Press Conference by Foreign Minister

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 1, 2020, 3:02 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)'s Decision to Only Use the Name "Sea of Japan"
• Entry Into Force of China's Export Control Law

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 27, 2020, 3:53 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Resumption of Cross-Border Travel between Japan and China
• Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (The Chinese Side’s Statement during the Japan-China Joint Press Conference)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 24, 2020, 10:50 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks - Visit to Japan by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi
• Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• China’s Wish to Join the TPP
• Cabinet Personnel in the Next U.S. Administration
• The Next Ambassador to Japan of the Republic of Korea (ROK)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 20, 2020, 11:18 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks - Visit to Japan by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China
• Visit to Japan by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China
• Negotiations on Host Nation Support (HNS) for the U.S. Forces Japan
• Japan’s Trade-Related Diplomacy
• State Visit to Japan by President Xi Jinping of China
• Visit to Japan by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China (Courtesy Call to Prime Minister Suga)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 17, 2020, 11:00 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Novel Coronavirus (Border Enforcement Measures)
• Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games (Visit to Japan by President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Bach)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Assembly
• APEC and the G20 Summit

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 13, 2020, 5:30 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Re-election of Judge Iwasawa of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
  • (2) Japan-U.S. Exchange Project
• Telephone Talk between Prime Minister Suga and President-elect Biden
• U.S. Presidential Election (U.S.-China Relations)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 10, 2020, 10:52 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• U.S. Presidential Election (Timing of a Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk)
• U.S. Presidential Election (Timing of the Visit to the United States by Prime Minister Suga)
• U.S. Presidential Election (Negotiations on Host Nation Support (HNS) for the U.S. Forces Japan)
• Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Relations (Visit to Japan By the National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director of the ROK)
• U.S. Presidential Election (The United States’ Stance Toward China)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 6, 2020, 6:18 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• U.S. Presidential Election (Concerns About a Political Vacuum)
• U.S. Presidential Election (Protection of Japanese Nationals)
• Japan-North Korea Negotiations and the Tokyo Olympic Games
• Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
• China’s Coast Guard Law

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 4, 2020, 5:27 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Confrontation Between France and Various Islamic Countries
• U.S. Presidential Election (Outlook)
• Japan-Indonesia Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting (“2+2”)
• U.S. Presidential Election (Negotiations on Host Nation Support for the U.S. Forces Japan)
• Relations with the Winning Administration’s Secretary of State Following the U.S. Presidential Election
• Resumption of Cross-Border Travel
• Cross-border Travel with Viet Nam
• Novel Coronavirus (Relations with Various East Asian Countries)