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.

  • Population Projections for Japan (2017 Projections)—Revelations from the Latest Data(Dr. Futoshi Ishii, Director, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Department of Population Dynamics Research)

    Date April 24, 2017
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  • The Latest Economic Assessment of Japan -OECD’s Economic Survey of Japan 2017- ( Mr. Randall Jones, Head of the Japan and Korea Desk, Economics Department, OECD)

    Date April 14, 2017
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  • Accepting Foreign Residents–Issues and Japan’s Choice (Mr. Saburo Takizawa, Chairman of the Board of the Japan Association for UNHCR)

    Date March 15, 2017
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  • Situation of the Korean Peninsula and Japan (Dr. Narushige MICHISHITA, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies(GRIPS))

    Date March 27, 2017
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  • Health of Fukushima Residents, Six Years After the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident

    Date March 9, 2017
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  • Decommissioning of and Measures for Contaminated Water at Fukushima Daiichi NPS (ANRE & TEPCO senior executives)

    Date March 2, 2017
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  • Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity in Japan (Prof. Naoshi Hirata, University of Tokyo Earthquake Research Institute, and Head of Earthquake Research Institute Prediction Research Center)

    Date February 15, 2017
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  • Japan’s Economic Partnership Strategy in 2017 (Prof. Yorizumi Watanabe, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University)

    Date January 27, 2017
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  • Energy in Japan—Outlook and Issues (Dr. Takeo Kikkawa, Professor, Tokyo University of Science Graduate School of Innovation Studies)

    Date February 8, 2017
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  • Humanoid Robots and the Society of the Future (Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University)

    Date February 2, 2017
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  • Outlook for Japanese Foreign Policy in 2017 (Dr. Ken Jimbo, Associate Professor, Keio University)

    Date January 17, 2017
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  • The Japanese Economy in 2017 (Mr. Masaaki Kanno, Managing Director, JP Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)

    Date January 13, 2017
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