Press Conference by Foreign Minister

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 15, 2020, 11:35 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Reflections as Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Selection of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretary-General

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 11, 2020, 4:23 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 11, 2020, 11:14 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Status of Negotiations on the Japan-U.K. Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
  • (2) Resumption of Cross-Border Travel (Launch of the “Business Track” with Singapore)
• Resumption of Cross-Border Travel (Launch of the “Business Track” with Singapore)
• New Security Measures
• Verbal Exchange Between Minister Motegi and the Japan Times Journalist
• Japan-China Relations (Appointment of the Ambassador of Japan to China)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 8, 2020, 12:14 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Phased Relaxation of Restrictions on Cross-Border Travel (“Residence Track”)
• Outlook on Relaxation of Restrictions on Entry into Japan Going Forward
• Germany’s Involvement in the Indo-Pacific Region
• Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidential Election
• ASEAN-Related Foreign Ministers’ Teleconference Meetings
• Senkaku Islands (10 Years Since the Collision Incident Involving a Chinese Fishing Boat)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 4, 2020, 11:20 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Issuance of a Passport to Mr. YASUDA Junpei
• Detention of a Japanese Journalist in Hong Kong
• Japan-Russia Relations
• Question from the Journalist from the Japan Times on August 28 (MOFA’s Accountability/Response to the Foreign Journalist)
• Diplomacy Issues for the Next Administration
• Question from the Journalist from the Japan Times on August 28
• Japan-Russia Relations (The Northern Territories Issue with Regard to the Amendment of the Russian Constitution)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 1, 2020, 10:46 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
• Resumption of Cross-Border Travel
• Resumption of Cross-Border Travel
• Status of Negotiations on the Japan-U.K. Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• LDP Presidential Election

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (August 28, 2020, 11:37 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Launch of Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles by China into the South China Sea
• Re-entry into Japan by Foreign People with Status of Residence in Japan
• Status of Negotiations Regarding the Japan-U.K. Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• Launch of Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles by China into the South China Sea