Press Conference Archives November 2018

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 30, 2018, 12:19 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Young Politics-Oriented Cambodians to Visit Japan
  • (2) Submission of Proposals from the Advisory Board for ODA
  • (3) Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Exchange
• Judgment by the Supreme Court of the ROK Regarding Former Workers from the Korean Peninsula
• Suspension of the U.S.-Russia Summit Meeting at the G20 Summit
• Judgment by the Supreme Court of the ROK Regarding Former Workers from the Korean Peninsula
• The Ocean Plastics Charter
• Submission of Proposals from the Advisory Board for ODA
• Project to Preserve and Restore Important Cultural Properties and other Items
• Japan-France Summit Meeting
• U.S.-China Relations

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 29, 2018, 5:13 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga (November 28, 2018, 4:35 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Inscription of Raiho-shin, Ritual Visits of Deities in Masks and Costumes, on the List of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage
  • (2) The Second World Tsunami Museum Conference
• The Northern Territories Issue
• Seizure of Ukrainian Navy Ships by the Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 23, 2018, 7:17 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 22, 2018, 1:41 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Foreign Minister Kono’s Visit to Italy and the Vatican
• Japan-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Japan-Italy Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Japan-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Northern Territories Issue
• Plans for Disembarkation on Takeshima by Members of the ROK National Assembly
• Announcement by the Government of the ROK on the Dissolution of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation
• Disclosure of Diplomatic Materials
• APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 21, 2018, 1:00 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 20, 2018, 5:52 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Japan-Russia Relations
• The Decisionby the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Regarding Former Civilian Workers from the Korean Peninsula
• Japan-Russia Relations
• Japan’s Bid to Host the World Expo
• Japan-Russia Relations
• The Comfort Women Issue

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 15, 2018, 6:35 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 15, 2018, 5:30 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 13, 2018, 4:20 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Foreign Minister Taro Kono’s Attendance at the APEC Ministerial Meeting in Papua New Guinea
  • (2) 3rd Meeting of the Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament
• Vice President of the United States to Visit Japan
• China’s Movements Regarding Pacific Island Countries
• Situation in Ukraine
• Japan-Russia Summit Meeting

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 9, 2018, 3:29 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Judgment by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Regarding Former Workers from the Korean Peninsula (Trend of Cancelling Regional Exchanges)
• The ROK Supreme Court’s Judgment Regarding Former Workers from the Korean Peninsula
• Visit to Japan by Vice President Pence of the United States
• Midterm Elections in the United States
• The ROK Supreme Court’s Judgment Regarding Former Workers from the Korean Peninsula
• Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 6, 2018, 2:50 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Levying of Sanctions on Iran by the United States (Announcement of Exemption from Levying Sanctions)
• Levying of Sanctions on Iran by the United States
• The Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (ROK)’s Judgment in Regard to a Japanese Company
• Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• U.S.-North Korea Relations (Holding of a U.S.-North Korea High Level Officials’ Meeting in New York)
• Levying of Sanctions on Iran by the United States
• Consultation Request Based on the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Arrangement Regarding the ROK Shipbuilding Industry
• Adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations
• The Supreme Court of the ROK’s Judgment in Regard to a Japanese Company

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (November 2, 2018, 6:26 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Adoption by a Majority Vote of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament Submitted by Japan
• Adoption by a Majority Vote of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament Submitted by Japan
• The Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (ROK)’s Judgment in Regard to a Japanese Company
• The United States’ Sanctions on Iran
• The Supreme Court of the ROK’s Judgment in Regard to a Japanese Company
• Case Involving the Detention of a Japanese Journalist in Syria