Press Conferences

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (July 20, 2022, 3:46 p.m.)

• Release of the “2022 Trafficking in Persons Report” by the U.S. Department of State
• State Funeral for Former Prime Minister Abe
• Arrest of a Japanese National Being Detained in China

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (July 19, 2022, 11:01 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by H.H. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Dinner

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (July 15, 2022, 11:12 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • G7 Hiroshima Summit
• The Passing of Former Prime Minister Abe (State Funeral/Messages of Condolences from Abroad)
• G7 Hiroshima Summit
• G7 Hiroshima Summit (Locations for Relevant Ministerial Meetings)
• The Passing of Former Prime Minister Abe (Visit to Japan by Vice President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan/Attendance of Taiwanese Officials at the State Funeral)
• Situation in Ukraine (North Korea’s Recognition of the Independence of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and the “Luhansk People’s Republic”)
• Discovery of Suspected Ammunition in a Private House in Igei, Kin Town of Okinawa Prefecture
• Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Park Jin of the ROK

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (July 13, 2022, 3:45 p.m.)

• Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Relations (Issue of the Former Civilian Workers from the Korean Peninsula)
• The Passing of Former Prime Minister Abe (Visit to Japan by Vice President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan)
• G7 Hiroshima Summit

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (July 12, 2022, 10:44 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Japan-Philippines Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
• Passing of Former Prime Minister Abe (Condolences From Various Countries)
• Passing of Former Prime Minister Abe (Diplomatic Achievements)
• Passing of Former Prime Minister Abe
• Situation in Ukraine (Sanctions Against Russia)
• Passing of Former Prime Minister Abe (Visit to Japan by Vice President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan)
• Situation in Ukraine (Sanctions Against Russia)

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (July 6, 2022, 3:45 p.m.)

• Statement by Deputy Chairman Medvedev of the Russian Security Council on the Price Cap for Russian Oil
• G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Participation by the Foreign Minister of Russia)
• Statement by Deputy Chairman Medvedev of the Russian Security Council on the Price Cap for Russian Oil
• Issue of the Former Civilian Workers from the Korean Peninsula (Establishment of the Public-Private Consultation Group)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (July 5, 2022, 10:09 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Attendance at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Indonesia)
  • (2) Assistance for Global Food Security
• Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Attendance at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Indonesia) (Response to the Participation by the Foreign Minister of Russia)
• Sakhalin-2 Project (Russian Presidential Decree)
• Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Attendance at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Indonesia)
• Navigation by Chinese and Russian Military Vessels Within Japan’s Contiguous Zone Surrounding the Senkaku Islands / Intrusion by China Coast Guard Vessels into Japan’s Territorial Waters
• Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Attendance at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Indonesia)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (June 30, 2022, 7:06 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (June 28, 2022, 10:50 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Visit to the Philippines by Foreign Minister Hayashi
  • (2) Emergency Grant Aid for Afghanistan
• Visit to the Philippines by Foreign Minister Hayashi
• NATO’s New Strategic Concept / Japan’s Participation in the NATO Summit
• Response to the Global Food Crisis (Support for Ukraine and Africa)