Press Conference by Foreign Minister

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 12, 2025, 5:38 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 9, 2025, 5:32 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 5, 2025, 4:30 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 2, 2025, 4:34 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration
• Issue of Taiwan
• Japan-China Relations (Parliamentary and Business Community Exchanges)
• Assistance in Response to the Damage Caused by Natural Disasters in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia
• Appointment of the Ambassador of Japan to Indonesia

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 28, 2025, 5:55 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Possible Chinese Export Regulations on Rare Earths
• Rejection of International Trade Regulation for Eels at the Committee I Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• Unilateral Patrols by U.S. Forces Japan
• Social Media Posts by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
• Issue of Taiwan
• Japan-India Relations and QUAD
• Japan-China Joint Communique
• Issue of Taiwan
• Economic Impact of Tensions between Japan and China
• Issue of Taiwan

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 25, 2025, 4:46 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Information Posted by the Embassy of China in Japan regarding “Enemy State” Clauses
• U.S.-China Summit Telephone Talk and Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk
• Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk
• Response to China’s Intensifying Criticisms of Japan
• Actions against Cognitive Warfare and Propaganda Warfare
• Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit
• U.S. Attitude on Japan-China Relations

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 21, 2025, 4:58 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Nomination of a Candidate for the Election of International Criminal Court (ICC) Judges
  • (2) AI Policy Officers
• Protection of Japanese Residents in China
• G20 Summit
• Trade Restrictions on Eels under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• The Government of Japan’s Position on Taiwan
• Survival-Threatening Situation
• China’s Imports of Japanese Aquatic Products
• The Government of Japan’s Position on Taiwan
• Survival-Threatening Situation

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 18, 2025, 3:13 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Emergency Grant in Response to Hurricane Disasters in Three Caribbean Countries
  • (2) Dialogue between the Japanese and Chinese Directors-General for Asian Affairs
• Reactions of the U.S., Taiwan, among others on Japan-China Relations
• The Three Non-Nuclear Principles
• Japan-China Relations’ Impact on People-to People Exchanges
• Visit to China by Mr. KANAI, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
• Japan-Indonesia Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting (“2+2”)
• Visit to China by Mr. KANAI, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
• Survival-Threatening Situation
• China’s Request to Its Citizens to Refrain from Travelling to Japan

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 14, 2025, 4:59 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Japan-Indonesia Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting (“2+2”)
  • (2) Appointment of Ambassador in charge of Gaza Rebuilding Assistance OKUBO
• Survival-Threatening Situation
• Persona Non Grata (An Undesirable Person)
• Application of Espionage Charges in China
• Survival-Threatening Situation
• 60th Anniversary of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) and Development Cooperation

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 12, 2025, 3:25 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Discussion on FOIP
  • Discussion on Economic Security and Maritime Security
  • Strengthening Security Cooperation with Europe and Canada
  • Video Communication by the Minister
  • Prime Minister’s Statement on Taiwan Contingency