Press Conference by Foreign Minister Archives July 2026

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 31, 2026, 1:42 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to Latin America and the Caribbean
• Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to Latin America and the Caribbean (Importance of Resource Diplomacy and Other Matters)
• Kumamoto Earthquake (Response to Offers of Assistance from Countries)
• Situation in the Gaza Strip

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 28, 2026, 4:41 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Japan’s Association to Horizon Europe
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Situation in Iran (Pause in Exchange of Attacks and Japan’s Role)
  • Japan-China Relations (Contact between the Japanese and Chinese Foreign Ministers during the ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers’ Meetings)
  • Dialogue with the New Government of Myanmar

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 24, 2026, 11:51 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Japan-Russia Relations (Communication between Foreign Ministers)
• Japan-Russia Relations (Issues Specific to Neighboring Countries)
• Japan-Russia Relations (Short-term Dispatch of Japanese Students to Russia)
• Japan’s Role in De-Escalating the Situation in Iran
• Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Japan-Russia Relations (Significance of Contact between Foreign Ministers)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 23, 2026, 1:53 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Situation in Iran
  • Japan-China Relations
  • Japan-Russia Relations and Japan-North Korea Relations

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 17, 2026, 5:03 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Japan-China Relations and ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers’ Meetings
• ASEAN-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Situation in Iran

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 14, 2026, 2:28 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• The Importance of Communication between Japan and China
• International Criminal Court (Statement by U.S. Secretary of State Rubio)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 10, 2026, 4:03 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Emergency Grant and Dispatch of the Second Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team in Response to the Earthquake Disaster in Venezuela
• Response to the Situation in Iran
• Japan-Iran International Law Dialogue and the Strait of Hormuz
• U.S. President Trump’s Statement
• Matters Related to China (The “New-Militarism” Critique and China’s Missile Launch Training)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 7, 2026, 8:12 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Outcomes of Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to Ankara

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 3, 2026, 4:17 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Security Cooperation with Bangladesh
• China’s Critique of the Updated “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)”
• Japan-China Relations
• Travel Advisory for the Middle East Region
• Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s Visit to India