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.

  • 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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  • [CHANGE of SCHEDULE from Sept 16 to Sept 11] Post-Abe and Domestic Japanese Politics (Dr. Yu UCHIYAMA, Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)

    Date September 11, 2020
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  • 75 Years Since the Bombing—Nagasaki’s Hopes, Prayers, and Lessons

    Date August 4, 2020
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  • “Challenge Zero”- New action by Japanese companies in the field of climate change

    Date July 31, 2020
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  • Hiroshima Survivor’s Thoughts 75 Years After the Atomic Bombing (Ms. Keiko Ogura)

    Date July 27, 2020
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  • Post-COVID-19 Geopolitics—The Future of US-China Tension and Japan’s Role (Dr. Akihiko Tanaka, President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)

    Date July 15, 2020
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  • Japanese Diplomacy 75 Years After World War II (Dr. Masayuki Tadokoro, Keio University)

    Date July 14, 2020
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  • Japanese Society and Families After COVID-19—Responding to Changes (Professor Masahiro Yamada, Faculty of Letters, Chuo University)

    Date June 30, 2020
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  • Post-COVID-19 Geopolitics —Japan’s Role in The Future of International Health Cooperation (Prof. Kayo Takuma, Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Tokyo Metropolitan University)

    Date June 24, 2020
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  • Was Japan’s COVID-19 Response a Success? Preparing for a Second Wave (Dr. Kazuhiro Tateda, Toho Univ. Prof./President of Japan’s Infectious Diseases Assoc. )

    Date June 19, 2020
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  • The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Japanese Economy (DIR Senior Executive Managing Director Mitsumaru Kumagai)

    Date May 27, 2020
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  • The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Japanese Economy (Mr. Yasuhide Yajima, NLI Research Institute Chief Economist)

    Date May 15, 2020
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