Press Conference Archives October 2021

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (October 27, 2021, 3:45 p.m.)

• The Passing of Former President Roh Tae-woo of the Republic of Korea (ROK)
• Arrival of People Departing Afghanistan in Japan
• The U.S. Secretary of State’s Support for Taiwan’s Participation in the United Nations System

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 26, 2021, 10:35 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Emergency Grant Aid to Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries
  • (2) Provision of Additional Vaccines to Taiwan
• Navigation by Chinese and Russian Naval Vessels around the waters of Japan

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (October 20, 2021, 3:46 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Japan-U.S. Exchange Project
• Missile Launch by North Korea
• Japan-U.S.-ROK Director-General Level Talk on North Korea
• Prime Minister Kishida’s Attendance at COP26
• Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”)
• Missile Launch by North Korea

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 15, 2021, 10:43 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Japan’s Provision of Novel Coronavirus Vaccines to Foreign Countries
• Northern Territories Issue (Visit to Etorofu Island by Russian Deputy Prime Ministers)
• China’s Request to Join the TPP11
• Attack on a Saudi Arabian Airport
• Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Summit Telephone Talk
• Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Statement by U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley)

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (October 13, 2021, 3:32 p.m.)

• Northern Territories Issue (Planned Visit to Etorofu Island by Russian Deputy Prime Ministers)
• Situation in Afghanistan (Support towards Evacuation from Afghanistan)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 12, 2021, 12:30 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Arrival in Japan of the People who Left Afghanistan
• Situation in Afghanistan (Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan)
• Situation in Afghanistan (Support for Evacuation from Afghanistan)
• Face-to-face Diplomacy by Prime Minister Kishida
• Cooperation with the Minister in Charge of Economic Security
• Situation in Taiwan

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 8, 2021, 11:14 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• U.S.-China Relations
• Announcement by the United States on its Number of Nuclear Warheads

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (October 6, 2021, 3:44 p.m.)

• Situation in Taiwan (Intrusion by Chinese Military Aircraft Into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ))
• Participation by Prime Minister Kishida in the G20 Rome Summit and COP26

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 5, 2021, 10:51 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Aspirations as Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Cooperation with the Minister in Charge of Economic Security
• Situation in Taiwan (Intrusion by Chinese Military Aircraft Into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
• Diplomacy Toward Russia
• Diplomacy Policy Under the New Administration

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 1, 2021, 10:46 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
• Summary of Diplomacy during the Suga Administration and Expectations for the Next Administration’s Foreign Policy