Japan-France Relations

On May 3, commencing at 0:40 p.m. local time (7:40 p.m. on May 3, Japan time) for approximately 65 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, during his visit to Paris, France, had an exchange of views with business representatives of Japanese companies in France. During the meeting, Minister Iwaya exchanged views on the current French and European economic situation, project developments in Africa, the current situation of Japanese companies and the challenges that Japanese companies face including the series of U.S. tariff measures, among others.