The Nippon Press Center Building, where the FPCJ is located (in the early years)

Fellowship program journalists from Africa covering a company’s research facility (January 2009)

Governor Yuriko Koike speaking with foreign journalists about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (July 2019)

Covering Kamikochi to coincide with the establishment of the Mountain Day holiday (June 2016)

Press tour including a test run of the Tohoku Shinkansen (May 1982)
(Photo courtesy of Mr. Akira Suzuki)

Covering the Urashima, a deep-sea probe developed by JAMSTEC (September 2003)

Newspaper journalists from Egypt interviewing sumo wrestler Osunaarashi while in Japan (September 2013)

Covering the under construction venue for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (June 2024)

The FPCJ in its early days (late 1970s)

Science journalists from around the world covering the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Plant (June 2015)
(Photo courtesy of the Japanese Association of Science and Technology Journalists (JASTJ))

Journalists from the African fellowship program being briefed in the FPCJ Annex (September 1996)

Press tour to the State Guest House ahead of the G7 Tokyo Summit (June 1993)

Coverage of apprentice geisha as part of a press tour marking the 1200 year anniversary of the establishment of Kyoto (November 1993)

Covering a utility tunnel, vital infrastructure located 40 meters underground in Tokyo (January 2005)

An international webinar was held to discuss the role of the media in the age of generative AI (October 2023)

Journalists from the Asia Pacific region debating the role of the media in the IT age (November 2001)

Colombian TV crew covering an automobile factory (1980)
(Photo courtesy of Mr. Akira Suzuki)

The World Media Stars, a team of foreign correspondents in Japan, at the International Stadium Yokohama (October 2000)

Foreign journalists covering initiatives to make living in apartment complexes easier for families raising children (January 2017)

Opening the lightning research station at Tokyo Skytree to foreign media for the first time (October 2024)

Prime Minister Takeo Miki speaking at the opening reception (October 1976)

Interviewing an oyster producer in Higashimatsushima after the Great East Japan Earthquake (May 2011)

Foreign journalists covering the appeal of washoku (Japanese cuisine) at a traditional restaurant (December 2013)

Journalists from Pacific Island nations in Japan as part of an Association for Promotion of International Cooperation (APIC) program (October 2015)

Covering Kobe after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (June 1995)

Foreign journalists and FPCJ staff in yukata during a fellowship program (late 1990s)
(Photo courtesy of Mr. Junichi Yano)

Covering an oyaki dumpling manufacturer providing seniors with employment (June 2016)

Journalist from US visiting a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel (February 2024)
(Photo courtesy of Ms. Laura Kelly)

FPCJ staff at the time of its establishment
(Photo courtesy of Mr. Akira Suzuki)

Covering the damage and recovery from the Kumamoto Earthquake (September 2016)

Professor Shinya Yamanaka responding to a journalist’s question at the Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (March 2017)
(Photo courtesy of Mr. Atsushi Shibuya)

Covering Hiroshima ahead of the 80th anniversary of the nuclear bombing (July 2025)

Interview with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi by a journalist with ABC News from the US (May 2005)

Presentation of awards recognizing service at the reception for the FPCJ’s 30th anniversary (October 2006)

Journalist from US interviewing an atomic bomb survivor (October 2025)

Journalist from Australia visiting a frigate at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Naval Base (February 2026)