Press Conference Archives May 2026

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 22, 2026, 4:03 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (May 20, 2026, 3:44 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • MOFA’s Measures to Address Loneliness and Isolation

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 19, 2026, 3:14 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 15, 2026, 3:06 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by United Nations Secretary-General Guterres
• Assessment of the U.S.-China Summit Meeting
• Japan’s Diplomacy toward Russia
• Importing Russian Crude Oil
• India’s Efforts to Attract Investment and Prospects for Japanese Companies’ Expansion of Business into Africa

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 14, 2026, 1:25 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (May 13, 2026, 3:31 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) 2025 Statistics on Assistance Provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to Japanese Nationals Overseas
  • (2) Free Legal Counseling Support for Victims of Serious Crimes in the Philippines

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 12, 2026, 12:00 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• U.S.-China Summit Meeting
• Grant Aid to Cuba
• Future Japan-Russia Relations

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 5, 2026, 11:49 a.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Diversifying Resource Procurement Sources through Visiting Africa
  • Differentiating Japan’s Africa Diplomacy
  • Participation in the Trading of Angolan Crude Oil