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.

  • Economic Recovery and Decarbonization—Can Japan Set an Example? (Mr. Takejiro Sueyoshi, Japan Climate Initiative Representative)

    Date May 26, 2021
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  • Social Security Reform for a Super-Aged Society—Preventing Senior Poverty (Dr. Takashi Oshio, Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University)

    Date May 18, 2021
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  • The Mysteries of Space Revealed by the Hayabusa2 (Dr. Makoto Yoshikawa, Mission Manager, Hayabusa2 Project Team)

    Date April 30, 2021
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  • OECD Secretary-General on Japan after the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Role in the Indo-Pacific Region

    Date April 28, 2021
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  • Will Japan Close the Gap in Digital Transformation?ーDuty and Responsibility (Dr. Jun Murai, Professor, Keio University)

    Date April 16, 2021
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  • Increasing US-China Tension and the Future of Japan-China Relations (Dr. Akio Takahara, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo)

    Date April 7, 2021
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  • Tax Reform in Japan after COVID-19—Will Inequality Be Reduced? (Dr. Shigeki Morinobu, Research Director, The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research)

    Date March 23, 2021
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  • Japanese-South Korean Relations in 2021 (Dr. Kan Kimura, Kobe Univ. Professor/Director of Center for Asian Academic Collaboration)

    Date March 17, 2021
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  • The Future of Japan-US Relations Under the New Biden Administration (Dr. Mieko Nakabayashi, Professor, School of Social Sciences, Waseda University)

    Date March 3, 2021
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  • Minister for Reconstruction Katsuei Hirasawa Discusses the Current State of and Challenges for Reconstruction Ten Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Date February 22, 2021
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  • The current situation of Fukushima Daiichi NPS (METI/TEPCO)

    Date March 4, 2021
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  • Carbon Neutral in 2050—The Current State of and Challenges for Japan’s Energy Policy (Dr. Takeo Kikkawa, Professor, International University of Japan)

    Date March 1, 2021
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