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For foreign journalists, FPCJ holds press briefings on important topics that help them understand the current Japan. This page shows past briefings.

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July 11, 2025

Video Report: Forecast for the Situation in Iran and the Middle East, and Its Impact on Japan (Mr. Masamichi Saito, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East Institute of Japan)

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June 5, 2025

Video Report: The Situation in Russia and the War in Ukraine — Can an Exit Strategy for the War Be Found? (Mr. Toyohisa Kozuki, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Russia)

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June 3, 2025

Video Report: Japan’s Food Security (Dr. Kazuhito Yamashita, Research Director, Canon Institute for Global Studies)

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May 22, 2025

Video Report: Strengthening Japan’s Relations with Countries in the Global South through TICAD 9 (Mr. Kenju Murakami, Deputy Director-General/Deputy Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)

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May 16, 2025

Video Report: The Future of AI and Buddhist Teachings (Dr. Seiji Kumagai, Vice Director and Professor, Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University)

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May 14, 2025

Video Report: 60th Anniversary of Normalization of Japan-South Korea Diplomatic Relations: Present and Future of Japan-South Korean Relations (Dr. Tadashi Kimiya, Former Professor, Project Researcher, University of Tokyo)

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April 25, 2025

Video Report: Ukraine’s Current Situation and Future Outlook—Japan’s Role（Mr. Kuninori Matsuda, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine）

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April 21, 2025

Video Report: Japan’s Economic Security Policy (Mr. KIUCHI Minoru, Minister in charge of Economic Security)

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April 18, 2025

Video Report: How to Respond to the Trump Tariffs (Dr. Keiko Ito, Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University)

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March 18, 2025

Video Report: The Seventh Strategic Energy Plan (Ms. Yukari Takamura, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo)

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March 4, 2025

Video Report: Will Gen Z’s Oshikatsu Be the Key to a Recovery of Consumption? (Mr. Yohei Harada, Professor, UX Course, College of Design Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology)

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February 27, 2025

Video Report: The Second Trump Administration and the Future of Japan-US Relations (Dr. Takayuki Nishiyama, Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Seikei University)

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February 19, 2025

Video Report: Expanding Possibilities for Education with Metaverse Classes (Vice-principal and Metaverse Students, Yushi International High School)

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February 18, 2025

Video Report: Healthy Elderly Persons Working in the Era of 100-Year Life Expectancy (Dr. Shinya Ouchi, Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University)

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February 5, 2025

Video Report: Connecting the World: The Road to Expo 2025（Mr. Hiroyuki Ishige, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition）

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February 4, 2025

Video Report: Outlook for Politics in 2025: The Future of Political Parties（Dr. Yuri Kono, Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Hosei University ）

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January 15, 2025

Video Report: Global Economic and Financial Trends and Japan in 2025 (Dr. Sayuri Shirai, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University）

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January 10, 2025

Video Report: Outlook for Japanese Diplomacy in 2025: Stabilizing the Asia Pacific Region 80 Years After World War II（Dr. Taizo Miyagi, Professor, Faculty of Law, Chuo University）

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