Press Conference Archives September 2023

Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (September 29, 2023, 2:27 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Dissemination of Japanese Culture
• Situation in North Korea (Contact between Japan and North Korea)
• Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Statement
• Situation in North Korea (Nuclear Force Policy)
• Use of Japanese Components in Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• ALPS Treated Water (Possibility of Import Restrictions by Russia on Aquatic Products Originating in Japan)

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki (September 27, 2023, 3:45 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Aspirations as Foreign Press Secretary
• Exit Ban on Nomura Holdings’ Hong Kong Executive
• Japan-China-Republic of Korea Trilateral Senior Officials’ Meeting

Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (September 26, 2023, 11:02 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Summary of the United Nations General Assembly Session
• UN Security Council Reform
• Meetings with Female Foreign Ministers
• Japan-China-Republic of Korea Trilateral Meeting
• Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
• UN Security Council Reform
• Appointment of Women (Global Gender Gap Index)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (September 22, 2023, 9:50 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (September 18, 2023, 11:01 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (September 15, 2023, 3:37 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Attendance at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
  • (2) Emergency Assistance in response to the earthquake in the central region of Morocco and the flood disaster in the eastern part of the State of Libya
  • (3) Cabinet Decision on the Japan-UK Reciprocal Access Agreement
• Attendance at the 78th Session of the UNGA
• Attendance at the 78th Session of the UNGA (Support for Ukraine)
• Attendance at the 78th Session of the UNGA (as the G7 Presidency)
• Areas the Minister for Foreign Affairs Wishes to Focus on
• “Sado Island Gold Mines” World Heritage Site Inscription
• ALPS Treated Water (Disinformation)
• ALPS Treated Water (Remarks on Japan’s Efforts)
• MOFA Policy Personnel Appointments
• The UNGA (Support for Ukraine)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (September 14, 2023, 9:31 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (September 14, 2023, 11:29 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Circumstances and Significance of Changing the Foreign Minister
• As a Female Cabinet Member
• Japan-China Relations
• Japan’s Diplomatic Posture toward Russia
• Russia-North Korea Summit Meeting

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (September 13, 2023, 9:41 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (September 12, 2023, 12:36 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Visit to Ukraine (Outcomes)
• Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Visit to Ukraine (Report to the Prime Minister and Reshuffle of the Cabinet)
• Reshuffle of the Cabinet
• Visit to Russia by General Secretary Kim Jong-un of North Korea
• Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Visit to Ukraine (Assistance for Reconstruction)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (September 9, 2023, 4:11 p.m.)

• Question-and-Answer Session

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (September 7, 2023, 4:44 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa (September 1, 2023, 11:02 a.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Visits to Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Poland
  • (2) Further Measures Taken by the Government of Japan Against North Korea
• Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Visits to the Middle East
• ASEAN-related Summit Meetings and G20 Summit
• ALPS treated water (Filing a Case to the WTO)
• ALPS treated water (Approach to China)
• ALPS treated water (Remarks by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
• Actions by Russia in the Northern Territories
• Indictment of a Japanese man in China