Press Conference by Foreign Minister Archives Jun 2020

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 30, 2020, 1:34 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Situation in Hong Kong (National Security Law)
• High Speed Railway Project in Indonesia
• Selection of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General (Support for the Republic of Korea (ROK)’s Candidate)
• G7 Summit (Japan’s Response to the Idea to Invite the ROK)
• Situation in Hong Kong (National Security Law)
• Developments Concerning the West Bank Area of the Jordan River
• Situation in Hong Kong (National Security Law)
• Issue of the Former Civilian Workers from the Korean Peninsula (Movement to Liquidize Assets Seized from a Defendant Japanese Company)
• Novel Coronavirus (Resumption of Travel)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 26, 2020, 11:57 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Suspension of the Aegis Ashore Deployment (Japan-Russia Relations, Japan-U.S. Relations)
• One Year Since Japan Withdrew from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and Resumed Commercial Whaling
• Japan-Russia Peace Treaty Negotiations
• Japan-Russia Peace Treaty Negotiations (Constitutional Amendment in Russia)
• Suspension of the Aegis Ashore Deployment (Japan-Russia Relations)
• Selection of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General (Support for the Republic of Korea (ROK)’s Candidate)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 23, 2020, 1:40 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
• (1) Memorial Day to Commemorate the Fallen During the Battle of Okinawa
  • (2) 60th Anniversary of the Entry Into Force of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty
• (3) Travel to Viet Nam by Japanese Businesspeople
• Intrusion by China Coast Guard Vessels Into the Waters Surrounding the Senkaku Islands
• 60th Anniversary of the Entry Into Force of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty
• Resumption of Travel Between Japan and Viet Nam (Gradual Relaxation of Restrictions)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 19, 2020, 10:56 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
• Novel Coronavirus (Step-By-Step Measures to Restart the International Movement of People)
• Novel Coronavirus (Restarting the International Movement of People, Coordination with Viet Nam)
• Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Export Control (Request by the ROK to Establish a World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel))
• New National Security Strategy (Direction of Discussions)
• Novel Coronavirus (Restarting the International Movement of People, Coordination with Viet Nam)
• Novel Coronavirus (Restarting the International Movement of People, PCR Tests)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 16, 2020, 2:59 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Effects of the Suspension of the Aegis Ashore Deployment Plan on Japan-U.S. Relations and Other Matters
• Novel Coronavirus (Relaxation of Restrictions on Entry Into Japan)
• Opening to the General Public of the Industrial Heritage Information Center
• Novel Coronavirus (Japan’s International Cooperation Going Forward)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 12, 2020, 5:09 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
• Enactment of Bills, Etc. Related to MOFA
• Novel Coronavirus (Relaxation of Restrictions on Entering and Leaving Japan)
• Support for Medical Care Through the Supplementary Budget
• Possibility of Japan Accepting Foreign Human Resources in the Finance Field from Hong Kong

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 9, 2020, 4:28 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Situation in Hong Kong (Participation in the Statement By the United States, the United Kingdom, and Others; Statement by the G7)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 5, 2020, 3:01 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Raising of Warning on Infectious Diseases Levels
• Novel Coronavirus (Relaxation of Restrictions on Entering and Leaving Japan)
• Raising of Warning on Infectious Diseases Levels
• Novel Coronavirus (Relaxation of Restrictions on Entering and Leaving Japan)
• Issue of the Former Civilian Workers from the Korean Peninsula (Movement to Liquidize Assets Seized From a Defendant Japanese Company)
• Novel Coronavirus (Relaxation of Restrictions on Entering and Leaving Japan)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 2, 2020, 2:24 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• G7 Summit (Possibility of the Return of Russia)
• Support for Lebanon from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Statement with regards to the Withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO)
• Possibility of Prime Minister Abe Attending the Ceremony for the 75th Anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany
• Export Control Measures Concerning the Republic of Korea (ROK)
• G7 Summit (Holding the Summit in September)
• Intensification of Demonstrations Throughout the United States