Japan-Russia Relations
Japan-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
October 30, 2026
On October 30, commencing at 1:35 p.m. local time (2:35 a.m., October 31, Japan time) for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting Atlanta, the United States of America to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
- Minister MOTEGI made a demarche and an argument regarding various current issues between Japan and Russia, based on the position of the Government of Japan. Regarding the detention of a Japanese national in Sakhalin Oblast, Minister MOTEGI strongly demanded the immediate release.
- Concerning the international situation, Minister MOTEGI once again strongly called on Russia to take positive actions toward achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
- Both ministers will maintain communication, even amid the severe situation in Japan-Russia relations.