Press Conference Archives October 2020

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 30, 2020, 12:07 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Warnings on Infectious Diseases and Travel Advice and Warnings
  • (2) Resumption of Cross-Border Travel
• Warnings on Infectious Diseases and Border Enforcement Measures
• Northern Territories Issue (Various Agreements Between Japan and Russia)
• Illegal Operations of Chinese Fishing Boats Near the Yamatotai Area
• U.S. Presidential Election
• Asset Disclosure

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (October 28, 2020, 3:51 p.m.)

• Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
• Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)
• Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Director-General Level Talk
• U.S. Presidential Election
• Situation in Belarus
• Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
• Selection of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretary-General

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 27, 2020, 11:21 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goal

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 23, 2020, 1:49 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Signing of the Japan-U.K. Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• Signing of the Japan-U.K. Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• G20 Summit
• Resumption of Cross-Border Travel

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 20, 2020, 3:26 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Resumption of Cross-Border Business Travel Between Japan and China
• Protection of Australian Defence Force Assets by the Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF)
• Release of Treated Water from a Nuclear Power Plant into the Ocean (Explanation to the International Community)
• Future Relations with China

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 16, 2020, 11:20 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Negotiations on Host Nation Support for the U.S. Forces Japan
• The United States’ 5G Clean Path
• Overseas Visits by Prime Minister Suga (Viet Nam, Indonesia)
• Border Enforcement Measures by the Hawaii State Government
• Visit to Yasukuni Shrine (Annual Autumn Festival)

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (October 14, 2020, 3:47 p.m.)

• Intrusions By Chinese Government Vessels Into Japan’s Territorial Waters Surrounding the Senkaku Islands
• Installation of a Comfort Woman Statue in the Mitte District of Berlin, Germany
• Stationing Costs for the U.S. Forces Japan (Negotiations on Amending the Special Measures Agreement)
• Service by the Consular Section of the Embassy of Japan in Indonesia (Tweet By Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform Kono)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 13, 2020, 11:50 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Intrusion by Chinese Government Vessels Into Japan’s Territorial Waters
• Japan-U.K. Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Signing Ceremony (Status of Coordination)
• Heavy Oil Leak Incident in Mauritius (Japan’s Support)
• Diplomacy Under the Suga Administration
• Japan-China-Republic of Korea (ROK) Trilateral Summit
• Overseas Visits By Prime Minister Suga (Viet Nam, Indonesia)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 9, 2020, 8:00 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (October 7, 2020, 3:51 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
  • (2) 13th Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue
• Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Reciprocal Access Agreement)
• Japan-Australia-India-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Asian NATO)
• Secretary of State Pompeo’s Statements About China
• Prime Minister Suga’s Twitter Message to President Trump
• Birthday Message to President Putin
• Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP))
• Japan-Australia-India-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Joint Statement)
• Japan-Australia-India-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (China’s Reaction)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 6, 2020, 7:13 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 6, 2020, 3:34 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Working Lunch
• (2) Minister Motegi’s Visit to Mongolia
• (3) Resumption of Cross-Border Travel (Republic of Korea (ROK))
• Resumption of Cross-Border Travel (ROK)
• Japan-Germany Foreign Ministers’ Video Teleconference Meeting (Comfort Woman Statue in Berlin)
• Presidential Election in the United States
• Resumption of Cross-Border Travel (Future Policy)
• Japan-U.S.-Australia-India Foreign Ministers’ MeetingFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,
• Minister Motegi’s Visit to Mongolia
• Novel Coronavirus (President Trump’s Infection)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 3, 2020, 3:01 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session