Press Conference by Foreign Minister Archives October 2026

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 27, 2026, 10:45 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Assistance in Response to the Fire in Eastern Mongolia
  • (2) Attendance at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Detention of a Japanese National in Russia (Conduct of a Consular Meeting)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 23, 2026, 5:12 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Detention of a Japanese Reporter by Russia
• Japan-ROK Cooperation on DNA Testing for the Identification of Human Remains Discovered at the Chosei Coal Mine
• U.S. Government Policy on International Parental Child Abduction Cases

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 20, 2026, 5:42 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Japanese Diplomacy (Achievements and Challenges)
• Detention of a Japanese National in Russia
• The Government of Japan’s Position on Myanmar
• Response to the Situation in Ukraine

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 16, 2026, 5:32 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Detention of a Japanese National in Russia
• Detention of a Japanese National in Russia
• Japan-U.S. Consultations Following the Robbery-Murder Incident Involving a U.S. Military Service Member in Okinawa
• Revision of the Three Security-Related Documents

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 13, 2026, 5:41 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Easing of Sanctions against Russia by the U.S.
• Response to the U.S. Sanctions against the ICC
• Visit to Etorofu Island by a Chinese Delegation

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 9, 2026, 5:33 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Death of an Employee of the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Suspected Plague Infection in Russia
  • Russia’s Extradition Requests for ICC President AKANE and Other Officials
  • Suspected Plague Infection in Russia

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 6, 2026, 3:19 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Emergency Grant for Yemen and Djibouti
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Arrest of a U.S. Marine Member on Suspicion of Robbery-Murder
  • Revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
  • Arrest of a U.S. Marine Member on Suspicion of Robbery-Murder
  • Japan-U.S. Relations

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 2, 2026, 4:11 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Situation in Iraq
• Japan-China Relations
• Installation of a Monument Commemorating the Victory over Japan in Russia
• Suggestion of Possible Nuclear Use by Russia
• Situation in the Middle East