Speeches

2026

• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Visit to the Republic of Singapore (Result)
  • Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s closing remarks at the 19th Japan-Singapore Symposium (September 11, 2026) (PDF)
  • Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s opening remarks at the 25th Symposium hosted by the ASEAN Council of Japan Alumni (ASCOJA) and ASJA International (September 11, 2026) (PDF)
• Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA to the Philippines
  • Full text of the speech by Parliamentary Vice-Minister SHIMADA at the Commemorative Conference on the 10th Anniversary of the Arbitral Award (July 10, 2026) (PDF)
• Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI at the UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS
  • Statement by Ms. ERI Arfiya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the 2026 UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS (June 22, 2026) (PDF)
  • Statement by Ms. ERI Arfiya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Human Security Awards Ceremony (June 22, 2026) (PDF)
• Video Message by Mr. SHIMADA Tomoaki, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the Reception Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia and the Launch of the Queensland Parliamentary Friends of Japan Group (June 2, 2026)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Visit to Senegal
  • Statement by H.E. Mr. Onishi Yohei, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Opening Ceremony of the 10th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa (April 20, 2026) (PDF)

2024-2025

• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s Attendance at the 4th EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (Results)
  • Keynote speech by Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI at the opening session (November 21, 2025) (PDF)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s attendance at the First Ministerial Meeting of the Palestine Donor Group (PDG)
  • Statement by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya (November 20, 2025) (PDF)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI’s attendance at the opening ceremony for “Exhibition for Peace: 80 Years Since the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bombings”
  • Speech by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Eri Arfiya (July 11, 2025) (PDF)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto’s attendance at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)
  • Statement by H.E. Mr. MATSUMOTO Hisashi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) (July 2, 2025) (PDF)
• The 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14
  • Statement by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. MATSUMOTO Hisashi at the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3)) (June 11, 2025) (PDF)
  • Intervention by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. MATSUMOTO Hisashi at the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (United Nations Ocean Conference), “Ocean Action Panel 4: Preventing and significantly reducing marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities” (June 10, 2025) (PDF)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI’s attendance at “Seminar on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings and the Role of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Nuclear-Weapons- Free- Zone”
  • Speech by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Eri Arfiya (June 9, 2025) (PDF)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko’s statement at the “Sagarmatha Sambaad”
  • Statement by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko (May 16, 2025) (PDF)
• A video to Commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Laos (April 3, 2025)
  • English and Lao versions (April 3, 2025) (YouTube)
• Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya at the Sixty-Ninth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
  • Transcript of the statement at the CSW Ministerial round table (March 12, 2025) (PDF)
  • Transcript of the statement at the CSW General debate (March 12, 2025) (PDF)
• Participation of Ms. IKUINA Akiko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in the High-Level Segment of the UN Human Rights Council and the Geneva Conference on Disarmament
  • Statement by Ms. IKUINA Akiko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister, at the High-Level Segment of the Human Rights Council (February 26, 2025) (PDF)
  • Statement by Ms. IKUINA Akiko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister, at the High-Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva (February 25, 2025) (PDF)
• The 31st Asian Export Control Seminar
  • Opening Remarks by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Eri at the 31st Asian Export Control Seminar (February 18, 2025)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI’s attendance at the OECD – Southeast Asia High-Level Panel Discussion in Tokyo
  • Speech by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. ERI Arfiya at the OECD-Southeast Asia High-Level Panel Discussion in Tokyo (January 16, 2025) (PDF)
• Statement by Ms. ERI Arfiya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, Siem Reap, Cambodia (November 25, 2024) (PDF)
• Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting (Day 2: Session 3, Closing Ceremony)
  • TICAD Ministerial Meeting 2024 Plenary Session 3 (Economy) : Statement by Parliamentary Vice-Minister FUKAZAWA (August 25, 2024) (English (PDF) / French (PDF) )
• Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting (Day 1: Opening Session, Session 1, Session 2)
  • TICAD Ministerial Meeting 2024 Plenary Session 2 (Peace and Stability) : Statement by Parliamentary Vice-Minister FUKAZAWA (August 24, 2024) (English (PDF) / French (PDF) )
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs KOMURA attends the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference
  • General Statement by Mr. KOMURA Masahiro, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference (July 22, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland) (PDF)
• Statement by Mr. HOSAKA Yasushi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the General Debate of the Fourth International Conference on SIDS (May 28, 2024) (PDF)
• Mr. HOSAKA Yasushi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the ICPD30 Global Dialogue on ”Demographic Diversity and Sustainable Development” (May 15, 2024) (PDF)
• Mr. HOSAKA Yasushi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 80th Session of the Commission (ESCAP) Bangkok, Thailand (April 22, 2024) (PDF)
• Video Message by Mr. HOSAKA Yasushi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the Nikkei International Dialogue (March 21, 2024) (PDF)
• Statement by Mr. FUKAZAWA Yoichi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the High-Level Segment of the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council (February 28, 2024) (PDF)
• STATEMENT BY H.E. Mr. FUKAZAWA Yoichi Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan 2024 High Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament (February 28, 2024) (PDF)
• Statement by Mr. HOSAKA Yasushi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Security Council Open Debate on “The Impact of Climate Change and Food Insecurity on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security”(February 13, 2024) (PDF)

2020

• Statement by Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKANISHI at the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Fiji (October 23, 2020)
• Statement Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Omi at the High-Level Segment of the 43th Session of the Human Rights Council (February 26, 2020)