Press Conference Archives November 2021

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 30, 2021, 10:48 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Postponement of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12)
• Postponement of the MC12
• Novel Coronavirus (Effects on Diplomatic Schedule)
• Expansion of Vaccine Provision through COVAX
• Novel Coronavirus Border Measures
• Novel Coronavirus Border Measures (Effects on Foreign Nationals Coming to Japan)
• G7 Summit 2023 Hosted by Japan (Location)
• Situation in Ethiopia
• Expansion of Vaccine Provision through COVAX
• Novel Coronavirus Border Measures (Effects on Foreign Nationals Coming to Japan)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 26, 2021, 11:11 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Attendance at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference by Foreign Minister Hayashi
• Attendance at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference by Minister Hayashi
• Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Relations (Japan’s Response to the Disembarkation on Takeshima)
• Provision of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccines through the COVAX Facility
• Minister Hayashi’s Diplomatic Vision
• COVID-19 (Japan’s Response to COVID-19 Variants)
• Negotiations on Host Nation Support (HNS) for the U.S. Forces in Japan
• Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (November 25, 2021, 11:46 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Reform Measures for Pre-Payment Funds for ODA Grant Aid Managed by JICA
• Reform Measures for Pre-Payment Funds for ODA Grant Aid Managed by JICA
• The Situation in Afghanistan (Visit to Kabul by Ambassador to Afghanistan Okada)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 24, 2021, 4:02 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Call from Environmental Organizations for Investigation on JICA’s Bonds
• Japan-China Relations (Request for Foreign Minister Hayashi to Visit China)
• Issue of the Disappearance of the Chinese Female Tennis Player
• Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 19, 2021, 11:00 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister of the Republic of Paraguay
  • (2) Provision of Vaccines by Japan
• Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
• Japan’s Legislation for Economic Security
• Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games)
• Japan-Taiwan Relations
• Japan’s Policy toward Southeast Asia
• Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
• Japan-U.S.-ROK Vice Ministers’ Meeting
• WTO Ministerial Conference (Attendance by Foreign Minister Hayashi)
• G7 Summit 2023 (Host City)
• Japan’s Efforts for Decarbonization
• Nuclear Issues in the Middle East
• Japan-China Relations
• OHTANI Shohei’s MVP Award

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (November 17, 2021, 3:44 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • An Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Test by Russia
• An ASAT Test by Russia
• Visit to Takeshima by the Commissioner-General of the Republic of Korea (ROK)’s National Police Agency (KNPA)
• Response to Mr. and Mrs. Komuro in New York
• Beijing Winter Olympic Games
• An ASAT Test by Russia

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 16, 2021, 10:58 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• U.S.-China Relations (Online Summit Meeting)
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
• The Situation in Myanmar (Visit to Myanmar by Mr. Sasakawa, the Chairman of Nippon Foundation)
• G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• The Situation in Myanmar (Visit to Myanmar by Mr. Sasakawa, the Chairman of Nippon Foundation)
• Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
• Situation in Syria
• U.S.-China Relations (Online Summit Meeting)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 13, 2021, 9:25 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 12, 2021, 3:50 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• U.S. Return to the TPP
• Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee (Japan-U.S. “2+2”)
• Japan-China Relations (Minister Hayashi’s Approach to China)
• Evacuation from Afghanistan
• A Visit to the United States by Prime Minister Kishida
• Japan-Russia Relations (Northern Territories Issues)
• Negotiation over the Host Nation Support (HNS)
• Future Diplomatic Schedule
• Japan-China Relations

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 11, 2021, 10:27 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Aspirations as Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Japan-China Relations
• Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee (Japan-U.S. “2+2”)
• Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Relations
• No First Use (NFU) of Nuclear Weapons
• Japan-ROK Relations
• Japan-Russia Relations (Northern Territories Issue)
• Human Rights Diplomacy
• Policies on Japan’s Diplomacy
• TPP11 (Participation by the ROK)
• Middle East Diplomacy
• Revision of the National Security Strategy

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary YOSHIDA Tomoyuki (November 10, 2021, 2:32 p.m.)

• Expectations for the New Minister for Foreign Affairs
• No First Use (NFU) of Nuclear Weapons
• Situation in Nicaragua (Holding of the Presidential Election)
• Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Relations

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 2, 2021, 10:48 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Summary as Minister for Foreign Affairs
• COP26
• Novel Coronavirus (Border Measures)
• Novel Coronavirus (Resumption of Entry into Japan by Foreign Exchange Students)
• Ensuring Safety and Evacuation of Japanese Nationals Abroad
• Negotiations on Host Nation Support (HNS) for the U.S. Forces in Japan
• Foreign Policy of the Kishida Administration
• Japan-Russia Relations