Press Conference Archives December 2020

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 25, 2020, 2:49 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Conclusion of the Negotiations on the Future Relationship Between the EU and the United Kingdom
  • (2) Visits to the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region as well as Africa by Foreign Minister Motegi
  • (3) Appointment of Japanese Ambassador to the United States TOMITA Koji
  • (4) Maiden Names in Passports
• Conclusion of the Negotiations on the Future Relationship Between the EU and the United Kingdom
• Timing of Foreign Minister Motegi’s Visit to the United States
• Situation in the Middle East (Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit)
• Fifth Anniversary of the Japan-ROK Agreement on the Comfort Women Issue
• Special Declassification of Diplomatic Records (The Tiananmen Square Incident)
• Resumption of Cross-Border Travel (Effects of the Variant of the Novel Coronavirus)

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (December 23, 2020, 3:47 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Strengthening of Border Enforcement Measures on People Entering Japan from the United Kingdom
  • (2) Appointment of Ms. YAMASHITA Mari as the next Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, and Director of the UN Office in Belgrade, United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
• Strengthening of Border Enforcement Measures on People Entering Japan from the United Kingdom
• Joint Patrol by Russian and Chinese Aircraft over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea
• Strengthening of Border Enforcement Measures on People Entering Japan from the United Kingdom
• Application of Article 5 of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan for the Senkaku Islands
• Detainment of a Japanese National in Belarus

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 21, 2020, 1:52 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Resumption of Cross-Border Travel (Effects of the New Strain of the Novel Coronavirus)
• Host Nation Support (HNS) for the U.S. Forces Japan
• Diplomatic Recognition of Palestine

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 18, 2020, 11:11 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Cabinet Decision on Documents Related to Missile Defense
• Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 17, 2020, 11:07 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (December 16, 2020, 3:45 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks - The 14th Japan International MANGA Award Winner Announcement
• The 14th Japan International MANGA Award Winner (Award Ceremony)
• Countries Participating in the G7 Summit

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 15, 2020, 11:26 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Open Remarks
  • Visit to Africa by Foreign Minister Motegi
• Visit to Africa by Foreign Minister Motegi
• TPP (Statements about Participation by Various Economies)
• Overseas Visits by Foreign Minister Motegi during the Beginning of the New Year
• The Electoral College Vote in the U.S. Presidential Election (Affirmation of Mr. Biden’s Win)
• Foreign Minister Motegi’s Kanji (Chinese Character) of the Year

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (December 9, 2020, 3:45 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Fifth Armitage-Nye Report (Japan-U.S. Alliance)
• Fifth Armitage-Nye Report (Participation in Five Eyes)
• The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament in the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 8, 2020, 10:47 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Africa by Foreign Minister Motegi
• Objectives of Foreign Minister Motegi’s Overseas Visits
• Japan-China-Republic of Korea (ROK) Trilateral Summit
• Reaction to the Fifth Armitage-Nye Report
• The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament Submitted by Japan in the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly
• Japan’s Initiatives towards Stabilization in the Middle East

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 4, 2020, 10:48 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Africa by Foreign Minister Motegi
• Japan-U.K. Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• Situation in Hong Kong
• Importance of In-Person Diplomacy
• “Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems” in the House of Representatives (Request for Questions by the Opposition Parties)
• Visit to Africa by Foreign Minister Motegi
• Situation in Hong Kong
• Comfort Woman Statue in Berlin

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (December 2, 2020, 3:46 p.m.)

• Russia’s Deployment of Missiles to the Northern Territories
• Comfort Woman Statue in Berlin (Decision by the Mitte District Council)
• Statements Regarding the Senkaku Islands Issue (Issuance of a Resolution from the Foreign Affairs Division of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to Foreign Minister Motegi)
• Format for Announcing Results of Foreign Ministers’ Meetings
• Host Nation Support (HNS) for the U.S. Forces Japan

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 1, 2020, 3:02 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)'s Decision to Only Use the Name "Sea of Japan"
• Entry Into Force of China's Export Control Law