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.

  • One Year Until the Tokyo Paralympics (Organising Committee executives and Paralympians)

    Date August 21, 2019
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  • Middle-aged Hikikomori—Current Situation, Issues, and Outlook (Prof. Tamaki SAITO, Tsukuba University)

    Date July 29, 2019
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  • Current status of CITES and discussion on elephant conservation in Africa and Japan’s ivory markets

    Date July 9, 2019
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  • Outlook for Domestic Japanese Politics After the House of Councillors Election (Dr. Yu UCHIYAMA, Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)

    Date July 19, 2019
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  • Basic Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management 2019 and Future of Japan’s Economy (Prof. Shumpei TAKEMORI, Keio University)

    Date July 12, 2019
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  • Protecting Japan from Increasing Cyber Attacks—Current State of and Issues for Cybersecurity (Mr. Tomoo Yamauchi, Deputy Director-General, NISC, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan)

    Date July 4, 2019
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  • Japan’s Role in Multilateral Economic Cooperation—Ahead of the Osaka G20 Summit (Prof. Shujiro Urata, Waseda University)

    Date June 13, 2019
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  • G20 Osaka Summit—Strengthening Free Trade and Data Free Flow with Trust (Dr. Fukunari KIMURA, Professor, Keio University)

    Date June 24, 2019
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  • The Future of Japan-China Relations—Ahead of the G20 Osaka Summit (Prof. Shin Kawashima, The University of Tokyo)

    Date May 20, 2019
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  • Is Japan Reluctant to Shift to a Cashless Society?—Current Situation and Outlook (Mr. Yuki Fukumoto, Researcher, NLI Research Institute Financial Research Department)

    Date May 21, 2019
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  • Economic Slowdown in China and its Impact on Japan (Mr. Kiyoyuki Seguchi, Research Director, the Canon Institute for Global Studies)

    Date May 10, 2019
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  • The US under the Trump Administration and Japan (Dr. Yasushi Watanabe, Graduate School of Media, Keio University)

    Date April 25, 2019
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