Press Briefings (Reports)

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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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Archive

December 15, 2017

Video Report: TPP11 Agreement in Principle —Japan’s Role in Mega-regional Trade Agreements (Dr. Shujiro Urata, Professor, Waseda University)

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December 12, 2017

Video Report: What is ‘Gengo’ (Era Name)? by Dr. Eiichi Miyashiro, The Asahi Shimbun Senior Staff Writer

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November 30, 2017

Video Report: Situation of and Challenges Facing Measures for Vacant Houses (Mr. Hidetaka Yoneyama, Senior Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute)

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November 16, 2017

Report: 2017 White Paper on Crime— Community Network to Support Rehabilitation

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November 8, 2017

Video Report: Promoting Japan’s Railroads Worldwide—JR East’s International Business Strategy (Mr. Tetsuro Tomita, President and CEO, East Japan Railway Company)

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November 1, 2017

Video Report: 2017 White Paper on Prevention of Karoshi（Mr. Yasuo Sato, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Labour Standards Bureau, General Affairs Division, Director for Prevention of Karoshi）

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October 30, 2017

Video Report: President Trump’s First Visit to Japan and Japan-US Relations (Dr. Toshihiro Nakayama, Professor, Keio University)

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October 18, 2017

Video Report: Women and Work Style Reform : Ms. Haruno Yoshida, President, BT Japan (Vice Chair, Board of Councilors, Keidanren)

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October 13, 2017

Video Report: Outlook for House of Representatives Election and Domestic Japanese Politics (Prof. Yu UCHIYAMA, The University of Tokyo)

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October 4, 2017

Video Report: The North Korea Problem and Japan’s Response（Professor Hajime Izumi, Institute for International Strategy, Tokyo International University）

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September 28, 2017

Video Report：The IAEA project to assist Japan’s Marine Monitoring Plan off the coast of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

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September 20, 2017

Video Report: The National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Future of Japan-China Relations (Prof. Shin Kawashima, The University of Tokyo)

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September 15, 2017

Video Report: Latest Statistical Look at the Elderly in Japan 2017 (Mr. Shuji Saeki, Director-General of the Statistical Survey Dept., Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)

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August 22, 2017

Video Report: Aiming for 30% Decrease in Suicide Rate–Revising Suicide Prevention Guidelines for the First Time in 5 Years (Mr. Yutaka Motohashi, Japan Support Center for Suicide Countermeasures)

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August 9, 2017

Video Report: Preventing Nuclear Terrorism and Japan’s Contribution (Mr. Yosuke Naoi, Director, Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security (ISCN))

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July 18, 2017

Video Report: Scientific Basis for Defining Seniors as 75 or Older (Dr. Yasuyoshi OUCHI, M.D., Ph.D, President of Toranomon Hospital)

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July 13, 2017

Video Report: The Fate of the West, and the implications for Japan (Mr. Bill Emmott, Former Editor in Chief of The Economist)

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June 28, 2017

Video Report: Super-Solo Society—Changing Japanese Views on Marriage (Mr. Kazuhisa Arakawa, Hakuhodo Solo Activity Men Research Project Leader)

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June 23, 2017

Video Report: Outlook for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election and Domestic Politics (Dr. Yu UCHIYAMA, Professor, The University of Tokyo)

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June 21, 2017

Video Report: Japan’s Cybersecurity Strategy—Preparing for Tokyo 2020 (Ms. Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Security Officer Japan, Palo Alto Networks K.K.)

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June 7, 2017

Video Report: The Future of Retinal Regeneration Using IPS Cells (Masayo Takahashi M.D., Ph.D., Project Leader, Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology)

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June 1, 2017

Video Report: Basic Policies for 2017 – Increasing Productivity Through Investing in Human Resources：Dr. Motoshige Itoh, Professor Emeritus (The University of Tokyo), Professor (Gakushuin University)

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May 26, 2017

Report: Future of Delivery Industry Reforms ( Mr. Ryoichi Kakui, Chief Executive Officer, e-LogiT Co., Ltd.)

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May 15, 2017

Video Report: South Korean Presidential Election and Japan-ROK Relations (Mr. Hideki Okuzono, Associate Professor, University of Shizuoka)

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May 12, 2017

Video Report: Action Plan for the Realization of Work Style Reform (Mr. Katsunobu KATO, Minister for Working-style Reform)

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May 10, 2017

Video Report: Child Poverty—Problems and Initiatives (Mr. Hayato Hanaoka, Project Coordinator, The Nippon Foundation)

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April 25, 2017

Video Report: 2017 White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Japan (Ms. Tomoko INA, Director, SME Agency Business Environment Dept. Research Office)

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April 24, 2017

Video Report: Population Projections for Japan (2017 Projections)—Revelations from the Latest Data（Dr. Futoshi Ishii, Director, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Department of Population Dynamics Research）

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April 14, 2017

Video Report: The Latest Economic Assessment of Japan -OECD’s Economic Survey of Japan 2017- ( Mr. Randall Jones, Head of the Japan and Korea Desk, Economics Department, OECD)

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April 13, 2017

Video Report: Lifting Ban on Integrated Resorts Including Casinos (Dr. Ichiro Tanioka, President of Osaka University of Commerce)

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March 27, 2017

Video Report: Situation of the Korean Peninsula and Japan (Dr. Narushige MICHISHITA, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies(GRIPS))

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March 15, 2017

Video Report: Accepting Foreign Residents–Issues and Japan’s Choice (Mr. Saburo Takizawa, Chairman of the Board of the Japan Association for UNHCR)

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March 9, 2017

Video Report: Health of Fukushima Residents, Six Years After the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident

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March 2, 2017

Video Report: Decommissioning of and Measures for Contaminated Water at Fukushima Daiichi NPS (ANRE & TEPCO senior executives)

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February 22, 2017

Video Report: Recovery from Great East Japan Earthquake (Mr. Masahiro IMAMURA, Minister for Reconstruction)

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February 15, 2017

Video Report: Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity in Japan (Prof. Naoshi Hirata, University of Tokyo Earthquake Research Institute, and Head of Earthquake Research Institute Prediction Research Center)

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February 8, 2017

Video report: Energy in Japan—Outlook and Issues (Dr. Takeo Kikkawa, Professor, Tokyo University of Science Graduate School of Innovation Studies)

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February 2, 2017

Video Report: Humanoid Robots and the Society of the Future (Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University)

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January 27, 2017

Video Report: Japan’s Economic Partnership Strategy in 2017 (Prof. Yorizumi Watanabe, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University)

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January 17, 2017

Video report: Outlook for Japanese Foreign Policy in 2017 (Dr. Ken Jimbo, Keio University Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management)

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January 13, 2017

Video Report: The Japanese Economy in 2017 (Mr. Masaaki Kanno, Managing Director, JP Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)

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January 11, 2017

Video report: Japanese Politics in 2017 (Prof. Harukata Takenaka, The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)

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