Press Conference Archives March 2022

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (March 30, 2022, 3:45 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Release of “Diplomacy” Vol. 72
• The Situation in Ukraine (Spelling and Name of Kiev)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Ceasefire Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine)
• Assumption of the Position of the New President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) by Dr. TANAKA Akihiko

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 29, 2022, 10:35 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• United Nations Security Council Reform
• The Situation in Ukraine (Support for Evacuees)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Spelling and Name of Kiev)
• Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) (U.S. Forces, Japan (USFJ) Training)
• Possibility of President Biden Visiting an Atomic Bombing Site
• Missile Launch by North Korea
• Participation by Russia in the G20

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 27, 2022, 10:32 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 25, 2022, 12:04 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Ukraine and its Neighboring Countries
• (2) Appointment of the President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the President of Japan Foundation
• The Situation of Ukraine (Concerns over the Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons by Russia)
• Ballistic Missile Launch by North Korea (Additional Sanctions against North Korea)
• The Situation of Ukraine (Japan’s Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 24, 2022, 8:27 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 22, 2022, 1:39 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Passenger Plane Crash in China
  • (2) Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Attendance at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting
• Russia’s Announcement of Measures Against Japan
• Request for President Biden to Visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Russia’s Announcement of Measures Against Japan

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 20, 2022, 5:25 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 18, 2022, 1:30 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to the Republic of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates by Foreign Minister Hayashi
• The Situation in Ukraine (U.S.-China Summit Meeting)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Spelling of “Kiev”)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Suppression of Free Speech and Human Rights Violations in Russia)
• Budget Related to the Economic Cooperation with Russia
• Support for Moldova
• Novel Coronavirus (Compulsory Masks In and Outside the Facilities of the U.S. Forces in Japan (USFJ))
• The Situation in Ukraine

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 17, 2022, 11:07 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (March 16, 2022, 3:45 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) The Situation in Ukraine (Additional Sanctions by the United States Against Russia and Belarus)
  • (2) Second Japan Alumni Conference
• North Korea’s Missile Launch
• Protection of Japanese Nationals Residing in Russia
• Online Speech to the Diet by President Zelensky of Ukraine

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 15, 2022, 3:01 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • The Situation in Ukraine (Sanctions Against Russia)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Possibility of China Providing Support to Russia)
• Foreign Visits by Foreign Minister Hayashi (Turkey)
• Foreign Visits by Foreign Minister Hayashi (United Arab Emirates (UAE))
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference
• The Situation in Ukraine (Acceptance of Evacuees)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Denial of Russia’s Most-Favored-Nation Status)
• NPT Review Conference
• United Nations Security Council Reform

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 11, 2022, 11:34 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Eleven Years Since the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • (2) Emergency Humanitarian Assistance in Ukraine and Neighboring Countries
  • (3) White Paper on Development Cooperation 2021
• Ballistic Missile Launch by North Korea
• Election of the next President of the ROK Yoon Suk-yeol (“Sado Island Gold Mines”)
• Ballistic Missile Launch by North Korea
• Military Exercises by the Russian Armed Forces in the Northern Territories
• The Situation in Ukraine (Accepting Evacuees)
• Remarks by the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Osaka

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (March 9, 2022, 3:59 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Vaccinations for Japanese Nationals Residing Overseas and Others (Third Vaccine Dose)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Situation of the Evacuation of Japanese Nationals Residing Overseas)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 8, 2022, 5:07 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • The Situation in Ukraine (Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus / Provision of Defense Equipment to Ukraine)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Russia’s Violations of International Law)
• Northern Territories Issue
• Statements by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Situation in Ukraine, Japan-China Relations)
• Russia’s Restrictions on Reporting News
• Russia’s Natural Gas Projects (Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 4, 2022, 10:47 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 4, 2022, 4:36 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Minister Hayashi’s Attendance at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• The Situation in Ukraine (Russian Armed Forces’ Attack on a Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant)
• Resolution on “Aggression against Ukraine” adopted by the United Nations General Assembly
• Sanctions Against Russia (Measure to Prohibit Flight by Russian Aircraft Within Japanese Airspace)
• Meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine
• Recruitment for a Volunteer Army by the Embassy of Ukraine in Tokyo
• The Discussion on Nuclear Sharing
• Meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (March 2, 2022, 3:45 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • The 15th Japan International MANGA Award Ceremony
• The Situation in Ukraine (Ensuring the Safety of Japanese Nationals Staying in Ukraine)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Recruitment for a “Volunteer Army” by the Embassy of Ukraine in Japan)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Reaction by China)
• Airspace Violation by a Presumed Russian Aircraft

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (March 1, 2022, 4:44 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • The Situation in Ukraine
• The Situation in Ukraine (Call from the Embassy of Ukraine in Japan for Participation in an International Legion)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Economic Cooperation with Russia)
• The Discussion on Nuclear Sharing
• Sanctions Against Russia (Measure to Prohibit Flight by Russian Aircraft Within Japanese Airspace)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Support for Refugees)
• The Situation in Ukraine (Social Media Posts by the Embassy of Russia in Japan)