President’s Message
- Almost Half a Century with the Foreign Press as a Reliable Facilitator
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Foreign Press Center Japan (FPCJ) was established in 1976, jointly funded by the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association and Keidanren, with the goal of helping the foreign press cover Japan in order to promote diverse and accurate reporting on Japan throughout the world.
Some of the activities the FPCJ carries out for members of the foreign press include press briefings, fellowship programs (inviting journalists from overseas to interview key Japanese politicians, industry figures, and academics), press tours, and assistance for individual reporting. The FPCJ uses the knowhow and experience we have built up over more than 40 years to work together with local governments, universities, research institutions, and other organizations interested in disseminating information from Japan overseas as part of these activities, and provides support for these organizations in reaching the foreign press.
The global spread of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the FPCJ’s operations, but through the use of digital communications technology we will not only continue carrying out activities online, we will also be starting new projects.
With the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics planned to be held in 2021, press from around the world are expected to visit Japan. We see this as a priceless opportunity to help promote understanding of Japan around the world, and even more, to promote a sense of closeness with the people of Japan. To that end, the FPCJ will do our best to live up to expectations and act as a reliable facilitator between foreign press and interviewees in Japan. We ask for your continued support.
- Kazuo Kodama
President, Foreign Press Center Japan
Organization
| Council | non-permanent |
Akira Ikegami / Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Meijo University Ken Shimanouchi / Vice President, Japan-Brazil Central Association Toshiro Tatsuma / Outside Corporate Auditor, REGAL CORPORATION Keiko Chino / Guest Columnist, Sankei Shimbun Ruriko Hatano / Professor, Department of Mass Communications, Edogawa University Itaru Yasui / President, Institute for Promoting Sustainable Societies (IPSuS) Ko Yamaguchi / Former Special Advisor, Strategic Planning Office, Kyodo News |
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| Board of Directors | President | Kazuo Kodama / Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the European Union |
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Nobuyoshi Aoyama / Counselor, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Yoshiaki Ito / Special Editorial Advisor, Mainichi Shimbun Shingo Egi / Managing Director, Secretary-General, Japan National Press Club Tadakazu Kimura / Trustee of the board of the International University of Health and Welfare - Specially appointed Professor of the Graduate School, International University of Health and Welfare Fumiaki Nishino / Managing Director, Secretary-General, Nihon Shinbun Kyokai (NSK) |
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| Auditor | non-permanent |
Kuni Sato / Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Hungary Akira Matsuzaka / Certified Public Tax Accountant |
| Secretariat |
Secretary-General Director, Strategic Communications Division Director, Media Relations Division Director, General Affairs and Accounting Division |