In Focus
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to Mexico, Panama and Ecuador (August 2-9)
- The inscription of “Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara” on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (Decision at the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (July 26)
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI's Attendance at the ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings (July 21-24)
- Ten years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (July 12)
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to Türkiye on the occasion of the NATO Summit (July 6–9)
- Response to the situation in Ukraine
What's New
- July 31
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- Foreign Minister MOTEGI's article contributed to Agencia EFE (July 31, 2026) “Japan and Latin America and the Caribbean: Stronger and More Prosperous Together”
- New Movement by China Concerning Unilateral Development of Natural Resources in the East China Sea
- Alert to Countries, Companies, and Other Entities Regarding North Korean IT Workers
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to Mexico, Panama and Ecuador
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (July 31 1:42 PM)
- Entry into Force of the Japan-Tajikistan Investment Agreement
- July 30
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by H.E. Mr. Yerlan BAUDARBEK-KOZHATAYEV, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Japan
- Award Ceremony of Foreign Minister’s Certificate of Gratitude to the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Team
- Message by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu in response to warm messages of sympathy and solidarity from foreign countries following the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake
- Signing of the Agreement for the Association of the Government of Japan to Horizon Europe
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Mr. Ragui ELETREBY, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Japan
- The 5th Japan-Mongolia Strategic Dialogue
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Attends Reception Commemorating the 27th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Dr. Oleh Chaban, Professor of Bogomolets National Medical University of Ukraine, and the Delegation
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by Representatives of the World Cosplay Summit 2026
- July 29
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Dr. HODAN Osman Abdi, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by Dr. Pietro BARABASCHI, Director-General of the ITER Organization
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Ms. Julia LONGBOTTOM CMG, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Japan
- The 11th Consular Forum between Japan and the Federative Republic of Brazil
- July 28











