Press Conference by Foreign Minister Archives
August 2012
Press Conference by Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba
31 August
- Japan-North Korea Preliminary Consultation
- Abduction issue
- The issue of the Japanese flag being taken from the vehicle of the Japanese Ambassador to China
- Japan-North Korea Preliminary Consultation
- Senkaku Islands
- The issue of the Japanese flag being taken from the vehicle of the Japanese Ambassador to China
- Japan-Russia relations
29 August
- The Japanese flag incident in Beijing
- The Comfort women issue
- Osprey
- The Comfort women issue
- Takeshima
- Japan-DPRK preliminary talks
- TPP
24 August ( 7:45 p.m.)
- Opening Remarks
- (1) Japan-ROK relations
- Japan-ROK relations
24 August ( 9:15 a.m.)
- Opening Remarks
- (1) Japan-North Korea Preliminary Consultations
- Japan-North Korea Preliminary Consultation
- Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) relations
- Energy policy
22 August
- Opening Remarks
- (1) The case of death of a Japanese journalist and a female university student
- (2) Announcement of the logo for TICAD V
- (3) The Takeshima Issue
- Japan-ROK relations
- Preparatory talk between Japan and the DPRK and Japan
- Revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement
- Japan-Russia relationship
17 August
- Opening Remarks
- (1) Japan-Korea relations
- Japan-ROK relations
- The Senkaku Islands
15 August
- Opening Remarks
- (1) Remarks by ROK President Lee Myung-bak
- Japan-ROK relations
- Visits by two Cabinet members to Yasukuni Shrine
- Japan-ROK Relations
- The Senkaku Islands
- Japan-ROK Relations
14 August
- Opening Remarks
- (1) Japan-North Korea Consultations
- Japan-North Korea Consultations
- Japan-ROK relations
11 August
- Opening Remarks
- (1) Japan’s Response to the Visit by the President of the Republic of Korea to Takeshima
- Japan’s Response to the Visit by the President of the Republic of Korea to Takeshima
10 August
- Opening Remarks
- (1) Visit to Takeshima by the President of the Republic of Korea
- Visit to Takeshima by the President of the Republic of Korea
8 August
- Opening Remarks
- (1) Global Forum on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education
- The Yasukuni Shrine
- Japan-North Korea Relations
- The Senkaku Islands
- The Takeshima issue
- Japan-North Korea relations
- The Senkaku Islands
7 August
- Deployment of Ospreys in Japan
- The Senkaku Islands
- Follow-up questions concerning the deployment of Ospreys in Japan
3 August
- Deployment of the Ospreys in Japan
1 August
- The Senkaku Islands
- The anti-nuclear demonstrations
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