Women's Issues

January 15, 2026
Japanese
Prime Minister TAKAICHI, taking photo with 24 female ambassadors, Ambassadors-Designate and chargées d'affaires ad interim stationed in Japan (Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
Prime Minister TAKAICHI, having a meeting with 24 female ambassadors, Ambassadors-Designate and chargées d'affaires ad interim stationed in Japan (Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
One scene of the Prime Minister TAKAICHI's meeting with 24 female ambassadors, Ambassadors-Designate and chargées d'affaires ad interim stationed in Japan (Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)

On January 15, commencing at 3:30 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, had a meeting with 24 female ambassadors, Ambassadors-Designate and chargées d'affaires ad interim stationed in Japan. The summary is as follows:

  1. At the outset, Prime Minister TAKAICHI expressed her respect for the activities of the Group of Women Ambassadors in Japan aimed at promoting women's participation and diversity, and stated that she would like to work hard and show results for the present and future of the world to sweep away biases such as "women are not suited to be leaders"
  2. Following this, on behalf of the Group, the Ambassador of Samoa to Japan, H.E. Mrs. Faalavaau Perina SILA-TUALAULELEI, the Ambassador of Mexico to Japan, H.E. Ms. Melba PRÍA, the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Japan, H.E. Mrs. Marieta ARABADJIEVA de Descalzi, and the Ambassador of Ghana to Japan, H.E. Mrs. Genevieve Edna APALOO made statements expressing congratulations on assuming the office of Prime Minister and expectations for the leadership of Prime Minister TAKAICHI and shared the importance of partnership with Japan in various fields.
  3. Finally, Prime Minister TAKAICHI expressed the desire to continue working together to address the various challenges facing the international community, and the meeting concluded in a friendly atmosphere.

(Reference) Attendees: female ambassadors, Ambassadors-Designate and chargées d'affaires ad interim stationed in Japan

  1. H.E.Mrs. Faalavaau Perina SILA-TUALAULELEI , Ambassador of Samoa to Japan
  2. H.E. Ms. Melba PRÍA, Ambassador of Mexico to Japan
  3. H.E. Mrs. Marieta Petrova ARABADJIEVA de Descalzi, Ambassador of Bulgaria to Japan
  4. H.E. Ms. Julia LONGBOTTOM CMG, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Japan
  5. H.E. Ms. Aleksandra KOVAČ, Ambassador of Serbia to Japan
  6. H.E. Mrs. Genevieve Edna APALOO, Ambassador of Ghana to Japan
  7. H.E. Ms. Sandy Anabell DAVILA Sandoval, Ambassador of Nicaragua to Japan
  8. H.E. Ms. Tanja JÄÄSKELÄINEN, Ambassador of Finland to Japan
  9. H.E. Ms. Kristin IGLUM, Ambassador of Norway to Japan
  10. H.E. Ms. Anna AULNER-BÁLINT, Ambassador of Hungary to Japan
  11. H.E. Ms. Gisela Beatriz GARCÍA Rivera, Ambassador of Cuba to Japan
  12. H H.E. Ms. Viktoria LI, Ambassador of Sweden to Japan
  13. H.E. Ms. Monika SIMONYAN, Ambassador of Armenia to Japan
  14. H.E. Mrs. Maria Terezinha da Silva VIEGAS Incoming Ambassador of Timor-Leste to Japan
  15. H.E. Mrs. Sigrid BERKA, Incoming Ambassador of Austria to Japan
  16. H.E. Ms. Béatrice LE FRAPER DU HELLEN, Incoming Ambassador of France to Japan
  17. H.E. Mrs. Olga KLIAMAKI, Incoming Ambassador of Greece to Japan
  18. H.E. Ms. Rosina HOABES, Incoming Ambassador of Namibia to Japan
  19. Ms. Anna Elizabeth SCHROEDER, Chargé d'Affaires of South Africa to Japan
  20. Mrs. ADESEKE AKINYEMI Florence Iyewunmi, Chargé d'Affaires of Nigeria to Japan
  21. Ms. Kelera Rakavosa SAVU Chargé d'Affaires of Fiji to Japan
  22. Ms. Maria Renata HUTAGALUNG, Chargé d'Affaires of Indonesia to Japan
  23. Ms. Anna Louise DUNCANC, Chargé d'Affaires of New Zealand to Japan
  24. Ms. Helen STYLIANOU, Chargé d'Affaires of Australia to Japan

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