Press Conferences

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (June 27, 2025, 1:50 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (June 20, 2025, 3:15 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (June 17, 2025, 5:18 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) G7 Kananaskis Summit
  • (2) Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting
  • (3) Situation in the Middle East (Exchange of Attacks between Israel and Iran)
  • (4) Reception Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Normalization of Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Relations
• Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting
• Situation in the Middle East (Japan’s Role, Evacuation of Japanese Nationals)
• Situation in the Middle East (Evacuation of Japanese Nationals, Coordinating a Telephone Talk with Israel)
• Situation in the Middle East (Japan-Israel Relations)
• Situation in the Middle East (Exchange of Attacks between Israel and Iran, Situation in the Gaza Strip)
• Situation in the Middle East (Exchange of Attacks between Israel and Iran)
• G7 Kananaskis Summit
• Japan-U.S. Consultation on U.S. Tariff Measures
• Reception Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Normalization of Japan-ROK Relations

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (June 13, 2025, 1:41 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Israel’s Attack Against Iran
  • (2) The Airplane Accident in India
• Israel’s Attack Against Iran
• G7 Summit
• Sanctions Against Syria
• A Chinese Military Aircraft’s Approach toward a Self-Defense Force (SDF) Aircraft
• Israel’s Attack Against Iran

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (June 11, 2025, 3:45 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visits to Japan by Foreign Dignitaries
• Protest Activities in Los Angeles, U.S.

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (June 10, 2025, 11:13 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (June 6, 2025, 2:18 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Japan-Brazil Friendship Exchange Year
• Additional Sanction Measures Against International Criminal Court (ICC) Officials by the U.S.
• Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), Japan-Italy Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (June 3, 2025, 3:56 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Japan-Norway Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• The Presidential Election in the Republic of Korea (ROK)
• Passing of Mr. NAGASHIMA Shigeo
• Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth
• Ukraine’s Postponement of Debt Repayment
• The Killing of Japanese Citizens in Dalian City, China

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (May 30, 2025, 10:56 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) China’s Import Restrictions on Japanese Aquatic Products
  • (2) Diplomacy Toward Southeast Asia
  • (3) Lifting of Sanctions Against Syria
• China’s Import Restrictions on Japanese Aquatic Products
• Lifting of Sanctions Against Syria
• Japan’s Diplomacy Toward Israel
• China’s Import Restrictions on Japanese Aquatic Products
• U.S. Student Visas

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (May 27, 2025, 1:57 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Meeting with Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• Japan-U.S. Consultation on U.S. Tariff Measures
• Granting of Nominal Support to Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan