What's New
- June 12
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- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Tenya, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Peru to Japan
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s Visit to Uruguay and Paraguay (Results)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Coordinating Secretariat Meeting
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 12 4:08 PM)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Meeting on North Korea
- Participation of Ambassador for Mekong Cooperation HAYASHI and Director of International Peace Mediation Unit, SAITO, in the Oslo Forum
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at “The Independence Day of Georgia Reception”
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by H.E. Mr. Ata Serdarov, Chairman of Democratic Party of Turkmenistan.
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the Global Convergence for Growth Summit (Results)
- June 11
- June 10
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- Japan-Azerbaijan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Laos Summit Meeting
- Japan-Malaysia Summit Meeting and Luncheon Meeting
- Video Message from Foreign Minister MOTEGI at the "ASEAN Future Forum 2026"
- Working-Level Online Meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) (Outcome: the 5th Ministerial Meeting set to be held)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. Hirata, Governor of Nagasaki Prefecture
- Meeting between Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO and a delegation led by Senator the Hon. Sue LINES, President of the Australian Senate
- Japan–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Trade and Investment Dialogue
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Chau of Viet Nam
- Joint Statement on the June 2026 Japan-U.S. Extended Deterrence Dialogue
- June 9
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- Japan-Germany Vice-Ministers' Meeting
- Japan-Mongolia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 9 5:06 PM)
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Jeyhun BAYRAMOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by the delegation of Members of Iraqi Council of Representatives
- Japan-Mexico Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting
- Call for Commemorative Events of the 2026 70th Anniversary of Japan’s Admission to the United Nations
- June 8
- June 5
- June 4
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- The attack on International Airport in Kuwait (Message from Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu)
- Japan-Egypt Foreign Ministers' Working Dinner (Third Strategic Dialogue between Foreign Ministers)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the reception to celebrate the Finnish Defence Forces Flag Day
- The Program for Global Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding and Development (The Primary Course) Call for Applications for International Program Associates
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to Papua New Guinea and Tonga
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the Informal Gatering of WTO Ministers hosted by Australia (Results)
- June 3
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (June 3 3:45 PM)
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister ONISHI and H.E. Mr. Cosgrow, Principal Minister and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Blue Economy of Seychelles
- Courtesy Call on State Minister KUNIMITSU by Ms. Yokota, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture
- Island States Ocean Summit "Sea Level Rise and International Law" Session
- Ambassador for Mekong Cooperation HAYASHI’s Visit to Cambodia and Thailand (Result)
- Special exhibition on celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia and the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Australia-Japan Foundation
- Recent situation in Israel and Lebanon (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- The 1st Japan-EU Dialogue on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI's Attendance at the Island States Ocean Summit (Summary)
- Japan-Egypt Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Third Strategic Dialogue between Foreign Ministers)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the National Day Reception of Italy
- Video Message by Mr. SHIMADA Tomoaki, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the Reception Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia and the Launch of the Queensland Parliamentary Friends of Japan Group
- June 2
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- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Meeting with President Whipps of Palau
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI's Attendance at the Welcome Reception for the “Island States Ocean Summit” (Results)
- Video message by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI on the occasion of holding the Private Sector Dialogue in Damascus, Syria
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (June 2 4:45 PM)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the Japan-Norway AI Innovation Forum
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s Visit to Uruguay and Paraguay
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Abdelatty’s Visit to Japan
- Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and representatives attending the Island States Ocean Summit
- Japan-New Zealand Vice Ministers’ Meeting
- Working Lunch between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI and H.E. Mr. Jurij RIFELJ, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to Japan
- Visit to Japan of Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar
- June 1
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- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by JFA President MIYAMOTO
- Japan-Netherlands Summit Telephone Meeting
- Japan-Iran Summit Telephone Call
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII's Video Message for the 17th National Nikkei Convention (CONANI)
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA at the Opening Ceremony of “Vietnam Festival 2026”
- Second Japan-El Salvador Policy Consultation and Courtesy Call by Director General of the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau Ishize on Vice President of El Salvador Ulloa
- May 30
- May 29
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Ahmed MAHLOOF, the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Maldives to Japan
- Japan's Contribution to NATO's "Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL)"
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 29 4:23 PM)
- Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework Related to the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea (Results)
- The First Meeting of the Japan-Italy Space Consultation
- May 28
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Alriya by H.E. Mr. Olimjon ABDULLAEV, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Japan-Philippines Summit Meeting and Dinner
- Japan-Qatar Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Signing of the New Tax Convention between Japan and the Republic of the Philippines
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki by H.E. Mr. CHUM Sounry, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Japan
- H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway to Visit Japan
- May 27
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (May 27 3:44 PM)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Lieutenant General Turner, Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force; Okinawa Area Coordinator
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) review team
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by Mr. Ricardo Rojas, Ambassador of Chile to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by Mr. Valentini, Vice-Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy of the Italian Republic
- First Meeting of the Japan-Italy Economic Security Consultations
- Attendance by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA at the Regular General Meeting of Members of the Amicale au Japon pour la Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris
- May 26
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 26 12:41 PM)
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Ricardo Rojas, Ambassador of Chile to Japan
- Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- May 25
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the Reception of the Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Dinner
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s attendance at Africa Day Celebration (Summary)
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to Papua New Guinea and Tonga
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA at the Opening Ceremony of “Lao Festival 2026”
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki at the Opening Ceremony of the “Mt. Manaslu Summit 2026”
- May 24
- May 23
- May 22
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Attends the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations Meeting (Foreign Ministers’ Meeting)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the “Completion Ceremony and Farewell Party for the Japanese-Language Program for Foreign Service Officers and Public Officials”
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 22 4:03 PM)
- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Japan-Albania Summit Meeting
- Japan-Laos Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by H.E. Mr. Thongsavan Phomvihane, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos
- Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework Related to the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea
- May 21
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- The 48th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 48) (Results)
- Third round of negotiations after the resumption of negotiations for Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by BIGOT, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Mr. ABUBAKR Raffa, Director of the Office of the Deputy Minister of Defense of Libya
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. Alexander KHVTISIASHVILI, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
- Meeting between State-Minister KUNIMITSU and H.E. Mr. João Jorge Matlombe, Minister of Transport and Logistics of Mozambique
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister SHIMADA’s Attendance at the Reception of the National Constitution day of the Republic of Poland
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Mr. Gatete, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the opening ceremony of the Kokugakuin University Museum Special Exhibition “Celebrating 160 Years of Amity between Belgium and Japan - A Journey of Artistic and Knowledge Exchanges -”
- May 20
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (May 20 3:44 PM)
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Attendance at Japan UNESCO 75th Anniversary Celebration Forum
- Exchange of views between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and heads of international organizations
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the reception on the occasion of the 54th Cameroon National Unity Day Celebration
- Luncheon Hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU with Dr. Fuat Oktay, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr. Ivan SURKOŠ, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Japan
- May 19
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- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Julio Eduardo OROZCO, Vice-Minister of Foreign Relations of Guatemala
- Japan-ROK Summit Meeting
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 19 3:14 PM)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. Kishore, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI and the President of the Eleventh NPT Review Conference
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI at the 11th NPT Review Conference
- May 18
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- Announcement of the commemorative logo for the 70th Anniversary of Japan’s admission to the United Nations
- The first Japan-Brazil Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue
- Reception hosted by Prime Minister TAKAICHI for the heads of UN agencies and others visiting Japan
- Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and United Nations Secretary-General Guterres
- Signing of the Japan-Brazil Memorandum of Cooperation on Assisting Japanese and Brazilian Nationals Abroad
- Luncheon Meeting Hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. Christian F. Saunders Commissioner-General ad interim of the UNRWA
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Attendance at the 2026 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Overseas Training Cruise Crew Departure Ceremony
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the National Day and 90th Anniversary of Japanese Immigration Reception hosted by the Embassy of Paraguay in Tokyo
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs, HORII, and by Mr. Lacroix., Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, the United Nations
- Attendance of Foreign Minister MOTEGI at the symposium“Celebrating 70: Japan-UN Cooperation, EXPO 2025, and the Future of Multilateralism”
- May 15
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- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk
- Formation of a New Government in Iraq (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Visit of IAEA Officials and International Experts for a Review on the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water from TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea (Results)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- The 4th Japan-OHCHR Policy Consultation (Results)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 15 3:06 PM)
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. SHIMADA Tomoaki, at the General Meeting of COCN
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s Visit to the United States and Suriname
- Diplomats’ Study Tour in Yugawara Town, Kanagawa Prefecture
- 140th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand Diplomatic Relations Logo Competition
- May 14
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 14 1:25 PM)
- Parliamenrary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Visit to Djibouti and Uganda
- Visit to Japan by United Nations Secretary-General Guterres
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Governor Gordon of the State of Wyoming and Governor Grisham of the State of New Mexico, United States
- The 2nd Japan-EU Security and Defence Dialogue
- Passage through the Strait of Hormuz by a Japan-related vessel
- Seminar on the Central America and Caribbean Region in the framework of Public-Private Platform of Latin American and the Caribbean Infrastructure Development Alliance (PLACIDA)
- The 8th Japan-Republic of Korea Counter-Terrorism Consultation
- May 13
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (May 13 3:31 PM)
- Meeting between Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA and H.E. Mr. DORJKHAND, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary OZAKI by Governor Gordon of the State of Wyoming and Governor Lujan=Grisham of the State of New Mexico, United States
- Visit to Japan of Mr. Vieira, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the reception to celebrate Europe Day hosted by Delegation of the European Union to Japan
- The 5th Consular Consultations between Japan and the Philippines
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by the delegation of Members of Chamber of Deputies of the United Mexican States
- May 12
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- Meeting and working dinner between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and OECD Secretary-General Cormann
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Ms. Olga KLIAMAKI, Ambassador-designated of the Hellenic Republic to Japan
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Mr. Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Ms. Eziakonwa, Assitant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Lunch between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya and H.E. Dr. Aurelijus ZYKAS, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Japan
- Visit to the Embassy of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in Japan by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 12 12:00 PM)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the 48th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM48) (Results)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s attendance at the Reception in Celebration of the World Portuguese Day and the 30th Anniversary of the CPLP
- Statement by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae on Their Majesties’ Visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Belgium
- May 11
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- Vice-Minister Foreign for Affairs Funakoshi’s Travel to India
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by foreign partners in the field of peace mediation
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. SHIMADA Tomoaki, at the opening ceremony of the 26th Thai Festival Tokyo
- Disembarkation of a Japanese national from a cruise ship where Hantavirus cases had been identified and Cooperation by the UK Government
- May 8
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. ONG Eng Chuan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by H.E. Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
- Japan-Morocco Foreign Ministers’ Video Teleconference Meeting
- Vice Minister FUNAKOSHI’s Travel to India
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Ms. Alcalde, Director-General, International Planned Parenthood Federation
- May 7
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI 's Visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Visit of State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII to Canada
- The Seventh Japan-EU High-Level Economic Dialogue
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki, at the Opening Ceremony of the “10th Cambodia Festival 2026”
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Visit to Hirosima City
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting (Results)
