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September 12, 2025

Protecting Japan’s Festivals (Prof. Satoru Ishigaki, Associate Professor, Faculty of Tourism and Community Development, Kokugakuin University)

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September 10, 2025

Creativity of Japanese Researchers as Seen through the Ig Nobel Prize (Prof. Kiyoshi Furusawa, Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Science Communication Office for Liberal Arts [SCOLA], College of Science, Rikkyo University // Science Communicator // Japan Improbable Research / Ig Nobel Prizes Director)

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August 14, 2025

The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) (Mr. Toshihiko Horiuchi, Director-General / Assistant Minister (Ambassador), African Affairs Department, MOFA and Mr. Takahiro Hanada, Deputy Director-General, Secretariat for the TICAD9, MOFA)

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August 1, 2025

What Role Should Japan Play Now, 80 Years After World War II (Prof. Hiroshi Nakanishi, Professor, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Government)

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July 30, 2025

Japan’s Latest Science and Technology Policy (Mr. KIUCHI Minoru, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy)

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July 30, 2025

80th Anniversary of the UN: Challenges for Disarmament and Japan’s Role (Ms Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations)

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July 29, 2025

Is Japan Truly Safe? The Gap Between Popular Perception and the Reality of Public Order in Japan (Prof. Koichi Hamai, Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Ryukoku University)

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July 25, 2025

Measures Against Overtourism—Making Japan a Sustainable Tourism Destination (Dr. Toshinori Tanaka, Associate Professor, Kyushu University)

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July 24, 2025

80 Years After World War II—The Realities of War Shown by Analyzing US Military Footage (Mr. Yusuke Orita, Aerial Warfare History Researcher)

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July 16, 2025

Outlook for the 27th House of Councillors Election and the Future of Japanese Domestic Politics (Dr. Yu Uchiyama, Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)

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July 11, 2025

Forecast for the Situation in Iran and the Middle East, and Its Impact on Japan (Mr. Masamichi Saito, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East Institute of Japan)

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June 5, 2025

The Situation in Russia and the War in Ukraine—Can an Exit Strategy for the War Be Found? (Mr. Toyohisa Kozuki, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Russia)

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June 3, 2025

Japan’s Food Security (Dr. Kazuhito Yamashita, Research Director, Canon Institute for Global Studies)

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May 22, 2025

Strengthening Japan’s Relations with Countries in the Global South through TICAD 9 (Mr. Kenju Murakami, Deputy Director-General/Deputy Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)

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May 16, 2025

The Future of AI and Buddhist Teachings (Dr. Seiji Kumagai, Vice Director and Professor, Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University)

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May 14, 2025

60th Anniversary of Normalization of Japan-South Korea Diplomatic Relations: Present and Future of Japan-South Korean Relations (Dr. Tadashi Kimiya, Former Professor, Project Researcher, University of Tokyo)

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April 25, 2025

Ukraine’s Current Situation and Future Outlook—Japan’s Role（Mr. Kuninori Matsuda, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine）

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April 21, 2025

Japan’s Economic Security Policy (Mr. KIUCHI Minoru, Minister in charge of Economic Security)

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April 18, 2025

How to Respond to the Trump Tariffs (Dr. Keiko Ito, Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University)

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March 17, 2025

The Seventh Strategic Energy Plan (Ms. Yukari Takamura, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo)

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March 3, 2025

Will Gen Z’s Oshikatsu Be the Key to a Recovery of Consumption? (Mr. Yohei Harada, Professor, UX Course, College of Design Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology)

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February 26, 2025

The Second Trump Administration and the Future of Japan-US Relations(Dr. Takayuki Nishiyama, Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Seikei University)

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February 18, 2025

Expanding Possibilities for Education with Metaverse Classes (Vice-principal and Metaverse Students, Yushi International High School)

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February 17, 2025

Healthy Elderly Persons Working in the Era of 100-Year Life Expectancy (Dr. Shinya Ouchi, Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University)

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February 4, 2025

Connecting the World: The Road to Expo 2025（Mr. Hiroyuki Ishige, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition）

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February 3, 2025

Outlook for Politics in 2025: The Future of Political Parties（Dr. Yuri Kono, Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Hosei University ）

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January 14, 2025

Global Economic and Financial Trends and Japan in 2025 (Dr. Sayuri Shirai, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University）

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January 9, 2025

Outlook for Japanese Diplomacy in 2025: Stabilizing the Asia Pacific Region 80 Years After World War II（Dr. Taizo Miyagi, Professor, Faculty of Law, Chuo University）

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