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The FPCJ holds briefings given by Cabinet ministers, high-ranking government officials and leading experts in various fields about four times a month so foreign journalists can better understand the current situation in Japan. About 20 to 30 foreign journalists usually attend these press briefings giving background on current issues in Japan.
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December 21, 2016

The 2025 Problem—The Near Future of Japan’s Aging (Mr. Yoh Satoh, Relife-Project Senior Administrator, The Asahi Shimbun)

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November 22, 2016

Japan’s East-Asia Diplomacy (Mr. Yoshiki Mine, President, Institute for Peaceful Diplomacy)

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November 18, 2016

Issues for and Future Outlook of Greater Participation by Women in Japanese Society (Dr. Machiko Osawa, Professor/Director of RIWAC, Japan Women’s University)

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November 11, 2016

IoT—Japan’s Strategy and International Competitiveness (Dr. Jun Murai, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University)

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November 10, 2016

Japan-US Relations After the US Presidential Election (Dr. Yasushi Watanabe, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University)

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October 26, 2016

Turning Japan’s Declining Population into an Opportunity (Ms. Yumiko Murakami, Head of OECD Tokyo Centre)

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October 17, 2016

Towards Working-style Reform (Dr. Naohiro Yashiro, the Faculty of Global Business, Showa Women’s University)

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October 3, 2016

North Korean Developments and Relations with Japan (Prof. Shunji Hiraiwa, Kwansei Gakuin University)

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September 20, 2016

Present and Future of Japan-China Relations (Prof. Akio Takahara, Faculty of Law/ Vice-dean of Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo)

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September 9, 2016

Present and Future of Japan-Russia Relations (Mr. Shinji Hyodo, Regional Studies Dept. Director of NIDS (National Institute for Defense Studies))

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September 5, 2016

The U.S. Presidential Election and the Future of Japan-U.S. Relations (Dr. Toshihiro Nakayama, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University)

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August 31, 2016

Current State and Future of Japanese Economy (Mr. Mitsumaru Kumagai, Senior Managing Director/ Chief Economist, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.)

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July 21, 2016

Can Japan Win in the Field of Artificial Intelligence? ( Dr. Yutaka Matsuo, Project Associate Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

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July 19, 2016

The Asia-Pacific After the G7 Summit–US, China, North Korea (Mr. Ichiro Fujisaki, Sophia University Distinguished Professor and Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States)

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July 6, 2016

GDP of 600 Trillion yen: Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies for Society 5.0 (Cabinet Office Council for Science, Technology and Innovation Executive Member/Tohoku Univ. Prof. Emeritus Yuko Harayama)

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June 20, 2016

The Upper House Election and Japanese Politics (Prof. Harukata Takenaka, The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))

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June 13, 2016

The Future of Economic Revitalization and Fiscal Soundness as seen in the Basic Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform (JRI Chairman Susumu Takahashi)

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May 9, 2016

Current and Future Anti-Terrorism Measures in Japan (Prof. Shirou Kawamoto, College of Risk Management, Nihon University)

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April 28, 2016

G-Science Academies Policy Recommendations to PM Abe (Science Council of Japan President Takashi Onishi, and Vice President Keisuke Hanaki)

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April 27, 2016

Kumamoto Earthquakes and Earthquake Activity in Japan (Mr. Naoshi Hirata, Professor of The University of Tokyo Earthquake Research Institute)

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April 21, 2016

Japan’s Role in the Global Economy ― Before the G7 Summit (Mr. Kazumasa Iwata, President, Japan Center for Economic Research)

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April 18, 2016

Global Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development Toward the 2016 G7 Ise-Shima Summit (Hon. Prof. Keizo Takemi, MP, AFPPD Chair)

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April 15, 2016

Inbound Tourism in Japan and Japan’s New Tourism Strategy (Ms. Akiko Yoshida, JNTO Executive Vice President)

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April 5, 2016

Situation Surrounding the DPRK, and US-Japan-ROK Response (Prof. Hajime Izumi, Tokyo International University)

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March 25, 2016

Four Years of Abenomics and the Japanese Economy (Mr. Tomo Kinoshita, Chief Japan Economist, Nomura)

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March 24, 2016

Japanese Diplomacy and the G7 Summit (Dr. Akihiko Tanaka, Professor of International Politics, the University of Tokyo (Former JICA President))

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March 14, 2016

Changes in the Japanese Energy Market with Electricity Deregulation (Mr. Masakazu Toyoda, Chairman & CEO, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan)

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February 24, 2016

Economic Recovery of Earthquake-Affected Areas, Five Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, by Prof. Satoru Masuda, Tohoku University

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February 22, 2016

Health Effects from the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident, 5 Years Later by Dr. Koichi Tanigawa and Dr. Akira Otsuru, Fukushima Medical University

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February 22, 2016

Rebuilding Fukushima—Five Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake and TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident by Mr. Masao Uchibori, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture

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February 15, 2016

Lawson’s Goals for Convenience Stores as Infrastructure by Mr. Genichi Tamatsuka, President and CEO of Lawson, Inc.

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February 5, 2016

Outlook for Japanese Economy in 2016 by Mr. Hideo Hayakawa, Senior Executive Fellow, Economic Research Center, Fujitsu Research Institute

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January 26, 2016

Ota City, the First Local Government to Implement Bylaws for “Minpaku” in a National Strategic Special Zone by Mr. Tadayoshi Matsubara, Mayor, City of Ota, Tokyo

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January 22, 2016

Domestic Japanese Politics in 2016 by Mr. Hiroshi Hoshi, Columnist and Senior Political Writer, Asahi Shimbun

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January 12, 2016

Outlook for Japanese Diplomacy in 2016 by Dr. Ken Jimbo, Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University

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