PRESS BRIEFINGS (NOTICES)

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 **today's**
Japan. About 20 to 30 foreign journalists usually attend these press briefings giving background on current issues in Japan.
Confirm the schedule here.

  • How Will COVID-19 Affect Japan’s Labor Market and Work Culture in 2021?

    Date December 14, 2020
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  • The Potential of Japanese Manga and Anime Shown by the Blockbuster Demon Slayer (Ms. Yuka Ijima, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sociology, Daito Bunka University)

    Date December 10, 2020
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  • The Future of Free Trade in 2021—Japanese Leadership and the Response of the New US Administration (Dr. Fukunari Kimura, Professor, Keio University)

    Date December 8, 2020
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  • The World’s Fastest Supercomputer, Fugaku, Taking Aim at COVID-19 (Dr. Satoshi Matsuoka, Director, RIKEN Center for Computational Science)

    Date December 3, 2020
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  • Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2 Returns to Earth in World First Accomplishment (Dr. Makoto Yoshikawa, Mission Manager, Hayabusa2 Project Team)

    Date November 27, 2020
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  • Housing Conditions and Real Estate Market in Japan (Mr. Yoichi Ikemoto, Editor in Chief, Recruit Housing Info Magazine SUUMO)

    Date November 18, 2020
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  • The US Presidential Election and Japan’s New Cabinet (Dr. Toshihiro Nakayama, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University)

    Date November 13, 2020
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  • Will the Pandemic Prompt Regional Revitalization and Ease Overconcentration in Tokyo? (Mr. Yutaka Okada, Senior Economist, Research Department – Public Policy, Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.)

    Date October 28, 2020
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  • The New Administration and Japanese Security Policy (Prof. Nobukatsu KANEHARA, Faculty of Law Department of Political Science, Doshisha University)

    Date October 15, 2020
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  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and Japanese Corporate Activity (Mr. Shougo Maruyama, Information Reporting Section Manager, Teikoku Databank, Ltd. Tokyo Head Branch)

    Date October 8, 2020
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  • How Will the Japanese Economy Recover from the Pandemic? (Dr. Keiichiro Kobayashi, Research Director, The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research)

    Date October 2, 2020
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  • The US Presidential Election and Japan-US Relations (Dr. Yasushi Watanabe, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University)

    Date October 1, 2020
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