Speeches and Statements by the Prime Minister in December 2024 Search by date January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru, on the Passing of Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President of the United States December 30, 2024 Message of Condolences Issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru Regarding the airplane accident in the Republic of Korea December 29, 2024 Press Conference by Prime Minister Ishiba regarding the Cabinet Approving the Fiscal Year 2025 Draft Budget and Other Matters December 27, 2024 Press Conference by Prime Minister Ishiba December 24, 2024 Press Conference by Prime Minister Ishiba regarding His Talk over the Telephone with Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo of the Republic of Korea and Other Matters December 19, 2024 Message of condolences from Prime Minister Ishiba on the earthquake damage in the Republic of Vanuatu December 18, 2024 Press Conference by Prime Minister Ishiba regarding the Passing of the Supplementary Budget for FY2024 and Other Matters December 17, 2024 Press Conference by Prime Minister Ishiba regarding His Visit to Fukushima Prefecture and Other Matters December 14, 2024 Message from Prime Minister Ishiba regarding the Occasion of the 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 December 5, 2024 Press Conference by Prime Minister Ishiba regarding the Declaration of Martial Law in the ROK December 4, 2024 Congratulatory Letters from Prime Minister Ishiba to President of the European Council Costa and President of the European Commission von der Leyen December 1, 2024