Press Conference Archives July 2024

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 27, 2024, 7:02 p.m.)

• 1. Opening Remarks
• 2. Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (July 24, 2024, 5:30 p.m.)

• Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa

Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 23, 2024, 12:45 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Attendance at ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers’ Meetings
  • (2) Appointment of New Officials in Charge of Cross-border Economic Affairs
  • (3) Japan-U.S. “2+2,” etc.
  • (4) Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
  • (5) Courtesy Call on Minister Kamikawa by the Ambassadors from the Five Central Asian Countries
• Arrangements for a Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Japan-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Extended Deterrence
• Developments in the U.S. Presidential Election (Impact on Security)
• Information Sharing and Measures to Prevent the Recurrence of Sexual Related Crimes Involving U.S. Military Personnel
• Northern Territories Issue (Memorial Services at Sea, Visit by Minister Kamikawa)
• Japan-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Extended Deterrence, Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa
• Attacks on Yemen by Israel
• “Sado Complex of Heritage Mines” World Heritage Site Inscription
• Japan-China Strategic Dialogue, Courtesy Call on Minister Kamikawa by the Chinese Side

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 19, 2024, 6:52 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 17, 2024, 4:03 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 12, 2024, 4:48 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Attendance at the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting and Visit to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo
  • (2) Change in Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in Charge of Economic Affairs
• The 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting
• Proposals from the Advisory Panel on New Financing for Development
• Navigation of a Self-Defense Force Destroyer in Chinese Territorial Waters
• Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa
• Indictment of a Japanese National by Myanmar Authorities
• Situation in the Middle East (Israel and Lebanon)
• Situation in the Middle East (Diplomatic Recognition of Palestine)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 8, 2024, 5:14 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 4, 2024, 5:26 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa
  • (2) Meeting with Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy to Japan of the United Arab Emirates
• Minister Kamikawa’s Visit to Cambodia and the Philippines
• Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa (Decision about Reporting)
• Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa (Discussions with Relevant Ministries and Agencies)
• Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa (Working Team)
• Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa (U.S. Measures)
• Supreme Court Judgment on the Former Eugenic Protection Act

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (July 3, 2024, 4:20 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks:
  • (1) Aspirations as Press Secretary
  • (2) FY2024 Mid-Career Recruitment Examination by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
• Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa (Requests to the U.S. Side)
• Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa (Outlook on the consideration of sharing information)
• Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa and Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 2, 2024, 1:10 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by Hon. M.U.M. Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
• Incidents Involving U.S. Military Personnel Stationed in Okinawa
• Detention of a Japanese National in Myanmar
• European Parliament Elections, etc.