December 10, 2013

Press tour: “Washoku”(Japanese Cuisine), becoming a World Heritage
Schedule
September 18 - 19, 2025
Press Tours (Notices)
Iwate Press Tour
September 12, 2025
Press Briefings (Notices)
Protecting Japan’s Festivals (Prof. Satoru Ishigaki, Associate Professor, Facult...
September 10, 2025
Press Briefings (Notices)
Creativity of Japanese Researchers as Seen through the Ig Nobel Prize (Prof. Kiy...
For foreign journalists in Japan, FPCJ organizes about 10 group press tours every year. A typical tour has about 10 correspondents from, for example, US, UK, France, Germany, Korea, China, and Taiwan. These tours have covered the whole country from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south, with themes varying from politics, economy, industries, and science and technology, to society and culture. Confirm the upcoming tours here.
This page has the outlines for each press tour, which send to journalists prior to the tour.
Check Press Tours (Reports) for the details of past press tours.
November 19, 2013
Notice: Press Tour “Yokohama spearheading Japan’s efforts for empowering women and better childcare”
October 28, 2013
Notice: Chiba Press Tour “Arborists advance to the world market with traditional techniques”
September 4 - 5, 2013
July 28, 2013
Notice: Press Tour “Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games” (July 29, 2013)
June 26 - 27, 2013
Notice: Minamata Press Tour “Polluted City Turns to Eco-Capital of Japan” (June 26-27, 2013)
March 24, 2013