Welcome to the FES Japan Office

Exterior of the German Cultural Center — Creator: FES Japan I Sven Saaler

Our Mission in Japan

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is the oldest political foundation in Germany with a rich tradition in social democracy dating back to its foundation in 1925. The foundation owes its formation and its mission to the political legacy of its namesake Friedrich Ebert, the first democratically elected German President.

Cover image for the publication “Quo Vadis, Japan?” — Creator: FES

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Tuesday, 26.05.2026

Quo vadis, Japan? : Sicherheitspolitik zwischen Washington, Peking - und Europa?

In dieser Studie erörtern zwei führende japanische Kommentatorinnen die Veränderungen der sicherheitspolitischen Lage in Ostasien.

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Wednesday, 11.03.2026

Lecture: „Fifteen Years After 3.11: A Dramatically Changed World and Japan’s Energy Landscape“

The world is undergoing a civilizational energy transformation—what Iida calls the “Ei Revolution” (Electricity × intelligence).

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Saturday, 07.03.2026

Symposium: Ten years since lowering the voting age to 18: Where does "Citizenship Education" stand now?

How should schools address politics? Learning from the Japan-Germany Dialogue: The future of democracy.

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Tuesday, 25.11.2025

Symposium: „Verteidigung des Rechtsstaats“

Die Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) und die Deutsch-Japanische Juristenvereinigung (DJJV) laden am 25.11.2025 zu einem internationalen Symposium in Tokyo ein.

Solar panels at the Solarpark Altötting / Oberkastl — Creator: Windwärts Energie GmbH, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Energy security

Has become a major issue for the industrialized nations. Not only the guarantee of supply, but also the environmental impact and socioeconomic development increasingly have to be taken into account.

Airport immigration checkpoint — Creator: lcars, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Immigration and the integration of foreign citizens

Is one of the major challenges the societies of Japan and Germany are facing in the twenty-first century.

An elderly man sitting in a field — Creator: Aaron Shumaker, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Demographic change and ageing society

In Japan and Germany is another topic of pressing urgency shared by the two countries.

Regional integration in East Asia and Europe

FES Japan seeks to introduce the experience of the EU integration into policy-debates on East Asian regional integration, which have been developing since the inception of the ASEAN+3 framework.