Press Conferences

April 23

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono（April 23, 2019, 11:30 a.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
     • (1) Diplomatic Bluebook 2019
     • (2) Traffic Regulations During the G20 Osaka Summit
     • (3) WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings for the ROK’s Import Restrictions on Japanese Fishery Products
  2. Explosions in Sri Lanka and Overseas Travel Safety During End of April–Early May Holiday
  3. WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings for the ROK’s Import Restrictions on Japanese Fishery Products
  4. Diplomatic Bluebook 2019
  5. Minister Kono’s Visit to Russia
  6. Number of Countries Visited by Minister Kono
  7. Diplomatic Bluebook 2019

April 19

• Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono（April 19, 2019, 3:53 p.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
  2. Question-and-Answer Session

April 17

• Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga（April 17, 2019, 4:34 p.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
     • Public Opinion Survey on Foreign Policy
  2. Northern Territories Issue (Giving Up on an Agreement in Principle at the G20 Summit)
  3. Case Concerning Former Ambassador to Iran Kinichi Komano
  4. Writing Names of Japanese People Using the English Alphabet
  5. Public Opinion Survey on Foreign Policy
  6. The Republic of Korea (ROK)’s Import Restrictions on Fishery Products, Report By the Appellate Body of the World Trade Center (WTO)

April 16

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono（April 16, 2019, 3:17 p.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
     • (1) Minister Kono’s Visit to the United States
     • (2) Issuance of a Message of Condolences for the Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France
  2. Japan-U.S. 2+2 andChina
  3. Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
  4. Case Concerning Former Ambassador to Iran Kinichi Komano
  5. Malaysia’s Continued Railway Project with China
  6. Minister Kono’s Visit to the United States
  7. Situation in the Middle East
  8. Submission of the “Kyoto Appeal” by Professor Takashi Shiraishi, Chairman of the Meeting of the Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament
  9. Japan-U.K. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

April 14

• Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono（April 14, 2019, 9:38 p.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
  2. Question-and-Answer Session

April 12

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono（April 12, 2019, 3:00 p.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
     • (1) Announcement of the Report of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Regarding the WTO Dispute Resolution on the Republic of Korea (ROK)’s Import Restrictions on Japanese Fishery Products and Other Products
  2. (2) Minister Kono’s Visit to China
  3. Announcement of the Report of the Appellate Body of the WTO Regarding the WTO Dispute Resolution on the ROK’s Import Restrictions on Japanese Fishery Products and Other Products
  4. Comparison Between the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and SOFA Between Other Countries (Announcement of the Report (Europe Edition) by Okinawa Prefecture)
  5. Announcement of the Report of the Appellate Body of the WTO Regarding the WTO Dispute Resolution on the ROK’s Import Restrictions on Japanese Fishery Products and Other Products
  6. U.S.-ROK Summit Meeting
  7. Minister Kono’s Visit to China

April 10

• Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga（April 10, 2019, 4:31 p.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
     • (1) Libya Situation
     • (2) Visit to Japan by Secretary General Gurría of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
     • (3) Start of Solicitation of Works for the 13th Japan International MANGA Award
  2. Construction Work at the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Korea (ROK)

April 9

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono（April 9, 2019, 3:38 p.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
     • (1) Cooperation Grant Assistance for Japanese NGOs (Increase for General Administrative Expenses)
     • (2) Extension of Measures on North Korea (Ban on Entry into Japanese Ports and Ban on Imports and Exports)
  2. Extension of Measures on North Korea (Ban on Entry into Japanese Ports and Ban on Imports and Exports)
  3. Cooperation Grant Assistance for Japanese NGOs (Increase for General Administrative Expenses)
  4. Deployment of a Surveillance Drone by the Russian Ministry of Defense to the Northern Territories
  5. Holding of the Japan-Russia Foreign and Defense Ministerial Consultation (2+2 Ministerial Meeting)
  6. Extension of Measures on North Korea (Ban on Entry into Japanese Ports and Ban on Imports and Exports)
  7. Classification by the Government of the United States of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Group, Situation in Algeria and Libya
  8. Funding Cooperation for Infrastructure
  9. Classification by the Government of the United States of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Group, Situation in Algeria and Libya

April 6

• Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono（April 6, 2019, 2:33 p.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
  2. Question-and-Answer Session

April 2

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono（April 2, 2019, 3:48 p.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
     • (1) Visit to France by Minister Kono
     • (2) Dispatch of Self Defense Force (SDF) Personnel to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO)
     • (3) TICAD7 Public-Private Roundtable Meeting (Presentation of the Proposals Document to Prime Minister Abe from the Private Sector)
  2. Writing the New Era Name on MOFA Documents
  3. G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
  4. Situation in Myanmar
  5. Golan Heights

April 1

• Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono（April 1, 2019, 0:30 p.m.）
  1. Opening Remarks
  2. Question-and-Answer Session