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Contributions & Interviews

March 12, 2025

Japanese

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2025

Foreign Minister Iwaya's contributions to THE HILL TIMES (Canada) (March 12, 2025)（Japanese / Copy of the article: Print edition (English) (PDF) / Copy of the article: Digital edition (English) (PDF)
Foreign Minister Iwaya's contributions to Business day (South Africa) (February 20, 2025) （Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) ）
Foreign Minister Iwaya's interview with Handelsblatt (Germany) (February 15, 2025) (Japanese / Copy of the article: Handelsblatt (German) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Iwaya's contributions to Island Times and Tia Belau (Palau) (January 14, 2025) (January 16, 2025) (Japanese / Copy of the article: Island Times (English) (PDF) / Tia Belau (English) (PDF))
Contributed Article “New Leadership, New Hope” by Prime Minister ISHIBA to Kompas (Indonesia) (January 10, 2025) (Japanese / English)
Prime Minister Ishiba's contribution to the Malaysian National News Agency Bernama on the occasion of his visit to Malaysia (January 9, 2025) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article (Malay) (PDF) )

2024

Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Interview with Phoenix TV (Hong Kong) (December 27, 2024) (Japanese / Video clip)
Foreign Minister Iwaya' s contribution to the Il Foglio Quotidiano on the occasion of his attendance at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Italy (November 25, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Italian) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Ishiba's contribution to O Globo (Brazil) (Novembre 17, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Portuguese) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Ishiba's contributions to the El Comercio on the occasion of his visit to Peru (November 14, 2024) (Japanese / Spanish (Link to the El Comercio Website) )
Foreign Minister Iwaya' s contributions to the RPP on the occasion of his visit to Peru (November 13, 2024) (Japanese / Spanish (Link to the RPP Website))
Prime Minister Ishiba's contribution to the Vientiane Times (Laos) (October 10, 2024) (Japanese / English)
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Australian Financial Review (Austraria) (September 5, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to The Indian Express (India) (August 19, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's contribution to the Vientiane Times (July 25, 2024) “Japan supports ASEAN’s efforts to enhance connectivity and resilience” (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's contributions to the RTK TV, KTV/KOHA, Kosova Press, Express, Syri Kosova on the occasion of her visit to Kosovo (July 19, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article in the RTK / KTV/KOHA / Kosova Press / Express / Syri Kosova )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's contributions to the Oslobodjenje on the occasion of her visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (July 18, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Bosnian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's contributions to the Politika on the occasion of her visit to Serbia (July 18, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Serbian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's contributions to the Il Sole 24 Ore on the occasion of her visit to Italy (July 16, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Italian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to the Japan Times (July 15, 2024) (Japanese / English)
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to the Handelsblatt (Germany) (July 12, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (German) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with the Newsweek (U.S.) (May 10, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's contributions to RSS, The Rising Nepal and Gorkhapatra on the occasion of her visit to Nepal (May 5, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article in RSS (English (PDF) / Nepali (PDF) ) / The Rising Nepal (English) (PDF) / Gorkhapatra (Nepali) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's contributions to the Daily Mirror, Daily News, Sunday Lankadeepa and Veerakesari on the occasion of her visit to Sri Lanka (May 3-5, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article in the Daily Mirror (English) / Daily News (English) / Sunday Lankadeepa (Singhalese) (PDF) / Veerakesari (1) (Tamil) ・Veerakesari (2) (Tamil) )
Prime Minister Kishida's interview with ABC (Paraguay) (May 3, 2024) (Japanese／Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida's contribution to Folha de S.Paulo (Brazil) (May 2, 2024) (Japanese／Copy of the article (Portuguese) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida and Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s articles contributed to Japan Times (Japan) (May 2, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF ))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Euractiv (Belgium) (May 2, 2024) (Copy of the article (English) (PDF ))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Bangkok Post (Thailand) (May 2, 2024) (May 2, 2024) (Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Daily News (Thailand) (May 2, 2024) (Japanese／Copy of the article (Thai) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Matichon (Thailand) (May 2, 2024) (Japanese／Copy of the article (Thai) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Kompas (Indonesia) (May 2, 2024) (Japanese／Copy of the article (Indonesian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's article contributed to The Guardian Newspaper (Nigeria) (April 29, 2024) (Japanese／Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's article contributed to Fraternité Matin (Côte d'Ivoire) (April 29, 2024) (Japanese／Copy of the article (French) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s interview with L'Express (Madagascar) (April 27, 2024) (Japanese／Copy of the article (French) (PDF)／L'Express Website (French))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's interview with Corriere della Sera (Italy) (April 17, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Italian) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with the Washington Post (U.S.) (April 9, 2024) (Japanese / English)
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with PBS (U.S.) (April 4, 2024) (Japanese / English / Video of the interview (English))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's article contributed to PassBlue (US) and American Television News (US) (March 17, 2024) (Japanese / PassBlue / American Television News)
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's article contributed to WAM (United Arab Emirates) (February 23, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's article contributed to La Prensa (Panama) (February 23, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's interview with O Globo (Brazil) (February 20, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Portuguese) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's article contributed to Fiji Times (February 11, 2024) and Fiji Sun (Fiji) (February 12, 2024) (Japanese / Fiji Times (PDF) / Fiji Sun (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's article contributed to Samoa Observer (Samoa) (February 10, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's article contributed to Hurriyet (Türkiye) (January 16, 2024) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Turkish) (PDF) )

2023

Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to the Matichon (Thailand) (December 15, 2023) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article (Thai) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to the Straits Times (Singapore) (December 15, 2023) (Japanese / English)
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to the Philippine Star, the Manila Bulletin, the Inquirer（Philippine） (December 15, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to the National News Agency BERNAMA (Malaysia) (December 15, 2023) (Japanese / English)
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to the Vientiane Times (Laos) (December 15, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to the Kompas (Indonesia) (December 15, 2023) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article (Indonesian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to the Khmer Times (Cambodia) (December 15, 2023) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article(Khmer))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's article contributed to Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) (Switzerland) (December 13, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (German) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kamikawa's article contributed to Yonhap News Agency (Republic of Korea) (November 25, 2023) (Japanese/ Copy of the article(Korean) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to San Francisco Chronicle (America) (November 12, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s Interview with National News Agency BERNAMA (Malaysia) (November 4, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippine) (November 3, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Daily News (Thailand) (October 12, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Thai) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Matichon (Thailand) (October 12, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Thai) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Vientiane Times (Laos) (October 11, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Borneo Bulletin (Brunei) (October 11, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Tuổi Trẻ (Vietnam) (October 10, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Vietnamese) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s article contributed to Vietnam News Agency (Vietnam) (September 20, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article of Vietnamplus (Vietnamese) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Rzeczpospolita (Republic of Poland) (September 8, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Polish) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Ashaq Alawsat (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (September 6, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF) / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to KOMPAS (Indonesia) (September 6, 2023) (Japanese / English)
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Ahram (Arab Republic of Egypt) (September 4, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Al Ra’I (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) (September 3, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with The Jordan Times (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) (September 3, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to The Ethiopian Herald and Capital Newspaper (Ethiopia) (August 3, 2023) (Japanese / The Ethiopian Herald / Capital Newspaper)
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to New Vision (Uganda) (August 2, 2023) (Japanese / English)
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to Business Day (South Africa) (August 1, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to DailyMirror (Sri Lanka) (July 29, 2024) (Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to Sunday Lankadeepa (Sri Lanka) (July 29, 2024) (Copy of the article (Sinhala) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to Veerakesari (Sri Lanka) (July 29, 2024) (Copy of the article (Tamil) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to QNA (State of Qatar) (July 18, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of article (Arabic) (PDF) / Copy of article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to Al Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (July 16, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of article (Arabic) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to WAM (United Arab Emirates) (July 16, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of article (Arabic) (PDF) / Copy of article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to The Jakarta Post (Indonesia) (July 13, 2023) (Japanese / English)
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to EURACTIVE (Belgium) (July 13, 2023) (Japanese / English)
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with LRT (Republic of Lithuania) (July 11, 2023) (Japanese / Lithuanian)
Press Conference by FM Hayashi at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) (June 2, 2023) (Japanese / English / Video of the Press Conference (English))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Handelsblatt (Germany) (May 19, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (German) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to L’Opinion (France) (May 19, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (French) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Repubblica (Italy) (May 19, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Italian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Financial Times (UK) (May 19, 2023) (Japanese / English)
Prime Minister Kishida’s article contributed to Foreign Affairs (US) (May 18, 2023) (Japanese / English)
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to The Globe and Mail (Canada) (May 18, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with Joong-an Ilbo (Korea) (May 15, 2023) (Japanese / Korean）
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to Aftonbladet (May 12, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Swedish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with CNN (U.S.) (May 10, 2023) (Video of the interview)
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with TIME (U.S.) (May 9, 2023) (Japanese / English）
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Ultima Hora (Republic of Paraguay) (May 5, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to EL MERCURIO (Chile) (May 4, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with the Star (Kenya) (May 3, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with the Noticias (Mozambique) (May 3, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Portuguese) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to El Comercio (Peru) (May 2, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to Nation (May 1, 2023)Japanese /Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to Guardian (May 1, 2023)Japanese /Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Daily Graphic (Ghana) (April 29, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Ahram Newspaper (Egypt) (April 29, 2023) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article(Arabic)(PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to Newsweek (U.S.) (April 17, 2023) (Japanese / English）
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to Il Foglio (Italy) (April 17, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Italian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s article contributed to Politico Europe (Belgium) (April 5, 2023) (English）
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Press Trust of India (PTI) (India) (March 3, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s Interview with The Globe and Mail (Canada) (January 11, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with the Washington Post (U.S.) (January 11, 2023) (Japanese / English）
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with La Nación (Argentine Republic) (January 10, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Clarín (Argentine Republic) (January 10, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF)
Foreign Minister Hayahi’s article contributed to EL TELEGRAFO (Ecuador) (January 6, 2023)（Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF)
Foreign Minister Hayahi’s article contributed to EL UNIVERSAL (Mexico) (January 4, 2023) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF)/ Spanish)

2022

Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Speech and Interview at “Reuters Next” (December 1, 2022) (Japanese/ English/ Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Handelsblatt (Germany) (November 3, 2022) (Japanese/Copy of the article (German) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Khmer Times (Cambodia) (November 11, 2022) (Japanese/ English)
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s Interview with the Australian (Australia) (October 22, 2022) (Japanese/Copy of the article (English)(PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s Interview with Financial Times (UK) (October 12, 2022) (Japanese/ English)
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s Interview with Financial Times (UK) (October 11, 2022) (Japanese/ English)
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Bernama (Malaysia) (October 8, 2022) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with The Straits Times (Singapore) (October 7, 2022) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English)(PDF) )
Foreign Minister Hayashi's article contributed to UNDP brochure (August 26, 2022) (Japanese／Copy of the article (English) (PDF)／Copy of the article (French) (PDF)
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Arab News (Saudi Arabia) (August 26, 2022) (Japanese／Copy of the article (English) (PDF)
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Tunisian newspapers (August 26, 2022) (Japanese / La Presse de Tunisie (French) / Assabah (Arabic))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Japan Times (Japan) (August 26, 2022) (Japanese/ English)
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Koh Santepheap Daily (Cambodia) (August 3, 2022) (Japanese /Khmer)
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to El País (Spain) (June 28, 2022) (Japanese /Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany) (June 25, 2022) (Japanese /Copy of the article (German) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with The Straits Times (Singapore) (June 10, 2022) (Japanese /Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with Corriere della Sera (Italy) (May 3, 2022) (Japanese /Copy of the article (Italian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida's article contributed to Matichon (Thailand) (May 1, 2022) (Japanese / Thai (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida’s Interview with Kompas (Republic of Indonesia) (April 29, 2022) (Japanese /Copy of the article (Indonesian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Rzeczpospolita (Republic of Poland) (April 4, 2022)(Japanese /Copy of the article (Polish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with Arab News (Saudi Arabia) and WAM (UAE) (March 19 and 21, 2022) (Japanese (Arab News) /Copy of the article of Arab News (English) (PDF) /Japanese (WAM) /Copy of the article of WAM (Arabic) (PDF) /Copy of the article of WAM (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Interview with The Wall Street Journal (US) (February 15, 2022) (Japanese/ English)

2021

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs HONDA Taro’s Interview with Kuwait News Agency (December 9, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF) / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s Interview with Financial Times (UK) (October 14, 2021) (Japanese/ Copy of the article (English))
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s Interview with Bloomberg (U.S.) (September 22, 2021) (Japanese/ Copy of the article (English))
Foreign Minister Motegi’s Interview with Qatar News Agency (August 22, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF) / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Motegi’s Interview with Ad-Dustour (Jordan) (August 19, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Motegi’s Interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat (August 14, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF))
Prime Minister Suga’s Interview with Newsweek (US) (August 11, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s Interview with Wall Street Journal (U.S.) (July 20, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) )
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s Interview with NBC (U.S.) (July 22, 2021) (Japanese / English/ Video of the interview (English)）
Foreign Minister Motegi’s Interview with Agencia EFE (Kingdom of Spain) (July 14, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Suga’s Interview with Newsweek (US) (April 18, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Suga’s article contributed to The Wall Street Journal (US) (April 14, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
State Minister Washio’s Interview with WAM, the Emirates News Agency (United Arab Emirates) (February 22, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
The article by Foreign Minister Motegi and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania on the Jerusalem Post (Israel) (January 27, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Motegi’s article contributed to Le Soleil（the Republic of Senegal) (January 11, 2021) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article (French) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Motegi’s Interview with O Globo (Federative Republic of Brazil) (January 7, 2021) (Japanese/ Copy of the article (Portuguese) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Motegi’s Interview with La Nación (Argentine Republic) (January 6, 2021) (Japanese/Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Motegi’s Interview with El Universal (United Mexican States (January 4, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Motegi’s Interview with Agencia EFE (Kingdom of Spain) (January 3, 2021) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF) )

2020

Foreign Minister Motegi’s Interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat (November 20, 2020) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF))
Prime Minister Suga’s Interview with Kompas (Republic of Indonesia) (October 20, 2020) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Bahasa Indonesia) (PDF))

2019

Foreign Minister Motegi’s Interview with Financial Times (UK) (November 4, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Bangkok Post (Kingdom of Thailand) (November 4, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Izvestiya (Russia) (September 5, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono's article contributed to Les Echos(France) (August 28, 2019) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article (French) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Ahram (Arab Republic of Egypt) (August 26, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s article contributed to Island Times (Republic of Palau) (August 6, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Arab News (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (July 4, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English)（PDF）
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat (June 26, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic)（PDF）
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with the Dong-a Ilbo (Republic of Korea) (June 26, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Korean)（PDF）
Foreign Minister Kono’s article contributed to akipress (Kyrgyz Republic) (May 17, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian)（PDF）
Foreign Minister Kono’s article contributed to kazinform (Republic of Kazakhstan) (May 17, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian)（PDF）
Foreign Minister Kono’s article contributed to Jahon Information agency (Republic of Uzbekistan) (May 17, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian)（PDF）
Foreign Minister Kono’s article contributed to ASIA-Plus (Republic of Tajikistan) (May 17, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian)（PDF）
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Herald (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) (May 4, 2019) (Japanese / English (PDF) / Amhara (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with EXPANSAO (Republic of Angola) (May 3, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Portuguese) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Washington Post (US) (April 25, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English)（PDF）
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Pravda (Slovak Republic) (April 24, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Slovak) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Financial Times (UK) (April 15, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
State Minister Abe's article contributed to Medium (U.S.) (April 8, 2019) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Vietnam News Agency (Vietnam) (February 15, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article of Vietnamplus (Vietnamese) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Manila Bulletin (Philippine) (February 9, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Phoenix TV (Hong Kong)（February 1, 2019）
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Interfax News Agency (Russia) (January 21, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article of Interfax News Agency (Russian) (PDF) / Copy of the article of Kommersant newspaper (Russian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with WION (India) (January 10, 2019) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Kantipur Daily and the Kathmandu Post (Nepal) (January 9, 2019) (Japanese / Copy of the article of Kantipur Daily (Nepali) (PDF) / Copy of the article of the Kathmandu Post (English) (PDF))

2018

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with ABC (Paraguay) (December 2, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with EL PAIS (Uruguay) (December 2, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Clarín (Argentine Republic) (December 1, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with TASS Russian News Agency (Russia) (November 25, 2018) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Bloomberg (U.S.) (November 5, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Politiken (Denmark) (October 27, 2018) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article (Danish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Frettabladid (Iceland) (October 19, 2018) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Phoenix TV (Hong Kong) (October 16, 2018) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (Australia) (October 11, 2018) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Financial Times (UK) (October 8, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with THANH NIEN (Vietnam) (September 11, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Vietnamese) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Handelsblatt (Germany) (September 6, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (German) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kono’s article contributed to Azerbaijan State News Agency (Republic of Azerbaijan) (September 5, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) / Copy of the article (Azerbaijani) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s article contributed to the Kviris Palitra (Georgia) (September 3, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Georgian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s article contributed to the ARMENPRESS (Armenia) (September 3, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with KTLA (U.S.)(September 1-2, 2018) (English / (Japanese)
Foreign Minister Kono’s article contributed to the Rafu Shimpo (U.S.) (August 25, 2018) (Japanese / English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with KABC (U.S.) (August 24, 2018) (English / (Japanese)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with The Hawaii Hochi (U.S.) (August 21, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Japanese) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with El Tiempo (Republic of Colombia) (August 14, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with El Peruano (Republic of Peru) (August 14, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with El Telegrafo (Republic of Ecuador) (August 13, 2018)(Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Interfax News Agency (Russia) (July 30, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with TASS Russian News Agency (Russia) (July 30, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with The Straits Times (Republic of Singapore)(July 27, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Rzeczpospolita (Republic of Poland) (July 6, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Polish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) (Kingdom of Bhutan) (June 24, 2018) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Kompas (Republic of Indonesia) (June 24, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Indonesian) (PDF)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Washington Post (U.S.) (May 31, 2018)　(Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with El Universal (United Mexican States) (May 24, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Policy Speech by Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, in Japan House Sao Paulo (May 20, 2018)　(English / Spanish (PDF) / Portuguese (PDF))
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Russia-1 (Russia / Japanese) (May 19, 2018)
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat (April 29, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Kampuchea Thmey Daily (Cambodia) (April 8, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Khmer) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Vientiane Times (Laos) (April 7, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Reuters (U.S.) (March 27, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat ((March 22, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Channel News Asia (Singapore) (February 15, 2018) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Article contributed to Borneo Bulletin (Brunei) (February 11, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with BBC (UK) (February 8, 2017) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Phoenix TV (Hong Kong) (January 27, 2018) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Xinhua News Agency (China) (January 26, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Chinese) (PDF))
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Australian Financial Review (Australia) (January 20, 2018) (Japanese / copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Ziarul Financiar (Romania) (January 16, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Romanian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Politika (Republic of Serbia) (January 15, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Serbian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with 24 Chasa (Republic of Bulgaria) (January 14, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Bulgarian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Al-Ittihad (UAE) (January 13, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article of Al-Ittihad (Arabic) (PDF))
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Lietuvos Rytas (Republic of Lithuania) (January 13, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Lithuanian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Eesti Paevaleht (Republic of Estonia) (January 12, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Estonian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Myanmar Alin, Kyaymon and Global New Light of Myanmar (Myanmar) (January 13, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article of Myanmar Alin (Myanmarese) (PDF) / Copy of the article of Kyaymon (Myanmarese) (PDF) / Copy of the article of Global New Light of Myanmar (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Mihaaru (Maldives) (January 6, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Daily News (English), Dinamina (Sinhala)　and Thinakaran (Tamil) (Sri Lanka) (January 5, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) / (Sinhala)(PDF) / (Tamil) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Dawn (Pakistan) (January, 4, 2018) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))

2017

Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Anadolu Agency (Turkey) (December 28, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Turkish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with France 24 (France) (December 13, 2017) (Japanese / English / French)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with CNN Amanpour (U.S.) (November, 30, 2017) (Japanese / English)
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with TASS Russian News Agency (Russia) (November 26, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Interfax News Agency (Russia) (November 23, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with RIA Novosti Russian News Agency (Russia) (November 22, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with the Daily Star(Bangladesh) (November 19, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Manila Bulletin (Philippines) (November 12, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Article contributed to The New York Times (U.S.) (September 17, 2017) (English / Japanese / (Copy of the article (English))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Tass (Russia) (September, 6, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Washington Post (U.S.) (August 29, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF)）
Foreign Minister Kishida’s Interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat (July 14, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF)）
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Article contributed to Handelsblatt (Germany) (July 5, 2017 ) (Japanese / Copy of the article (German) (PDF) ）
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Rheinische Post (Germany) (July 10, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (German) (PDF) ）
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Article contributed to The Huffington Post (U.S.) (May 24, 2017) (English / Japanese ）
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to The ASIA-Plus (Tajikistan) (April 30, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF)）
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Aki Press News Agency (Kyrgyz Republic) (April 30, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF)）
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Kazinform (Kazakhstan) (April 30, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF)）
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to JAHON (Uzbekistan) (April 30, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF)）
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to The Neutral Turkmenistan (Turkmenistan) (April 29, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF)）
Foreign Minister Kishida’s Inteview with ANSA (Italy) (April 10, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Italian) (PDF)）
Foreign Press Secretary Norio Maruyama's Article contributed to the Japan Times (March 22, 2017)（English）
Foreign Minister Kishida’s Interview with Tass (Russia) (March, 19, 2017) （Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Handelsblatt (Germany)(February 17 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (German) (PDF))
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiyoshi Odawara’s Article contributed to Wall Street Journal (January 30, 2017) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Tuổi Trẻ (January 16, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Viet Namese) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Kompas (January 15, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Indonesian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Manila Bulletin (January 13, 2017) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF）)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Le Figaro (France) (January 6, 2017) (English / Japanese / French (PDF))

2016

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Tass (Russia) (December 18, 2016) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with La Nacion (Argentine) (Novbember 21, 2016) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Foreign Press Secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura's Interview with BBC World Service (Novbember 20, 2016) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Correo (Peru) (Novbember 18, 2016) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Interview with Al-Hayat (Pan Arab media) (October 10, 2016 ) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Granma (Cuba) (September 22, 2016) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Spanish) (PDF) )
Foreign Press Secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura's Interview with BBC World News (September 21, 2016) ( English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Article contributed to CNN (September 20, 2016) ( English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Article contributed to The Huffington Post (U.S.) (August 25, 2016) (Japanese / English )
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Corriere della Sera (Italy) (August 25, 2016) (Japanese / Italian (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Vientiane Times (Laos) (July 25, 2016) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Tuổi Trẻ of Vietnam (May 5, 2016) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Vietnam) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Tuổi Trẻ of Vietnam (May 5, 2016) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Vietnam) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Vientiane Times of Laos (May 4, 2016) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Myanmar Alin of Myanma (May 2, 2016) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Myanmar Language) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to The Japan News (April 9, 2016) (Japanese / English)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to La Repubblica (April 9, 2016) (Japanese / (Italian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to CNN (April 9, 2016) (Japanese / English)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Rheinische Post (April 9, 2016) (Japanese / Copy of the article (German) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Le Figaro (France) (March 19, 2016) (Japanese / French (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's interview with Corriere della Sera (Italy) (March 19, 2016) (Japanese / Italian (PDF))

2015

The article by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the Lancet. Japan's vision for a peaceful and healthier world. (December 11 2015)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Luxemburger Volt (Luxembourg) (December 1 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (French) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with the Star (Malaysia) (November 21, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with the Australian (Australia) (November 21, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Manila Bulletin (the Philippines) (November 19, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Sabah (Turkey) (November 13, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Turkish) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Luxemburger Wort (Luxembourg) (November 5, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (French) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Kazinform (Kazakhstan) (October 26, 2015 )(Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF) / Copy of the article (Kazahk) (PDF) / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) / Copy of the article (Chinese) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Akipress (Kyrgyz Republic) (October 26,2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Jahon (Republic of Uzbekistan) (October 24, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Asia-Plus (Republic of Tajikistan) (October 24, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Turkmenistan (October 24, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Al Sharq (Qatar) (October 13, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Arabic) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Iran newspaper (Iran) (October 12, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article ( page1) (Persic) (PDF) / Copy of the article (page22) (Persic) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Iran Daily (Iran) (October 12, 2015) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article ( page1) (English) (PDF) / Copy of the article (page2) (English) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with the Jamaica Observer (Jamaica) (September 30, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s article contributed to CNN on 25 September 2015 (September 25, 2015) (English / Japanese )
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with New Straits Times of Malaysia (August 5, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to CNN (August 5, 2015) ( English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s interview with Deni, Ukraina (June 5, 2015) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Ukrainian) (PDF) / Copy of the article (Russian) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s article contributed to CNN on 5 June 2015 (June 5, 2015) (English / Japanese )
Prime Minister Shizo Abe’s interview with Jakarta Post (Indonesia) (April 22, 2015) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Foreign Policy (February 19, 2015) (English / Japanese)
Mideast countries should come together to address challenges -- Abe (January 18, 2015) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article 1 (PDF) / Copy of the article 2 (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's interview with Times of India (January 17, 2015) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article (PDF) )

2014

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Article contributed to the Australian Financial Review (November 14, 2014) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article 1 (PDF) / Copy of the article 2 (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's interview with the Global New Light of Myanmar (November 12, 2014) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Financial Times (October 20, 2014) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida' s Article contributed to Foreign policy and Diplomacy, Turkmenistan (October 14, 2014) (English (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) (September 7, 2014) (English (PDF) / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Prothom-alo (September 6, 2014 ) (Bengali (PDF) / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Foreign Affairs (August 29, 2014) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Interview with Rakyat Merdeka (August 12, 2014 ) (Indonesian (PDF) / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Interview with New Light of Myanmar (August 9, 2014 ) (English (PDF) / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s interview with Folha de São Paulo (August 1, 2014 ) (Portuguese (PDF) / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s interview with El Mercurio (July 30) (Spanishi (PDF) / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s interview with Express (July 28, 2014) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s interview with El Tiempo (July 27) (Spanishi (PDF) / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s interview with Excelsior (July 25) (Spanishi (PDF) / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s interview with Agencia EFE (July 25) (Spanishi (PDF) / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with The Report Mongolia of Oxford Business Group (July 31, 2014) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’ s interview with Deni, Ukraina (July 17, 2014) (Russian (PDF) / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida' s Article contributed to Slovo Kyrgyzstana, Kyrgys (July 16, 2014) (Russian (PDF) / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida' s Article contributed to Kazakhstanskaya Pravda, Kazakhstan (July 16, 2014) (Russian (PDF) / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida' s Article contributed to Jahon news, Uzbekistan (July 16, 2014) (Russian (PDF) / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’ s Article contributed to Ozodagan, Tajikistan (July 16, 2014) (Russian (PDF) / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Post Courier(July 10) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with The Australian (July 8) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with New Zealand Herald (July 7) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Article contributed to Financial Times (June 30) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’ s interview with Rasmei Kampuchea (June 29) (Japanese)
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara Article contributed to Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation's Blog (June 26) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Interview with Cameroon tribune (May 2) (Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Interview with politiken (April 30) (Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Wall Street Journal (April 10) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Interview with Myanma Alin and The Mirror (March 23) (Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article Contributed to Prothom Alo (March 21) (Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with South China Morning Post (March 4) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with AP (February 24) (English / Japanese)
Ambassador to Italy Masaharu Kohno's Article Contributed to Il Messaggero (January 30) (English / Japanese)
Ambassador to France Yoichi Suzuki's Article Contributed to Le Figaro (January 27) (French (PDF) / Japanese)
Ambassador to Germany Takeshi Nakane's Article Contributed to Frankfurter Allgemejne (January 21) (German (PDF) / Japanese)
Ambassador to India Takeshi Yagi's Article Contributed to Indian Express (January 16) (English / Japanese)
Ambassador to Russia Chikahito Harada's Article Contributed to Interfax Russia (January 16) (Russian (PDF) / Japanese)
Ambassador to Australia Yoshitaka Akimoto's Article Contributed to the Australian (January 15) (English) / Japanese)
Ambassador to South Africa Yutaka Yoshizawa's Article Contributed to the New Age (January 10) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Interview with Times of India (January 25) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Ethiopian Herald, Ethiopia (January 12) (English / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Noticias, Mozambique (January 11) (Portuguese (PDF) / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Fraternite Matin, Cote d'Ivoire (January 10) (French (PDF) / Japanese)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Oman Daily Observer, Oman (January 9) (English / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with Le Figaro (January 10) (French / Japanese)
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Interview with El País (January 9) (Spanishi / Japanese)
Ambassador to the UK Keiichi Hayashi’s Article Contributed to the Daily Telegraph (January 5) (English / Japanese)

2013

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Vientiane Times, Laos (November 16)
(English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Koh Santepheap, Cambodia (November 16) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Minister Fumio Kishida's Interview with Interfax, Russia (October 31) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Hurriyet, Turkey (October 28) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Borneo Bulletin and Brunei Times, Brunei (October 8)
(English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Kompas, Indonesia (October 6) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Article Contributed to The Lancet (September 14)
"Japan's strategy for global health diplomacy: why it matters" (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Buenos Aires Herald, Argentine (September 6)
(English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Al Sharq, Qatar (August 27) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with La Nation, Djibouti (August 27) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Al Anba, Kuwait (August 25) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudi Arabia (August 24) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Akhbar Al Khaleej, Bahrain (August 24) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Minister Fumio Kishida's Interview with Magyar Nemzet, Hungary (August 23) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Minister Fumio Kishida's Interview with The Day, Ukraine (August 22)
(English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Manila Bulletin, Philippines(July 26) (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with New Straits Times, Malaysia (July 25) (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Article Contributed to The Huffington Post Japan (July 3)
"The Third Arrow of Abenomics: TINA" (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Article Contributed to LinkedIn (July 1)
"Japan's New Growth Strategy: Bringing Rapid Reform To the Country" (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Minister Fumio Kishida's Interview with Brunei Times and Borneo Bulletin (June 29) (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Irish Times, Ireland (June 19) (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Rzeczpospolita, Ploland (June 15) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Minister Fumio Kishida's Article Contributed to New Zealand Herald (June 7) (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Article Contributed to The Wall Street Journal (May 31)
"Japan is Committed to Africa's Development" (English / French (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Article Contributed to Myanmar Newspapers (May 25) (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Minister Fumio Kishida's Article Contributed to LA ESTRELLA, Panama (May 2) (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Milliyet, Turkey (May 2) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Interview with Sharq al-Awsat, Pan-Arab (April 30) (Japanese) (PDF) )
Minister Fumio Kishida's Article Contributed to EL COMERCIO, Peru (April 30) (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Minister Fumio Kishida's article contributed to REFORMA, Mexico (April 29) (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Article contributed to four Mongolian Newspapers (March 29) (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )
Minister Fumio Kishida interview - CNN (January 21)
Minister Fumio Kishida's Article Contributed to The Philippine Star, the Manila Bulletin and the Philippine Daily Inquirer (January 10)
"Meditating on the Special Bond of Friendship with the Philippines" (English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF) )

2012

Minister Koichiro Gemba's Article Contributed to The International Herald Tribune (November 21)
"Japan-China Relations at a Crossroads" (English (PDF) / Chinese (PDF) )
Minister Koichiro Gemba interview - Financial Times (October 19)
"Japanese minister urges China to stay calm" (PDF)
Minister Koichiro Gemba interview - BBC World News (October 19)
Programme: Impact (PDF)
Minister Koichiro Gemba interview - BBC World News (October 18)
Programme: Newsday (PDF)
Minister Koichiro Gemba's Article Contributed to Le Figaro (October 16)
"For the Peaceful Solution of Tensions in the China Sea"
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Article Contributed to The Washington Post (March 11)
"A Year after the Earthquake, Building a New Japan"

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