Noteworthy Press Releases from Japan

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This page introduces noteworthy press releases for the foreign press.

The FPCJ helps build connections between foreign press researching stories about specific topics and regions in Japan, and organizations including businesses, universities, and government at the local and national level.

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  • The 2023 Spring Food Festival Executive Committee

    [Tokyo Tokyo Delicious Museum 2023] showcasing the charm of Tokyo food @Ariake from May 19 and three affiliated venues in Tokyo

    Tokyo Tokyo Delicious Museum 2023 The event will be held in May at three affiliated venues in Tokyo, in addition to the Ariake venue!  The 2023 Spring Food Festival Executive Committee will hold the Tokyo Tokyo Delicious Museum 2023 at the Ariake venue for three days from May 19 (Fri) to 21 (Sun), 2023, in an effort to showcase both domestically and internationally the charm of the fo...

  • Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc., JFTC

    [JFTC] New “SHOSHA Handbook 2022” ~ Towards Sustainability and Prosperity. ~, available online for free

    JFTC publishes “SHOSHA Handbook 2022” ~ Towards Sustainability and Prosperity. ~ Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc., JFTC (Chairman: KOKUBU Fumiya, Chairman- Marubeni Corporation) is pleased to announce the new release of “SHOSHA Handbook 2022” to help as many people as possible to understand the activities of the Shosha. Under the theme of "Towards Sustainability and Prosperity," t...

  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries G7 Seminar Office

    Apr. 21 Three online side-event seminars of G7 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Miyazaki

    Three online side-event seminars of G7 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Miyazaki G7 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Miyazaki will be held from Saturday April 22 to Sunday 23, 2023.   Amid growing international concern about food security, agriculture ministers in charge of domestic agricultural production and food supply are tasked with making food systems resilient and susta...

  • Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc. (JFTC)

    [JFTC] New data book “Foreign Trade 2023”, full text is available online for free.

    JFTC publishes “Foreign Trade 2023” ~ Both exports and imports up for second consecutive year, highest on record. Largest trade deficit on record for sharp increase of imports due to depreciation of the yen and rising resource prices. ~ Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc., JFTC (Chairman: KOKUBU Fumiya, Chairman- Marubeni Corporation) is pleased to announce the new release of “Fo...

  • Kwansei Gakuin University

    [Kwansei Gakuin Univ.] Contributing to carbon neutrality in the areas shifting towards electrification: Establishing R&D Company for Power Semiconductors SiC Wafers through Academia-Industry Collaboration

    Kwansei Gakuin Educational Foundation ("Kwansei Gakuin University") and Toyota Tsusho Corporation ("Toyota Tsusho") announced on March 22, 2023 that they had established QureDA Research, Inc. ("QureDA Research"), a research and development company for power semiconductors silicon carbide (SiC) wafers. QureDA Research will conduct research and development on SiC wafers to enhance the quality, i...

  • G7 Education Ministers' Meeting Toyama Prefecture Committee and the G7 Education Ministers' Meeting in Toyama and Kanazawa Ishikawa Prefecture Promotion Council

    Toyama & Ishikawa Press Tour (Apr. 20-21)

    Day 1: Toyama Prefecture -Glass artisans attracting people to Glass City Toyama, and heading out into the wider world -Miya-daiku, passing on traditional techniques to be used 100 years later       Day 2: Ishikawa Prefecture -Manufacturing 99% of Japan’s gold leaf; people working to pass on gold leaf techniques and combine them with modern lifestyles...

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