Press Conference Archives January 2018

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary Norio Maruyama (January 31, 2018, 4:32 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Attack on Civilians in the Republic of Mali (near Boni, Mopti Region)
  • (2) Ad Hoc Liaison Committee on Palestine
  • (3) Japan’s Friendship Ties Program
• Comments by Foreign Minister Kono at the Conference of the Ambassadors

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (January 30, 2018, 8:35 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Japan-Russia Vice-Ministerial-Level Meeting
• Cancellation of the Joint Cultural Event between the Republic of Korea and North Korea
• Appointment of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Japan
• The Japan-China Relations

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (January 26, 2018, 9:42 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to China by Foreign Minister Kono
• Prime Minister Abe’s Attendance at the PyeongChang Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
• Statement by US President Trump on the TPP

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary Norio Maruyama (January 24, 2018, 4:47 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic to Visit Japan
  • (2) Japan’s Friendship Ties Program
• China’s Revision of Air Routes in the Taiwan Strait
• TPP11 and Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (January 23, 2018, 10:20 a.m.)

• North Korea situation
• Visit to China by Foreign Minister Kono

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (January 19, 2018, 10:35 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian of the French Republic
• First Year of the Trump Administration
• Escort of Japanese Fishing Boat to Russia
• Comments by North Korea’s Foreign Press Secretary
• North-South Working-Level Talks
• Abductions Issue
• Prime Minister Abe’s Participation in the PyeongChang Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
• First Year of the Trump Administration
• Chinese Military Submarine in the Contiguous Zone of the Senkaku Islands
• Foreign Ministers’ Meeting for Related Countries on North Korea
• Japan-US Nuclear Energy Agreement

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary Norio Maruyama (January 10, 2018, 4:34 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Visit by Deputy Director-General Gustafson of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • (2) Japan’s Friendship Ties Program
• Japan-FAO Annual Strategic Consultation

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (January 9, 2018, 2:55 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (January 9, 2018, 10:13 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visits to Myanmar, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada
• North-South High Level Officials’ Meeting
• Announcement of the ROK’s Approach to the Japan-ROK Agreement