Press Conference Archives december 2024

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (December 27, 2024, 1:58 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • A Look Back on This Year
• Japan-China Relations (Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting)
• Japan-China Relations (Installation of Buoys)
• Prime Minister’s Overseas Visit at the Beginning of the Year
• Remarks by Paul Watson, the Former President of Sea Shepherd
• Japan-U.S. Guidelines for Extended Deterrence
• Visa Relaxation Measures for Chinese Citizens Visiting Japan
• Incidents Involving Japanese Nationals in China
• Incoming U.S. Administration (Outlook for Japan-U.S. Relations)
• Japan-China Relations (80 Years since the End of World War II)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (December 25, 2024, 2:36 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (December 24, 2024, 4:16 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Visit to China
  • Assistance for Palestine, Including Gaza, from the Supplementary Budget
• 216th Extraordinary Session of the Diet (Closing)
• 216th Extraordinary Session of the Diet (Three Bills Related to Political Reform)
• Situation in the Ukraine (Response by the U.S. Incoming Trump Administration, etc.)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (December 20, 2024, 3:11 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • About the “2025 Passport”
• Japan-U.S. Relations (Arrangements for a Meeting between Prime Minister Ishiba and President-elect Trump)
• Japan-China Relations (Relaxation of Visa Application Procedures for Chinese Nationals)
• The New Passport
• 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Leakage of PFOS and Other Chemicals from the U.S. Yokota Air Base

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (December 17, 2024, 2:28 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (December 13, 2024, 12:28 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Public-Private Joint Practical Training for Counter-Terrorism and Anti-Kidnapping Measures
• Japan-U.S. Extended Deterrence Dialogue
• Situation in the Republic of Korea (ROK)
• Kanji of the Year

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (December 11, 2024, 7:40 p.m.)

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

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (December 10, 2024, 5:28 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Eighth Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference
• Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) and Japan’s Participation as an Observer to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
• Situation in Syria
• Situation in the Republic of Korea (ROK) (Japan-ROK Relations in the Future)
• The Foreign Minister’s Attendance at Diet Deliberations
• Japan-China Relations (Minister Iwaya’s Visit to China)
• Prime Minister Ishiba’s Visit to Indonesia

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (December 6, 2024, 5:56 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Inscription of “Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan” on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
  • Situation in the Republic of Korea (ROK) (Impeachment Bill)
• Situation in the ROK (Assessment of President Yoon and Impact on Japan-ROK Relations)
• Situation in the ROK (Japan-ROK Relations, Impact on Regional Affairs)
• Situation in the ROK (Impact on Japan-ROK Relations)
• Situation in the ROK (Ensuring the Safety of Japanese Nationals Residing in the ROK)
• Role of Japanese Diplomacy
• Visa Relaxation for Chinese Nationals
• Human Rights Issues Involving Chinese and Cambodian Nationals in Japan
• Discussions at the Diet

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (December 4, 2024, 3:46 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Exhibition on “Relations between Greece and Japan through Diplomatic Documents”
  • (2) Court Case of Guangming Daily Reporter in China
• Court Case of Guangming Daily Reporter in China

Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (December 3, 2024, 1:16 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Diet Discussions and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Resolution on the Reinforcement of Diplomatic Capabilities
• Election of Non-permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
• U.S. Extended Deterrence
• Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC)’s Acquisition of United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) (Opposition from Mr. Trump)
• Relations between Japan and Ukraine
• Japan’s Support for Ukraine
• Japan-China Relations (Visa Exemption for Short-Term Stays in China for Japanese Nationals)