Press Conferences

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (April 22, 2025, 4:43 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (April 18, 2025, 4:36 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (April 15, 2025, 5:00 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Japan
• Passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage
• Expo Diplomacy
• Port Call by Maritime Self-Defense Force Vessels in Cambodia (Ream Naval Base)
• Tariff Measures by the U.S.
• Construction of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma
• Passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (April 11, 2025, 3:18 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks:
  • (1) The Opening of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
  • (2) Assistance for the Earthquake in Myanmar, etc.
• Diplomatic Opportunities During the Expo
• Tariff Measures by the U.S. (Headquarters for the Japan-U.S. Economic Consultation)
• President Trump’s Remark on the Japan-U.S. Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
• Tariff Measures by the U.S. (Policy of the Japan-U.S. Negotiations)
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
• Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the NPT Review Conference
• Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (April 8, 2025, 5:55 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Diplomatic Bluebook 2025
• Tariff Measures by the U.S.
• Tariff Measures by the U.S.
• Assistance for the Earthquake in Myanmar
• China’s Military Drills around Taiwan
• Resumption of Israeli Attacks on Gaza

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (April 1, 2025, 3:54 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Attendance at the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Other Meetings
  • (2) Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Medical Team to Myanmar
• Japan-NATO Cooperation
• International Group of Eminent Persons for a World Without Nuclear Weapons (IGEP)
• Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (March 25, 2025, 4:39 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiation on Security Council Reform (IGN)
• Situation in the Gaza Strip
• U.S. Tariff Measures
• The Japan-China-Republic of Korea (ROK) Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue