OVERVIEW実施概要
- Date & Time
- 17:45-18:45, Friday, February 27, 2026
- Application Deadline
- 12:00, Thursday, February 26
- Theme
- Fifteen Years Since the Great East Japan Earthquake: Progress in Reconstruction and the Road Ahead
- Briefer
- Mr. MAKINO Takao, Minister for Reconstruction
Brief Bio: Born on January 1, 1959. He has been serving in his current role since October 2025. Member of the Japanese House of Councillors for the Liberal Democratic Party (elected four times). After graduating from the Faculty of Law, Waseda University, he joined Shizuoka Telecasting Co., Ltd. After serving as a member of the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly, he was first elected to the House of Councillors in 2007. His previous roles include Chair of the House of Councillors Rules and Administration Committee, Chair of the Special Committee on Disaster Countermeasures, Chair of the House of Councillors Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, State Minister of the Cabinet Office, State Minister for Reconstruction, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.
- Language
- Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation
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The 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake is approaching. The FPCJ has invited Mr. MAKINO Takao, Minister for Reconstruction, to review the progress of reconstruction since the disaster and to discuss ongoing efforts and the path forward.
-Members of the foreign press and embassy representatives:
This will be a hybrid briefing, with participation in person possible at the FPCJ Conference Room, in addition to an online livestream via Zoom webinar.
- FPCJ supporting members may participate in the briefing online as observers (admission free).
As in our standard press briefings, there will be a Q&A session at the end.
*In principle, questions will only be accepted from members of the foreign press.
Members of the Foreign Press:
As in our standard press briefings, there will be a Q&A session at the end. Those who will come to join it at the FPCJ conference room will be given priority to ask a question.
Please send any questions for the briefer or topics you are interested in to cp@fpcjpn.or.jp by 12:00 on Wednesday, February 25.
As there will only be a limited amount of time to ask questions during the briefing, we will collect questions and provide them to the briefer in advance.
