Press Conference Archives August 2026

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (August 28, 2026, 1:51 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
  • (1) Flash Flood in Nepal and China
  • (2) The Visit of Foreign Minister MOTEGI to Turkmenistan, Slovakia, Austria and Mongolia
• Flash Flood in Nepal and China
• Situation in Iran
• U.S. Sanctions against President AKANE of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
• The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
• Travel Advisory for Saudi Arabia and Oman
• Case of the Detention of Japanese Nationals in China

Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (August 26, 2026, 4:28 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
  • Renewal of the Mynaportal Passport Application Screen
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • Comment by the Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on Revision of the Imperial House Law at the UN Daily Press Briefing (July 17)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (August 25, 2026, 2:41 p.m.) (Link to Movie)

• Opening Remarks
• Situation in Iran (Economic Sanctions by the U.S.)
• U.S. Sanctions against President AKANE of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
• Joint Exercise by the Chinese and Indonesian Navies
• U.S. Sanctions against President AKANE of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (August 20, 2026, 3:46 p.m.)

• Opening Remarks
• Question-and-Answer Session
  • The Situation of the U.S.-Iran Negotiations and the Stabilization of the Straits
  • The Recovery and Reconstruction of the Gulf Region and De-escalation of the Situation in the Middle East
  • President Putin’s Visit to the Northern Territories
  • The Announcement of Sanctions against President AKANE of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the U.S.