Press Conference by Foreign Minister

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

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

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

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 30, 2026, 2:36 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Emergency Assistance in Response to the Earthquake Damage in Venezuela
• Support for Ukraine
• The Entry into Force of the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law in China
• Significance of the Launch of Negotiations on the Japan-MERCOSUR Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• Japan’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 26, 2026, 3:59 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Emergency Grant in Response to the Deterioration of the Humanitarian Situation in Iran, Lebanon and Palestine
  • (2) Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
• Lowering of the Travel Advisory Level for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member Countries

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 22, 2026, 5:53 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Emergency Grant in response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Uganda
• U.S.-Iran Talks

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 19, 2026, 4:02 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Passage through the Strait of Hormuz by a Japan-related Vessel
  • (2) Revision of Visa Fees
• Significance of the Approval of the Japan-Philippines Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA)
• Situation in Ukraine (Sanctions against Russia)
• Appointment of the Ambassador of Japan to Indonesia
• Passage through the Strait of Hormuz by a Japan-related Vessel
• Revision of Visa Fees

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 16, 2026, 5:43 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by H.E. Dr. Grossi, Director General of the IAEA
• Agreement between the U.S. and Iran
• The Possibility of Lowering the Travel Advisory Level for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member Countries