President's Message

Dear members,

Dear Members

 

Dear members

After a gap of more than six years, I am again president of our beloved FCCJ. For those of you who don’t know me, a quick introduction: I am a Sri Lankan journalist and have lived in Japan for more than three decades. My writing focuses on Japan-Asia relations and sustainable and development issues, a theme that has gained global attention over the past few years.

Dear members,
After a gap of more than six years, I am again president of our beloved FCCJ. For those of you who don’t know me, a quick introduction: I am a Sri Lankan journalist and have lived in Japan for more than three decades. My writing focuses on Japan-Asia relations and sustainable and development  issues, a theme that has gained global attention over the past few years.

Dear Members,

I’m feeling somewhat encouraged as I write this, hours after the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced a tally of 1,070 new coronavirus cases for the day, which is less than half the peak we saw two weeks ago. The lockdown-lite may be playing havoc with our social lives by closing most places down at 8 p.m., but it is clearly taking us in the right direction. ...