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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 29, 2019

Video report: Middle-aged Hikikomori (Prof. Tamaki SAITO, Tsukuba Univ.)

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July 19, 2019

Video report: Outlook for Domestic Japanese Politics After the House of Councillors Election

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July 18, 2019

Video report: Governor KOIKE Talks about Tokyo, One Year to the Olympic and Paralympic Games

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July 9, 2019

Video report: Current status of CITES and discussion on elephant conservation in Africa and Japan’s ivory markets

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July 4, 2019

Video report: Protecting Japan from Increasing Cyber Attacks—Current State of and Issues for Cybersecurity (Mr. Tomoo Yamauchi, NISC, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan)

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June 24, 2019

Video report: G20 Osaka Summit—Strengthening Free Trade and Data Free Flow with Trust (Prof. Fukunari KIMURA, Keio Univ.)

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June 13, 2019

Video report: Japan’s Role in Multilateral Economic Cooperation—Ahead of Osaka G20 Summit (Prof. Shujiro Urata, Waseda Univ.)

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May 21, 2019

Video report: Is Japan Reluctant to Shift to a Cashless Society?—Current Situation and Outlook (Mr. Yuki Fukumoto, Researcher, NLI Research Institute Financial Research Department)

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May 20, 2019

Video report: The Future of Japan-China Relations—Ahead of the G20 Osaka Summit (Prof. Shin Kawashima, The University of Tokyo)

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April 25, 2019

Video report: The US under the Trump Administration and Japan (Dr. Yasushi Watanabe, Graduate School of Media, Keio University)

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April 16, 2019

Video report: How Will the Media Report on the Imperial Succession? (The Asahi Shimbun Senior Staff Writer Dr. Eiichi Miyashiro)

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April 9, 2019

Video report: The Role of the Emperor as a Symbol as Developed in the Heisei Period (Mr. Makoto Inoue, Nikkei Senior Staff Writer)

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March 29, 2019

Video report: Immigration Law Revisions and Acceptance of Foreign Workers ②

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March 29, 2019

Video report: Immigration Law Revisions and Acceptance of Foreign Workers ③

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March 27, 2019

Video report: Immigration Law Revisions and Acceptance of Foreign Workers ①

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March 12, 2019

Women’s Empowerment in Japan, WAW!/W20 – Toward G20 Summit (W20 Japan 2019 Co-chair Haruno Yoshida)

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March 8, 2019

Video report【Minister for Reconstruction】: Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake after Eight Years (March 2019)

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February 25, 2019

Video report: Decommissioning and Measures for Contaminated Water at Fukushima Daiichi NPS, as of Feb. 2019 (METI/TEPCO)

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February 21, 2019

Video report: Building Economic & Sporting Legacy of Rugby World Cup 2019 (Organising Committee CEO Shimazu/ Ambassador Sakuraba (Kamaishi Seawaves GM))

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February 8, 2019

Video report: The International Situation and Challenges for Japanese Diplomacy in 2019 (Mr. Mitoji Yabunaka, Ritsumeikan University, Visiting Professor)

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February 7, 2019

Video report: Development of Flying Cars (SkyDrive Inc. President Mr. Tomohiro Fukuzawa)

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January 31, 2019

Video report: Japan’s Strategy for Flying Cars

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January 24, 2019

Video report: Issues and Outlook for the Japanese Economy in 2019 (Dr. Motoshige Itoh, Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University)

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January 17, 2019

Report:  Efforts towards 40 Million Inbound Tourists (Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Mr. Hiroshi Tabata)

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January 15, 2019

Video report: Japanese Politics in 2019: The 7th Year of the Abe Administration (GRIPS Prof. Harukata TAKENAKA)

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