Press Conference Archives December 2022

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (December 27, 2022, 10:57 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Effects of the Rapid Spread of COVID-19 in China
• Cross-Taiwan Strait Situation, Visit to China by Foreign Minister Hayashi
• New Framework of Grant Aid to Support Strengthening of Security Capabilities
• Japan’s Border Measures for People Entering the Country from China
• Car Theft and Traffic Accident Caused by a Member of the U.S. Marine Corps
• UN Reform

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (December 23, 2022, 12:26 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Visit to Latin America and the United States by Foreign Minister Hayashi and Japan’s Appointment to United Nations Security Council Non-Permanent Membership
  • (2) Attendance at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting by Foreign Minister Hayashi
• Visit to Latin America and the United States by Foreign Minister Hayashi
• Japan’s Diplomacy as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council
• 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit
• Visit to China by Foreign Minister Hayashi
• The Ninth Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue
• Visit to the United States by Foreign Minister Hayashi

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (December 21, 2022, 3:55 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Situation in Afghanistan (The Taliban’s Suspension of Higher Education for Women)
  • (2) Commemorative Events for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation
  • (3) The 16th Japan International MANGA Award Winner Announcement
  • (4) Request Concerning CNN’s Report on Hashima Island
• Declassification of Diplomatic Records (Gulf War)
• Declassification of Diplomatic Records (Japan-Soviet Union Summit Meeting)
• Formulation of the new National Security Strategy
• Request Concerning CNN’s Report on Hashima Island
• Ballistic Missile Launches by North Korea
• Situation in Afghanistan
• Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine (Peace Talks)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (December 20, 2022, 12:27 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remark
  • Start of Online Payment for Consular Fees
• Spread of COVID-19 Infections in China
• Issue of Israel and Palestine, Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine
• Missile Launches by North Korea
• Joint Military Exercise by the Chinese and Russian Navies
• Visit to Nagasaki by President Biden of the United States
• North Korea’s Reaction to the New National Security Strategy and Other Documents

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (December 16, 2022, 10:32 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Situation in Peru (Ensuring the Safety of Japanese Nationals)
• Formulation of the New National Security Strategy, Etc. (Counterstrike Capabilities and China’s Reaction)
• Formulation of the New National Security Strategy, etc. (International Cooperation with Like-Minded Countries / Definition of Like-Minded Countries)
• Visit to China by Foreign Minister Hayashi
• The United States’ Return to the TPP (Recommendation by Vice President Cutler of the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI))
• ODA Budget (Strategic and Efficient Utilization)

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (December 14, 2022, 3:45 p.m.)

• State of Conservation Report of “The Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution”
• Visit to the ROK and China by KOMEITO Chief Representative Yamaguchi
• U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (December 13, 2022, 12:25 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remark
  • Visit to Japan by the Foreign Minister of Georgia
• Japan-Russia Relations (Operations of Japanese Fishing Boats in the Waters Near the Four Northern Islands)
• The Admission of the African Union (AU) into the G20, Japan’s Support for Africa
• Japan’s Support for Ukraine
• Source of Funding for Strengthening Defense Capabilities

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (December 11, 2022, 2:10 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (December 9, 2022, 11:47 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Foreign Minister Hayashi to Visit Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures (“Local to Global” Project)
  • (2) The Advisory Panel on the revision of the Development Cooperation Charter (Submission of a Report)
• China’s Border Measures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
• Remarks by Mr. Kong Xuanyou, Ambassador of China to Japan, at the Tokyo-Beijing Forum

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary ONO Hikariko (December 7, 2022, 3:46 p.m.)

• Situation in Ukraine (Drone Attacks on Bases in Central Russia)
• U.S.-Australia "2+2"
• Tokyo-Beijing Forum (Video Message by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (December 6, 2022, 10:17 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Infection Control Measures in China
• The Prime Minister’s Instructions on the Total Expenditures for Defense Capabilities
• Meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a “World without Nuclear Weapons”

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (December 2, 2022, 3:13 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Further Measures Taken by the Government of Japan Against North Korea
  • (2) Tenth Japan-Australia Foreign and Defense Ministerial Consultations “2+2”
• Further Measures by the Government of Japan Against North Korea
• FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (Victory of the Japan National Football Team)
• Issue of the Former Unification Church
• Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
• The International Group of Eminent Persons for a “World without Nuclear Weapons”