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Contributions & Interviews

January 26, 2026

Japanese

(note) Interview articles may include descriptions that differ from the Japanese government's position.

2026

Joint Op-Ed by Prime Minister Takaichi and Italian Prime Minister Meloni for The Nikkei and Nikkei Asia (January 15, 2026) (Japanese (Link to the Nikkei Website) / English (Link to the Nikkei Asia Website) / Copy of the article (Corriere della Sera) (Italian) (PDF) )
“India and Japan: A New Golden Chapter in a Mutually Complementary Relationship” Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu’s Contribution to the Times of India (January 16, 2026) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Motegi's article contributed to Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, and Manila Bulletin (The Philippines) (January 14, 2026) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Motegi's Interview with Qatar News Agency (Doha, Qatar) “Japan's Foreign Minister to QNA: Qatar-Japan Cooperation Exceptionally Strong, Working to Develop Strategic Partnership” (January 12, 2026) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English (PDF) / Arabian (PDF) ))

2025

Prime Minister TAKAICHI's contribution to Business Day (South Africa) (November 21, 2025) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister MOTEGI's contribution to The Globe and Mail (Canada) (November 11, 2025) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article: Digital edition (English) (PDF) )
Contributed Article “Making Japan and ASEAN stronger and more prosperous together” by Prime Minister TAKAICHI on ASEAN-related Summit Meetings (October 26, 2025) (Japanese / English / The article ( New Straits Times (English) / Berita Harian (Malayan) / 星洲日報 (Chinese)))
Foreign Minister Iwaya's contributions to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) (September 1, 2025) (Japanese / English / The article (Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) (Arabic))
Foreign Minister Iwaya contributed to Khalq Sozi and Pravda Vostoka (Uzbekistan) （August 26, 2025) (J apanese / Copy of the article (Khalq Sozi) (Uzbek) (PDF) / Copy of the article (Pravda Vostoka) (Russian) (PDF) / Copy of the article (Narodnoye Slovo) (Russian) (PDF))
Foreign Minister Iwaya contributed to Egemen Qazaqstan and Kazakhstanskaya Pravda (Kazakhstan) (August 23, 2025) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Egemen Qazaqstan) (Kazakh) (PDF) / Copy of the article (Kazakhstanskaya Pravda) (Russian) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Iwaya's written interview with Handelsblatt (Germany) (August 21, 2025) (Japanese / Copy of the article (German) (PDF) )
Contributed Article by Prime Minister ISHIBA on TICAD 9 (August 19, 2025) (Japanese / English)
Foreign Minister Iwaya's contribution to African Business (UK) (August 13, 2025)( Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Iwaya's contribution to Jeune Afrique (France) (July 23, 2025) (Japanese / Copy of the article (French) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Iwaya contributed to BERNAMA-Malaysian National News Agency on the occation of his visit to Malaysia for ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' meetings（July 9, 2025） (Japanese / English)
Prime Minister Ishiba's article contributed to The Globe and Mail (Canada) (June 13, 2025) (Japanese / English)
Foreign Minister Iwaya's contribution to L'Opinion (France) (April 30, 2025) (Japanese / Copy of the article (L'Opinion) (French) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Iwaya's contributions to ARAB NEWS (Saudi Arabia) (April 30, 2025) (Japanese (HTML) / Japanese (PDF) / English (PDF) / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Foreign Minister Iwaya's contributions to Walf Quotidien (Senegal) (April 25, 2025) and Le Soleil (Senegal) (April 29, 2025) (Japanese / Copy of the article: Print edition (Walf Quotidien) (French) (PDF) / Copy of the article: Print edition (Le Soleil) (French) (PDF) )
Prime Minister Ishiba's article contributed to Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, and Manila Bulletin (The Philippines) (April 29, 2025) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF) )
Contributed Article by Prime Minister ISHIBA to the Vietnamese newspaper Tuoi Tre (Viet Nam) (April 27, 2025) (Japanese / English / Copy of the article (Vietnamese) (PDF) )
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))

The archives of contributions and interviews prior to 2020 are available on the website of the National Diet Library's Web Archiving Project.