Press Conference Archives January 2026

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (January 23, 2026, 3:52 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Voting at Diplomatic Missions Overseas for the General Election of the House of Representatives
• General Elections in Myanmar
• Voting at Diplomatic Missions Overseas, etc.
• Clashes in Yemen and Sudan
• Considerations on the Dissolution of the House of Representatives and the General Election

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (January 21, 2026, 3:45 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Public-Private Joint Practical Training for Counter-Terrorism and Anti-Kidnapping Measures

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (January 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (January 16, 2026, 4:12 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Japan-U.S.-Philippines and Quad
  • The 10th Anniversary of FOIP
  • The Objectives of ODA
  • Impact of the Dissolution of House of Representatives on Diplomacy

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (January 11, 2026, 7:58 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • CMCC and Contribution to Peace in Gaza
  • Call for Palestine’s Economic Viability
  • The Situation in Iran

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (January 9, 2026, 2:21 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to Israel, Palestine, Qatar, the Philippines, and India
• Responses to China’s Export Control Measures
• Japan-ROK Summit Meeting and Japan-Italy Summit Meeting
• Japanese Diplomacy in 2026
• Japan-China Relations
• Situation in Venezuela