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Minister for Foreign Affairs
MOTEGI Toshimitsu
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Foreign Minister MOTEGI's Trips
Visit to Israel, Palestine, Qatar, the Philippines and India
(January 10-18, 2026)
From January 10 to January 18, Foreign Minister MOTEGI visited visited Israel, Palestine, Qatar, the Philippines, and India.
In Israel, Minister held a foreign ministers' meeting and working lunch with H.E. Mr. Gideon Sa'ar, Minister of Foreign Affairs. In Palestine, Minister held a meeting with H.E. Dr. Mohammad Mustafa, Prime Minister. In Qatar, Minister held the “Third Japan-Qatar Strategic Dialogue” with H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. In the Philippines, Minister held a Japan-Philippines Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Brunch with Hon. Maria Theresa Lazaro, Secretary of Foreign Affairs. In India, Minister held the 18th Japan–India Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue including a tête-à-tête (one-on-one meeting) with H.E. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs.
Attendance at the APEC Ministerial Meeting 2025 (October 29-31, 2025)
APEC Ministerial Meeting 2025
From October 29th to 31st, Foreign Minister MOTEGI visited the Republic of Korea to attend the APEC Ministerial Meeting in Gyeongju.
At the meeting, Minister MOTEGI discussed issues related to trade and investment as well as emerging challenges such as artificial intelligence (AI) and demographic changes.
On this occasion, Minister MOTEGI also held bilateral meetings with other ministers from other economies, including the Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, to exchange views on bilateral relations, regional and international affairs, among other topics.
Attendance at ASEAN-related Summit Meetings
(September 26-28, 2025)
From October 26th to 28th, Foreign Minister MOTEGI visited Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, to attend the ASEAN+3 Summit, the East Asia Summit (EAS), and the RCEP Summit.
Through these meetings, Minister promoted the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)" and further strengthened cooperation with ASEAN, which is a "Trusted Partner" and a key to realizing FOIP.
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Latest Activities in Japan
- Japan–Namibia Foreign Minister’s Meeting and Working Lunch (January 21, 2026)
- Japan-EU Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting (January 19, 2026)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Motegi by President Akane of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (January 7, 2026)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by Mr. ONOE, Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (December 23, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by the Japan Australia Business Co-operation Committee (December 23, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by President IWASAWA of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (December 23, 2025)
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Telephone Meeting (December 22, 2025)
- Agreement in Principle on the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (December 22, 2025)
- Japan-Kyrgyz Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (December 19, 2025)
- Signing of the Japan-Tajikistan Investment Agreement (December 19, 2025)
- Signing of the Tax Agreement between Japan and the Kyrgyz Republic (December 19, 2025)
- Signing of the Japan-New Zealand Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement and the Japan-New Zealand Information Security Agreement (December 19, 2025)