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.

  • 2024 UN Summit of the Future and the SDGs (Dr. Norichika Kanie, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)

    Date September 19, 2024
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  • The LDP Leadership Election and Domestic Japanese Politics(Dr. Yu UCHIYAMA, Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)

    Date September 24, 2024
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  • A Message for the Future as Atomic Bomb Survivors Grow Older (Mr. Seiichiro Mise)

    Date July 30, 2024
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  • Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2024: An Economic Society with Hope for the Future (Ms. Mana Nakazora, BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Limited, Vice Chairperson of Global Markets)

    Date July 23, 2024
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  • Initiatives for Nuclear Disarmament by Nagasaki (Mr. Shiro Suzuki, Nagasaki Mayor)

    Date July 16, 2024
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  • ※※CANCELED※※ Strategy and Joint Operations in the Reiwa Era(General YOSHIDA Yoshihide, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff )

    Date July 8, 2024
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  • Towards the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10)(Dr. Izumi Kobayashi, President, Japan Pacific Islands Association/Professor at Osaka Gakuin University)

    Date July 2, 2024
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  • Public-Private Partnerships to Achieve 30% of Global Market Share for SDVs by 2030 (Mr. Takeru Ito, Chief, METI Manufacturing Industries Bureau Automobile Section Mobility DX Office/Mr. Shinpei Kato, CEO and CTO, Tier IV, Inc.)

    Date June 14, 2024
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  • Towards a Tourism Nation—Increased Inbound Tourism, Tourism Issues, and Future Initiatives(Mr. Ichiro Takahashi, Commissioner, Japan Tourism Agency )

    Date June 20, 2024
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  • The Future of Japanese Cities: Japan in 2120, Based on a Statistical Prediction Model(Dr. Tomoya Mori, Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)

    Date June 28, 2024
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  • Uses of and Issues with Drones in Times of Disaster—As Seen in the Response to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake(Dr. Shoichiro Uchiyama, Chief Expert Researcher, Multi-hazard Risk Assessment Research Division, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)

    Date June 14, 2024
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  • Generative AI and Japanese Initiatives  (Dr. Yutaka Matsuo, Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

    Date May 31, 2024
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