Press Conference Archives November 2022

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (November 30, 2022, 3:43 p.m.)

• Protests in China
• The International Group of Eminent Persons for a “World without Nuclear Weapons”
• Case of the Death of a Japanese National in Ukraine

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 29, 2022, 3:13 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remark
  • Schedule and Other Issues Related to the 2023 G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting
• Protests in Various Areas of China
• Hotline Between the Defense Authorities of Japan and China
• Issue of the Former Civilian Workers from the Korean Peninsula
• Nationwide Local Elections in Taiwan
• China’s “Overseas Police Service Centers”

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 25, 2022, 12:30 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Possibility of Nuclear Test by North Korea
• Japan-ROK Relations (Issue of Former Civilian Workers from the Korean Peninsula)
• Revision of the Development Cooperation Charter
• FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (Human Rights Issues)
• Personnel Affairs Regarding the Japanese Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation
• Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 22, 2022, 4:40 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Assistance for Ukraine to Endure Winter
• Outlook for Holding a Japan-U.S. “2+2”
• Report by the Advisory Panel to Comprehensively Discuss Defense Capabilities as National Strength
• Status of Preparations for the G7 Hiroshima Summit
• Situation in North Korea (Nuclear Issue)
• United Nations Security Council (Holding an Open Debate on the “Rule of Law”)
• Resignation of Cabinet Ministers
• Overtime Pay for MOFA Personnel
• FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 17, 2022, 10:36 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 15, 2022, 12:21 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Attendance at the APEC Ministerial Meeting
• U.S.-China Summit Meeting, Japan-China Summit Meeting
• Midterm Elections in the United States
• Japan-UK Reciprocal Access Agreement
• Japan-China Summit Meeting

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 12, 2022, 2:22 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 11, 2022, 4:39 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Visit to Nagasaki Prefecture by Foreign Minister Hayashi (“Local to Global” Project)
  • (2) The International Group of Eminent Persons
  • (3) Emergency Grant Aid for Somalia
• The International Group of Eminent Persons for a “World without Nuclear Weapons”
• Remarks by Minister of Justice HANASHI Yasuhiro
• The International Group of Eminent Persons for a “World without Nuclear Weapons”
• Situation in Ukraine (Case of the Death of a Japanese National)
• ODA Budget
• Situation in Ukraine (Case of the Death of a Japanese National)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 8, 2022, 3:08 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Midterm Elections in the United States
• The International Group of Eminent Persons for a “World without Nuclear Weapons”
• 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27)
• Situation in Ukraine (Sanctions Against Russia)
• Iran’s Provision of Drones to Russia
• 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 4, 2022, 6:33 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

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

• Ballistic Missile Launches by North Korea
• Visit to the ROK by Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Vice President Aso
• Support for Ukraine and its Neighboring Countries in the Comprehensive Economic Measures
• Visit to the ROK by LDP Vice President Aso

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (November 1, 2022, 4:34 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Attendance at the Second Japan-Germany Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) and the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Situation in Ukraine
• Vote on the Draft Resolution on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons by the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
• Northern Territories Issue
• Suspension of Participation by Russia in the Black Sea Grain Initiative
• Harm to Japanese Nationals During the Crowd Crush Incident in Seoul
• Status of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Tokyo and the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan, and the Outlook on Reopening the Embassy of Japan in Syria