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.

  • Four Years of Abenomics and the Japanese Economy (Mr. Tomo Kinoshita, Chief Japan Economist, Nomura)

    Date March 25, 2016
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  • Japanese Diplomacy and the G7 Summit (Dr. Akihiko Tanaka, Professor of International Politics, the University of Tokyo (Former JICA President))

    Date March 24, 2016
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  • Changes in the Japanese Energy Market with Electricity Deregulation (Mr. Masakazu Toyoda, Chairman & CEO, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan)

    Date March 14, 2016
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  • Rebuilding Fukushima—Five Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake and TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident by Mr. Masao Uchibori, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture

    Date February 22, 2016
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  • Economic Recovery of Earthquake-Affected Areas, Five Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, by Prof. Satoru Masuda, Tohoku University

    Date February 24, 2016
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  • Health Effects from the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident, 5 Years Later by Dr. Koichi Tanigawa and Dr. Akira Otsuru, Fukushima Medical University

    Date February 22, 2016
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  • Lawson’s Goals for Convenience Stores as Infrastructure by Mr. Genichi Tamatsuka, President and CEO of Lawson, Inc.

    Date February 15, 2016
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  • Outlook for Japanese Economy in 2016 by Mr. Hideo Hayakawa, Senior Executive Fellow, Economic Research Center, Fujitsu Research Institute

    Date February 5, 2016
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  • Ota City, the First Local Government to Implement Bylaws for “Minpaku” in a National Strategic Special Zone by Mr. Tadayoshi Matsubara, Mayor, City of Ota, Tokyo

    Date January 26, 2016
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  • Outlook for Japanese Diplomacy in 2016 by Dr. Ken Jimbo, Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University

    Date January 12, 2016
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  • Domestic Japanese Politics in 2016 by Mr. Hiroshi Hoshi, Columnist and Senior Political Writer, Asahi Shimbun

    Date January 22, 2016
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