Press Conference by Foreign Minister Archives February 2024
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Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 27, 2024, 11:10 a.m.) (Link to Movie
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- Establishing the “Japan Chair for a world without nuclear weapons”
- Visit of H.E. Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Japan
- Emergency Grant Aid for the Gaza Strip
- Establishing the Japan Chair for a world without nuclear weapons
- Negotiations on a Pause in Fighting in the Gaza Strip
- Strengthening Sanctions against Russia
- Disposal of U.S. Forces Japan’s Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Waste
- Foreign Minister’s Attendance at Diet Deliberations
- Situation in the Gaza Strip (Diplomatic Posture toward Israel)
- Decline in the Cabinet Approval Rating and Public Expectations
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Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 16, 2024, 11:56 a.m.) (Link to Movie)
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- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Attendance at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Visit to Panama
- Japan-Brazil Relations
- Attendance at G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promotion of Economic Growth and Reconstruction
- Statement by North Korea
- Situation in the Gaza Strip (Israeli Military Operation in Rafah)
- U.S. Presidential Election
- Diplomacy toward Russia
- Situation in the Gaza Strip (Attacks in the Gaza Strip by Israel)
- Sanctions against Russia
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Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 9, 2024, 5:42 p.m.) (Link to Movie)
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- Japan-Jamaica Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the importance of Latin America and the Caribbean
- G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Water Leakage at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS)
- Northern Territories Issue (Formers Islanders’ Opinions on the Northern Territories Negotiation)
- UNSC Presidency
- Dismissal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention)
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Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 6, 2024, 5:54 p.m.) (Link to Movie)
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- Emergency Grant Aid for Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya
- Northern Territories Issue
- Northern Territories Issue (Breaking the Stalemate)
- Northern Territories Issue (Visits to the Graves, Framework Agreement Concerning Operations in the Waters Around the Four Northern Islands)
- Cyberattacks by China
- China Coast Guard’s Warning to Withdraw from Japan's Territorial Airspace over the Senkaku Islands
- Situation in Gaza (Establishment of an Independent UNRWA Review Group)
- Situation in Gaza (Condemnation of Israel)
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Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 2, 2024, 6:27 p.m.) (Link to Movie)
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- Opening Remarks - Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s visit to the Independent State of Samoa and the Republic of Fiji, and Attendance at the Ministerial Interim Meeting of the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM)
- Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM)
- China’s Installment of a Buoy in the East China Sea
- Cross-strait Relations (Civilian Aircraft Route Changes by China)
- Attack on U.S. Forces in Jordan (Retaliation by the U.S. Forces)
- Situation in Gaza (Suspension of Funding to UNRWA)
- Situation in Gaza (ICJ’s Order on Provisional Measures against Israel)
- Situation in Gaza (Damage to Facilities Funded by Japan, Suspension of Funding to UNRWA)
- Remarks by Vice-President Aso of the LDP