What's New
- December 31
- December 30
- December 27
- December 26
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- Announcement of Official Logo for the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Nepal in 2026
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 26 10:59 AM)
- Japan-U.S. Joint Committee Statement on Unilateral Patrol by the U.S. Military Police
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Visit to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Visit of Prof. Matsumoto, Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Denmark
- December 25
- December 24
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (December 24 3:45 PM)
- Visit to the Republic of Indonesia by Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. NAMAZU Hiroyuki
- The 16th Japan-Iran Director-General Consultation
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Manh Khuong, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
- Revision of Japan’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mrs. APALOO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ghana to Japan
- The 19th Japan International MANGA Award Winner Announcement
- Approval by the Government of Israel regarding new settlements (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Declassification of Diplomatic Records
- December 23
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Horii by H.E. Mr. César Augusto Montaño Huerta, Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to Japan
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 23 4:42 PM)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by Mr. ONOE, Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by the Japan Australia Business Co-operation Committee
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Visit to the Syrian Arab Republic
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by President IWASAWA of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
- Visit to Japan of President of the United Arab Emirates
- December 22
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- ASEAN Special Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the border situation between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand(Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to Australia
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Telephone Meeting
- Agreement in Principle on Agreement for Japan's association to Horizon Europe
- Agreement in Principle on the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao's attendance at the memorial event following the shooting in Sydney, Australia
- December 20
- December 19
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- The Banquet Hosted by Prime Minister TAKAICHI
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 19 5:38 PM)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by the Japan Australia Business Co-operation Committee
- Japan-Kyrgyz Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by participants of the Ninth Dialogue on Countering Violent Extremism in the Middle East
- Japan-Tajikistan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- 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)
- Signing of the Japan-Tajikistan Investment Agreement
- Summary of the Sixth round of negotiations for Japan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr. CHUM Sounry, Ambassador-Designate of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Japan
- Signing of the Tax Agreement between Japan and the Kyrgyz Republic
- Signing of the Japan-New Zealand Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement and the Japan-New Zealand Information Security Agreement
- The 14th Annual Japan-UK Nuclear Dialogue
- Announcement of the Official Logo for the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia
- December 18
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- Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Concerning Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Japan-Kazakhstan Summit Meeting and Dinner hosted by Prime Minister TAKAICHI
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Working Lunch
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to Australia
- G7 Foreign Ministers Statement on the Jimmy Lai verdict in Hong Kong
- December 17
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (December 17 3:45 PM)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII from the Parliamentary Association for the Promotion of Overseas Education
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Mr. Elji, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Japan
- Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy of the United Arab Emirates to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Japanese American Youth
- Signing of a Book of Condolence by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao following the shooting in Sydney, Australia
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid to the Republic of Kiribati: “the Economic and Social Development Programme” (Installation of Road Maintenance Equipment)
- The Summit of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue (CA+JAD)
- The First Japan-Brazil Working Group Meeting on Cybersecurity
- December 16
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- Courtesy Call on Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE by Japanese American Youth
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 16 5:49 PM)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI Yohei by H.E. Mr. Adel Ali Ahmed ALSUNAINI, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to Japan
- Emergency Grant and other Humanitarian Assistance in response to the Cyclone Disaster in Sri Lanka
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. PAQUET, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Japan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Working Dinner between Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Eduardo PEDROSA, Executive Director, APEC Secretariat
- Field Training Exercise of the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network in Guam
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU at the dinner hosted by Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in Japan
- 2nd Webinar on the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons (IGEP)
- December 15
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- 22nd Meeting of the States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Ambassador (ret.) James P. Zumwalt, Chairman of the Japan-America Society of Washington DC and Mr. Ryan Shaffer, President of the Society
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister TAKAICHI and Foreign Minister MOTEGI regarding the shooting incident in Sydney, Australia
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. JERÓNIMO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Portuguese Republic to Japan
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU and H.E. Malhotra MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by H.E. Mr. Amphay Kindavong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to Japan
- Deposit of the Instrument of Accession to the BBNJ Agreement
- December 13
- December 12
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- G7 + Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine Energy Sector Support
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by Pacific Alliance Group under the “Juntos!! Japan-Latin America and the Caribbean exchange program”
- The 34th Japan-Canada Joint Economic Committee
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 12 5:38 PM)
- Emergency Grant in response to the flood disaster in the Central region of Viet Nam
- Grant Aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme”
- December 11
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by H.E. Ms. Shorna-Kay M. RICHARDS, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jamaica to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Mr. Alnaas, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Libya in Japan
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Japanese Canadian Leaders Invitation Program Delegation 2025
- Japan-NATO Staff Talks on Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
- Luncheon Meeting Hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII with Hon. Mr. Dalton Tagelagi, Prime Minister of Niue
- Inscription of the 3 Japanese nominations, on an extended basis as a national extension, on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
- ReCAAP Virtual Capacity Building Executive Programme 2025
- The Third Quad Counterterrorism Working Group Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by H.E. Dr. Aurelijus ZYKAS, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Japan
- The 1st Japan-Chile Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H. E. Mr. BENEDETTI, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to Japan
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste "the Economic and Social Development Programme"
- Meeting between Senior Deputy Minister NAMAZU and French Director-General of Political Affairs and Security MONDOLONI
- Reception on the occasion of the Next Generation Forum for Gender Equality Hosted by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI
- December 10
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (December 10 3:45 PM)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by H.E. Ms. Shorna-Kay M. RICHARDS, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jamaica to Japan
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU's Attendance at the Unitaid Executive Board Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by the Chairs of Keidanren's Committee on Africa
- Next Generation Forum for Gender Equality
- Courtesy Call on State Minister KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. de Palacio, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Mr. OUE Sadamasa, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister by H.E. LONGBOTTOM CMG, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Japan
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. SHRAIDEH, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Japan
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid to the Kingdom of Tonga: “the Economic and Social Development Programme”(Installation of solar power systems)
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by H.E. Mr. Brende, President and CEO of the World Economic Forum
- Announcement of Official Logo for the 60th Anniversary of Singapore-Japan Diplomatic Relations in 2026
- The Announcement of the Commemorative Logo for 2026 Philippines-Japan Friendship Year (70th Anniversary of Normalization of Diplomatic Relations)
- Application Guidelines for Anniversary Events: 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia
- December 9
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 9 5:32 PM)
- Grant Aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Food Assistance Programme”
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by H.E. Dr. Bahous, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Attendance at the National Day Reception of the State of Qatar
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr. Mato ZEKO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Japan and Mr. IKEDA Tokihiro, Honorary Consul of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Tsukuba
- Luncheon with State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao hosted by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico to Japan
- Visit of Dr. Kotani, Science and Technology Co-Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the United Mexican States
- A Courtesy Call by participants of the German-Japanese Junior Experts Exchange Program on Prof. MATSUMOTO Yoichiro, Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
- December 8
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Japanese American Yonsei Young Leaders
- The 4th annual Quad(Japan-Australia-India-U.S.)Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise and Strategic Meeting in Honolulu
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister TAKAICHI to President OUATTARA of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
- Deterioration of the border situation between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Video Message by Foreign Minister MOTEGI for the 4th India-Japan Forum
- Holding of the 33rd Japanese-German Forum
- 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
- December 7
- December 6
- December 5
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- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki to the Republic of Austria
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the Farewell Reception for Ambassador of Jamaica to Japan, H.E. Ms. Shorna-Kay M. RICHARDS
- Reception for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations University
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 5 4:30 PM)
- Japan-EU Senior Officials Virtual Dialogue
- PSI Maritime Interdiction Exercise "Pacific Shield 25" and Operational Experts Group (OEG) Meeting (Results)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by Mr. Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mrs. Sigrid BERKA, Ambassador-Designate of the Republic of Austria to Japan
- Additional Measures under the IAEA framework related to the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea (Results)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister HORII by the Attorney General Alliance Delegation
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU at the National Day Reception of the Kingdom of Thailand
- The Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador in charge of Gaza Rebuilding Assistance Mr. OKUBO’s Visit to the State of Israel
- Signing and Exchanging of Notes for Official Security Assistance (OSA) FY2025 Project to the Kingdom of Tonga
- December 4
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Mario TOYOTOSHI, Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay to Japan
- Working Lunch between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. KUNIMITSU Ayano and H.E. Mr. Nikos DENDIAS, Minister of National Defense of the Hellenic Republic
- Courtesy Call on State Minister KUNIMITSU by Dr. NAKAJIMA Yuko, President, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Japan
- The 1st Japan-Viet Nam Foreign and Defence Vice-Ministerial Consultation (2+2)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International High-Level Forum on NUTEC Plastics
- December 3
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (December 3 3:45 PM)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. KOH, Chief Executive, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
- Vice Minister Funakoshi’s Call with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Landau
- Grant Aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for the Improvement of the Referral Hospital in the Southern Region”
- Parliamentary Election in the Kyrgyz Republic (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s attendance at the National Day Reception of the Republic of Albania
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU's Attendance at the Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team Formation Ceremony in the Response to the Damages Caused by the Cyclone in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by Dr. Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the reception to celebrate the Independence Day of Finland
- The 1st Japan-Viet Nam Foreign and Defence Vice-Ministerial Consultation (2+2)
- The Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador in charge of Gaza Rebuilding Assistance Mr. OKUBO’s Vist to Palestine
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Ukraine “The Programme for Emergency Response on Humanitarian Mine Action and UXO Clearance”
- December 2
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU attends the 32nd Yomiuri International Cooperation Award Ceremony for 2025
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (December 2 4:34 PM)
- Courtesy call on State Minister KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Gilad COHEN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Dendias, Minister of National Defense of the Hellenic Republic
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by Mr. Andriy SADOVYI, the Mayor of Lviv
- Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons Submitted by Japan in the Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII's Attendance at the “Workshop on Counter-Terrorism and Rule of Law in South Asia”
- Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Implementation of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Submitted by Japan in the Plenary of the UN General Assembly
- The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons submitted by Japan in the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
- December 1
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- Telephone meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and NATO Secretary General Rutte
- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Summary of the Fifth round of negotiations for Japan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki’s Attendance at the 45th Japan Cup Race
- Video Message by Foreign Minister MOTEGI at the Twenty-Second Meeting of States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by Ms. Julie Bishop, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Myanmar
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI Yohei Attended the Opening Ceremony of the Philippine Festival Tokyo 2025
- Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team in Response to the Damages Caused by the Cyclone in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- The Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador in charge of Gaza Rebuilding Assistance Mr. OKUBO’s Vist to Jordan
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU at the Reception to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- November 30
- November 29
- November 28
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the NIHONGO Partners Reception 2025 hosted by the Japan Foundation
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (November 28 5:55 PM)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Mrs. Reem Ketait, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates
- The 10th Japan-Thailand Political Partnership Consultations (JTPPC)
- Emergency Assistance to the Federated States of Micronesia in Response to the Oil Leak
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister MOTEGI regarding the damages caused by the flood in the Kingdom of Thailand
- The recent situation in the West Bank (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr. Mukhsinkhuja ABDURAKHMONOV, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H. E. Mr. Oğuzhan ERTUĞRUL, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Türkiye to Japan
- Additional Measures under the IAEA framework related to the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea
- The High School Students Summit on “World Tsunami Awareness Day” 2025 in Sendai
