This Technical Committee Meeting (TCM) was organized in co-operation with the IAEA, of which the International Fusion Research Council (IFRC) is an advisory body. The Japanese organizer was the Institute of Laser Engineering, sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. There were 165 participants who presented 86 papers. Four workshops were held, on the topics Future planning of inertial fusion energy, Ion rings, Collaboration in heavy ion fusion and Laser beam smoothing.