Press Conferences

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 24, 2026, 11:51 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 17, 2026, 5:03 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

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)

• Opening Remarks
  • Emergency Grant and Dispatch of the Second Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team in Response to the Earthquake Disaster in Venezuela
• Response to the Situation in Iran
• Japan-Iran International Law Dialogue and the Strait of Hormuz
• U.S. President Trump’s Statement
• Matters Related to China (The “New-Militarism” Critique and China’s Missile Launch Training)

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 Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (June 24, 2026, 3:44 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks:
  • (1) Africa Youth Program: Visit of African High School Students to Japan
  • (2) 2026 Children’s Kasumigaseki Tour Day at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
• China’s Drilling Activities in the East China Sea