Press Conferences

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 9, 2026, 5:33 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (October 7, 2026, 3:46 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Opening Remarks: The Inaugural Japan-Australia Leadership Dialogue
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Criticism as “New Militarism” by China and Russia
  • Japan-China Relations
  • Operational Pause at U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa
  • Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and Governor of Okinawa Prefecture KOJA
  • Japan-China Relations

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 6, 2026, 3:19 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 2, 2026, 4:11 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Situation in Iraq
• Japan-China Relations
• Installation of a Monument Commemorating the Victory over Japan in Russia
• Suggestion of Possible Nuclear Use by Russia
• Situation in the Middle East

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (September 30, 2026, 3:45 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Fixed-Term Mid-Career Recruitment

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 29, 2026, 2:09 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• U.S.-China Relations
• “Enemy States” Clauses
• Japan-China Relations

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 23, 2026, 5:11 p.m.)

• 1. Opening Remarks
• 2. Question-and-Answer Session
  • Japan-U.S. Relations and Diplomacy toward China
  • Situation in Iran
  • Diplomacy with Southwest Asian Countries

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 18, 2026, 1:51 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Thoughts on Reappointment as Foreign Minister
  • (2) Attendance at the 81st Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly
• Japan’s Positions at the UN General Assembly Session
• UN General Assembly-related Meetings
• Japan-Russia Relations (Diplomacy toward Russia Going Forward)
• U.S. Sanctions against President AKANE of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
• Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
• Public-Private Joint Practical Training for Counter-Terrorism and Anti-Kidnapping Measures (Criticism on Social Media)
• Foreign Policy Going Forward
• Japan-India Relations

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (September 16, 2026, 3:51 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Special Exhibition at the Diplomatic Archives: “Showa Diplomacy: Records of a Turbulent Era”
  • (2) FY2026 “Talking with Students - My Proposals” Hosted by MOFA
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Special Exhibition at the Diplomatic Archives: “Showa Diplomacy: Records of a Turbulent Era”

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 15, 2026, 3:02 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Emergency Grant and Subsequent Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team to Support DNA Testing Activities in Response to the Flash Flood Disaster in Nepal
• Investigation of the Chosei Coal Mine (Progress of Japan-ROK Cooperation)
• U.S. Sanctions against President AKANE of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (September 11, 2026, 1:55 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• President Putin’s Visit to the Northern Territories
• Russia’s Installation of a Bronze Statue of a Monument Commemorating the Victory over Japan