What's New

October 1

• Press Conference
  • Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida
• Press Release
  • Attendance of Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida at the APEC Ministerial Meeting

September 30

• Press Release
  • Japan-U.S.-ROK Policy Planning Dialogue

September 28

• The Third Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference
• Press Release
  • Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council on Syria

September 27

• Speech by H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Eighth Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (PDF) (57KB)
• Response for people of Japanese ancestry who received repatriation support (PDF) (91KB)
• Response for people of Japanese ancestry who received repatriation support (Portuguese) (PDF) (48KB)
• Emergency Grant Aid for Syrian Refugees and IDPs
• Press Release
  • Second Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
  • Holding of the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee (SCC)
  • Second round of the Japan-NATO Joint Study Group on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (overview)

September 26

• Address by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at The Sixty-Eighth Session of The General Assembly of The United Nations
• Address by H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, on the Occasion of the Japan-African Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Summit Roundtable (PDF) (46KB)
• Japan-Iran Summit Meeting
• Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Visit to Brazil and Argentine (YouTube Video)
• Press Release
  • Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the earthquake in Awaran district of Balochistan Province in Pakistan

September 25

• 68th United Nations General Assembly Side Event Post-2015: Health and Development
• Press Release
  • Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the election for the Northern Provincial Council in Sri Lanka
  • Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Launch of a New Administration in the Kingdom of Cambodia

September 24

• Japan-France Summit Meeting
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan At the First Meeting of the High-Level Political Forum On Sustainable Development
• Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• The 3rd Leadership Council Meeting of the G8 New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
• Press Release
  • Visit to Japan by Hon. Mr. Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  • Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Parliamentary Election in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

September 23

• Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Press Release
  • Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Terrorist Attack in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

September 22

• Press Release
  • Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Terrorist Attack in Kenya

September 20

• Press Conference
  • Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida
• Press Release
  • Messages of Sympathy from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida concerning Flooding, Mudslides and Other Damage Caused by Tropical Storms Ingrid and Manuel in Mexico
  • Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Mariano RAJOY BREY, President of the Government of Spain
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida’s Attendance at Side Event on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
  • Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Niger in Response to the Floods Disaster

September 18

• Press Release
  • Visit to New York by Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Fumio Kishida

September 17

• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Article Contributed to The Lancet "Japan’s strategy for global health diplomacy: why it matters" (PDF) (574KB)
• Press Conference
  • Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida

September 15

• Press Release
  • Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Agreement between the United States and Russia on the use of chemical weapons in Syria

September 13

• Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Abe by H.E. Mr. Pham Binh Minh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
• Foreign Minister Kishida's Visit to Hungary and Ukraine (YouTube Video)
• Information related to the contaminated water leakage at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi NPS
• Press Conference
  • Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida
• Press Release
  • Meeting between Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Shunichi Suzuki and His Excellency Dr. Haider Al Abadi, Chairman of Finance Committee of the Iraqi Council of Representatives
  • The 57th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

September 12

• Press Conference
  • Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy Koichi Mizushima

September 11

• Concrete Actions to Address the Contaminated Water Issue at the TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi NPS

September 10

• Press Conference
  • Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida

September 9

• International Conference on Future of Cities
• Press Release
  • Holding of a Preparatory Meeting and a Diplomatic Conference on the Minamata Convention on Mercury

September 8

• Press Release
  • Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Decision Concerning the Host City for the 32nd Olympic Games and the 16th Paralympic Games in 2020

September 6

• The Competition to create a logo for “the 30th Anniversary of Friendship between Japan and Brunei"
• Press Release
  • Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Situation in Fiji (Release of the New Constitution)
  • Ninth Japan-Iran Human Rights Dialogue

September 5

• Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida’s Visit to Brazil
• Japan-Brazil Summit Meeting
• Press Conference
  • Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy Koichi Mizushima
• Press Release
  • Visit to Japan by Ms. Ameerah Haq, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, United Nations Secretariat

September 4

• Press Release
  • Visit by Mr. Masahiko Komura, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, to the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Dispatch of Election Observer Mission to the Republic of Maldives for presidential election

September 3

• Government’s Decision on Addressing the Contaminated Water Issue at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi NPS

September 2

• Japan-Brazil Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Press Release
  • Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the commencement of crude oil production in the Garraf oil field in Iraq
  • Result of the Fourth Japan-EU English Haiku Contest

August 30

• Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Abe by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
• Press Conference
  • Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida
• Press Release
  • Courtesy Call on Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs by Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates
  • Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

August 29

• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Visit to Middle East, Republic of Djibouti
• Press Conference
  • Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy Koichi Mizushima

August 28

• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Visit to Qatar (August 28)
• Brief overview of contaminated water leakage at the TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and countermeasures
• Press Release
  • Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Kishida by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

August 27

• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Visit to the Republic of Djibouti (August 27)
• Information regarding contaminated water leakage at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
• Press Release
  • Message by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Wakabayashi on the Terrorist Bombing in Lebanon

August 26

• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Visit to the State of Kuwait (August 26)
• Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Kishida by GUAM Secretary General Chechelashvili
• Japan-Ukraine Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Press Release
  • Dispatch of Self-Defense Force Instructors to the International Peace Support Training Centre in Kenya

August 25

• Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe’s Visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain (August 25)
• Visit by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to Chernobyl