The FCT Japan Media Literacy Research Institute(FCT) was
founded in 1977 (originally as the Forum for Children’s Television).
FCT carries out various activities such as sponsoring forums and
workshops, conducting research analyses on media content, public
access, and building global networks.
Now FCT focuses on the following 5 main themes:
“Children, Young people and media”, “Gender and media”,
“Senior citizens and media”, “Media society and citizens”,
and “Media ethics”.