Press Conference by Foreign Minister Archives September 2021

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 28, 2021, 10:47 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Missile Launch by North Korea
  • (2) Commencement of Negotiations on the Japan-UK Reciprocal Access Agreement (Japan-UK RAA)
• Missile Launch by North Korea
• Issue of the Former Civilian Workers from the Korean Peninsula
• Taiwan’s Import Restrictions on Japanese Food Products
• New Cybersecurity Strategy
• Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Leadership Election

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 23, 2021, 4:46 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 22, 2021, 7:06 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 21, 2021, 10:39 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Australia-U.K.-U.S. Security Cooperation (AUKUS)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 17, 2021, 11:08 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Visit to New York by Foreign Minister Motegi
  • (2) The EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
  • (3) Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
• TPP11 (Request by China to Join)
• Security Cooperation with Europe
• Threat of a Terrorist Attack in Indonesia
• Situation in the Middle East

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 14, 2021, 10:53 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Provision of Vaccines by Japan
• Japan-U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Talk on North Korea
• Quad Leaders Summit

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 10, 2021, 11:26 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Support in Response to the Earthquake in Haiti
• Role of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) (20 Years Since 9/11)
• Water Treated by the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Understanding from the International Community)
• Schedule of Foreign Visits (United Nations General Assembly, Etc.)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 7, 2021, 11:12 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Personnel Decisions on Senior Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Northern Territories Issue (Special Economic Zones Concept)
• 70th Anniversary of the San Francisco Peace Treaty
• Situation in Afghanistan (Acceptance of Afghani Refugees)
• Departure from Japan of the Afghani Paralympic Athletes
• Effects of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Leadership Election on Diplomacy

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 3, 2021, 11:22 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Provision of Vaccines to Thailand, Viet Nam, and Taiwan
• Northern Territories Issue
• Situation in Afghanistan (Evacuation of Japanese Nationals and Others)
• Foreign Exchange Students’ Entry into Japan
• Situation in Afghanistan (Evacuation of Japanese Nationals and Others)
• Situation in Afghanistan (Building Relations with the Taliban Administration)
• Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Leadership Election