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 18, 2024

Video Report: Traditional Sake Making Added to Intangible Cultural Heritage List! Protecting Traditional Culture and Passing It On to the Next Generation（①Shuso Imada, General Manager, Japan Sake and Shochu Information Center ②Tatsuya Ishikawa, Head Brewer, Tsukinoi Sake Brewery/Chair, Japan Toji Guild Association/Vice-chair, Preservation Society of Japanese Koji-based Sake Making Craftmanship）

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December 10, 2024

Video Report: Japanese Convenience Stores: 50 Years of Evolution and the Next 50 Years (Mr. Hiroaki Watanabe, President, Yaramaika Marketing)

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December 5, 2024

Video Report: Issues and Outlook for Green Transformation in Japan —Decarbonization and Stable Energy Supply in the 7th Strategic Energy Plan（Dr. Sumiko Takeuchi, Member of the Board of Directors and Senior Fellow, International Environment and Economy Institute /Specially Appointed Professor, Tohoku University）

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December 3, 2024

Video Report: Loneliness and Isolation in Japanese Society and Measures to Respond (Professor Mitsunori Ishida, Contemporary Human Studies, School of Culture, Media and Society, Waseda University )

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November 19, 2024

Video Report:Normalization of Wages, Commodity Prices, and Interest Rates: Current Status and Outlook（Dr. Tsutomu Watanabe, Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics）

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November 14, 2024

Video Report: The Future of Japan-US Relations Based on the Results of the US Presidential Election (Mr. Tetsuo KOTANI, Professor, Faculty of Language and Cultures, Meikai University/Senior Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

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October 25, 2024

Video Report: The House of Representatives Election—The Prospect of Political Reform (Dr. Izuru Makihara, Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo)

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October 11, 2024

Video Report: Outlook for US Presidential Election and Future of Japan-US Relations (Dr. Satoru Mori, Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University)

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October 3, 2024

Video Report: Results of the Summit of the Future 2024（Ms. Kaoru Nemoto, Director, United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo; Mr. Takuma Kajita, Director, United Nations Planning and Administration Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, MOFA）

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October 1, 2024

Video Report: 70 Years of International Cooperation—The History and Future of JICA’s Cooperation (Dr. TANAKA Akihiko, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency)

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September 25, 2024

Video Report:Series on Demographic Change：Nagasaki Stadium City As a Key for Stimulating the Economy and Developing the City（Mr. Shiro Suzuki, Mayor of Nagasaki/Mr. Yutaka Orime, Executive Officer, Regional Creation Nagasaki ）

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September 24, 2024

Video Report: The LDP Leadership Election and Domestic Japanese Politics（Dr. Yu UCHIYAMA, Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences）

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September 19, 2024

Video Report: 2024 UN Summit of the Future and the SDGs (Dr. Norichika Kanie, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)

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July 30, 2024

Video Report: A Message for the Future as Atomic Bomb Survivors Grow Older (Mr. Seiichiro Mise)

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July 23, 2024

Video Report: Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2024: An Economic Society with Hope for the Future(Ms. Mana Nakazora, BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Limited, Vice Chairperson of Global Markets)

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July 16, 2024

Video Report: Initiatives for Nuclear Disarmament by Nagasaki （Mr. Shiro Suzuki, Nagasaki Mayor）

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July 2, 2024

Video Report: Towards the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) (Dr. Izumi Kobayashi, President, Japan Pacific Islands Association and Professor at Osaka Gakuin University)

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June 28, 2024

Video Report: The Future of Japanese Cities: Japan in 2120, Based on a Statistical Prediction Model（Dr. Tomoya Mori, Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University）

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June 20, 2024

Video Report: Towards a Tourism Nation—Increased Inbound Tourism, Tourism Issues, and Future Initiatives（Mr. Ichiro Takahashi, Commissioner, Japan Tourism Agency ）

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June 14, 2024

Video Report: Uses of and Issues with Drones in Times of Disaster—As Seen in the Response to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake（Dr. Shoichiro Uchiyama, Chief Expert Researcher, Multi-hazard Risk Assessment Research Division, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience）

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May 31, 2024

Video Report: Generative AI and Japanese Initiatives (Dr. Yutaka Matsuo, Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

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May 8, 2024

Video Report:Japan’s Defense and Security Strategy (Mr. ONODERA Itsunori, Chair of LDP Research Commission on Security and Former Minister of Defense)

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April 4, 2024

Video Report: Prime Minister KISHIDA’s official visit to the United States of America (Briefer: Mr. ARIMA Yutaka, Assistant Minister (Ambassador), Director-General of North American Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MOFA)

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March 21, 2024

Video Report: The Rise of the Global South and the Future of Japanese Diplomacy（Professor Yuichi Hosoya, Faculty of Law, Keio University）

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March 19, 2024

Video Report: Solving Problems in the Construction Industry in an Era of Declining Birthrate and Aging Population with DX(Professor Kazuyoshi Tateyama, Research Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University)

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March 18, 2024

Video Report: Examining the Situation in North Korea (Professor Atsuhito Isozaki, Keio University )

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March 14, 2024

Video Report：Press Briefing By Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency（IAEA）

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March 12, 2024

Video Report：The Relationship Between Climate Change and Cherry Blossoms, Mr. Daisuke Sasano , Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

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March 6, 2024

Video Report：Two Years After the Beginning of Russia’s Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine, How Will Japan Support Ukraine?(Dr. Michito Tsuruoka, Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University)

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February 15, 2024

Video Report: Future Japan-US Relations In Light of the Upcoming Presidential Election （Dr. Yasushi Watanabe, Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University）

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February 14, 2024

Video Report: Significance of the Successful Moon Landing by SLIM(Dr. Shinichiro Sakai, Project Manager, SLIM Project Team, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA))

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February 8, 2024

Video Report: Outlook for the Japanese Economy in 2024 (Mr. Hideo Kumano, Chief Economist, Economic Research Department, Dai-ichi Life Research Institute)

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January 31, 2024

Video Report: Popularization and Passing on Skills of Washoku, Ten Years After Inclusion on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

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January 25, 2024

Video Report: Japan-Taiwan Relations Considering the Results of Taiwan’s Presidential Election （Dr. Madoka Fukuda, Professor, Department of Global Politics, Faculty of Law, HOSEI University ）

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January 12, 2024

Video Report: Outlook for Domestic Japanese Politics in 2024 (Dr. Yu UCHIYAMA, Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)

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