyo in Transition ( Senior Analyst, Research Department, HSBC Securities (Japan) Limited / Mr. Etsusuke Masuda )
December 6,2002 [Economy] How Long Will the Japanese Economy Be Able to Sustain Itself? ( Research Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry / Dr. Keiichiro Kobayashi )
November 1,2002 [Politics] Political Outlook after the By-Elections ( Journalist / Mr. Nobuhiko Shima )
October 11,2002 [General] Koizumi Cabinet Reshuffle and the Political Outlook ( political commentator / Mr. Minoru Morita )
July 22,2002 [Economy] Current Situation and Future Prospects of Japanese Economy ( Director General, Investment Research Department, UFJ Institute Ltd. / Mr. Yuji Shimanaka )
June 14,2002 [Science and Technology] RoboCup 2002 ( President, The RoboCup Federation; Senior Researcher of Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.; Project Director of Japan Science and Technology Corp. Kitano Symbiotic Systems Project / Dr. Hiroaki Kitano )
May 22,2002 [Society] Security Measures for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ( Director, Security Division, National Police Agency / Mr. Yasuhiko Nishimura )
May 20,2002 [Politics] Koizumi Cabinet's One Year in Power ( political commentator / Mr. Takao Iwami )
May 1,2002 [Sports] 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ( President, Japan Football Association / Mr. Shun-ichiro Okano )
April 24,2002 [Economy] Press Briefing on the Flow-On Effect to Japanese Economy from the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ( Senior Manager, Senior Research Director, Research Department 1, Dentsu Institute for Human Studies, DENTSU INC. / Mr. Norio KAMIJO )
January 18,2002 [Politics] Simultaneous Interpretation Service for the Press Conference of Prime Minister Koizum ( Prime Minister, and other canditates / Junichiro Koizumi )
January 17,2002 [Economy] The Rise of Chinese Industry and Asian Reaction ( Director, Financial Cooperation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI / Mr. Atsuo Kuroda )
September 27,2001 [Politics] Structural Reform Requires Safety Net ( Professor, University of Tokyo / Mr. Ryuichiro Matsubara )
August 1,2001 [Politics] PRESS BRIEFING ON THE RESULTS AND THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK AFTER THE UPPER HOUSE ELECTION ( Journalist / Mr. Nobuhiko SHIMA )
July 11,2001 [Politics] Simultaneous Interpretation Service for the Debateof the Seven Political Leaders ( * / * )
July 6,2001 [Science and Technology] 2001 White Paper on Information and Communications in Japan ( Deputy Director of General Policy Division, Information and Communications Policy Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) / Mr. Toshio Iso )
June 29,2001 [Politics] FY2001 Defense White Paper ( Defense Counselor (Deputy Director General), Defense Agency / Mr. Hiroshi Tominaga )