Japan-United States of America Relations
Dinner with Senator Hagerty, United States Senate hosted by Foreign Minister Iwaya
January 21, 2025
On January 21, commencing at 7:30 p.m. (local time. 9:30 a.m., January 22, Japan time.) for approximately 90 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting Washington D.C. hosted a dinner with Senator William Hagerty, United States Senate. The overview of the meeting is as follows:
- Minister Iwaya stated that Japan-U.S. relations, which had become stronger than ever, is based on multi-layered people to people exchanges including legislative exchanges between the two countries. He also stated that he would like to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. relations, which is the foundation of peace and prosperity in the region and the international community, and cooperate with Senator Hagerty.
- The two sides exchanged views on regional affairs in the Asia Pacific region. The two sides also exchanged views on coordination among like-minded countries, including Japan-Australia-India-U.S., Japan-U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK), and Japan-U.S.-Philippines.
- The two sides also exchanged views on the economy including in the energy sector and reaffirmed the importance of Japan-U.S. economic relations, including investments by Japanese companies in the U.S.
- Minister Iwaya reaffirmed Japan’s commitment to elevate the Japan-U.S. relations to a new height and expressed his expectation for continued support from U.S. Congress.