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.
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Bringing Foreign Workers to Japan—Initiatives for the Employment for Skill Development Program (①Immigration Services Agency ②Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
The 2025 Deaflympics, Held in Japan for the First Time (①Mr. Naoki Kurano, Secretary General, Secretariat of Organising Committee of 2025 Summer Deaflympics ②Mr. Maki Yamada, Deaflympics athlete)
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)
Is This Abnormal Weather Due to Climate Change? (Dr. Yukiko Imada, Associate Professor, Division of Climate System Research, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo)
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)
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)
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)
