OVERVIEW実施概要
- Date & Time
- 14:00-15:30, Tuesday, April 7, 2026
- Application Deadline
- 12:00, Monday, April 6
- Theme
- Loneliness and Isolation of Middle-aged and Older Adults in Japanese Society
- Briefer
- Ms. Junko Okamoto, CEO, Glocomm Inc.
Brief Bio: Communications Strategist and Researcher
Involved in private coaching on presentations and speeches for politicians and leaders of major Japanese and foreign companies. Called “the legendary tutor” due to her pupils’ dramatic improvement. Published works include World’s Greatest Speaking, World’s Greatest Chatting, and World’s Greatest Communicating (Toyo Keizai), with over 200,000 books sold in total in the series, and Japanese Old Men: The Loneliest People in the World (Kadokawa). Previously worked as a business reporter at Yomiuri Shimbun and as a PR consultant at Dentsu.
- Language
- Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation
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Loneliness has become recognized as a social issue worldwide, with the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring it a “pressing health threat” in 2023. In Japan in particular, the ratio of people who spend very little time with friends or coworkers is high compared to other developed countries, and in a survey by the Cabinet Office, approximately one in three people 60 years of age or older answered, “I have no close friends outside my family.” With the population in Japan continuing to age, loneliness and isolation of middle-aged and older adults is not just a health issue for individuals, but an important issue that could affect the vitality of communities and the sustainability of social welfare.
The FPCJ has invited Ms. Junko Okamoto, a communications strategist, executive speech coach, and CEO of Glocomm Inc., to discuss loneliness and isolation of middle-aged and older adults in Japanese society, including the current state of middle-aged and older adults in Japan and how loneliness and isolation could impact an individual’s health and Japanese society as a whole.
Please note that you cannot physically attend this briefing, as it will be a Zoom webinar.
Embassy representatives and FPCJ supporting members may also participate in the briefing 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:
Please send any questions for the briefer or topics you are interested in to cp@fpcjpn.or.jp by 12:00 on Friday, April 3.
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.
*We will not be accepting applications by email.
