Economic Diplomacy
World Trade Organization (WTO)
June 4, 2025
What's New
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Fujii’s attendance at the Informal Gathering of WTO Ministers hosted by Australia (June 4, 2025)
- Appointment of Professor Emeritus ARAKI Ichiro of Yokohama National University as an Arbitrator for the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) at the WTO (June 3, 2025)
- Meeting, Joint Press Statement and Working Dinner between Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (May 13, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ISHIBA by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (May 13, 2025)
- Senior Deputy Minister AKAHORI’s Meeting with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (March 18, 2025)
- Courtesy call on State Minister Mr. FUJII Hisayuki by Ms. Angela Ellard, Deputy Director-General of the WTO (March 11, 2025)
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Talks with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (February 20, 2025)
- Working Lunch between Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Dr. Ngozi OKONJO-IWEALA, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (October 28, 2023)
- Submission of Japan’s Counterargument to the WTO against China’s notification of emergency measures (September 4, 2023)
- Adoption of Panel Report on China - Anti-Dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Products Originating from Japan in the WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings (July 28, 2023)
- Deposit of the Instrument of Acceptance of the “Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization” (July 4, 2023)
- Issuance of Panel Report on China – Anti-Dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Products Originating from Japan in the WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings (June 20, 2023)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister HAYASHI and WTO Director-General OKONJO-IWEALA (May 20, 2023)
- Working Dinner between Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (October 19, 2022)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister KISHIDA by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (October 19, 2022)
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Ngozi OKONJO-IWEALA, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (October 18, 2022)
- Aid for Trade (AfT) Eighth Global Review 2022 side event (session information) (July 15, 2021)
- The Twelfth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (June 17, 2022)
- Foreign Minister Hayashi’s attendance at the WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting hosted by Switzerland (January 21, 2022)
- Issuance of the WTO Joint Statement Initiative on E-commerce Statement by Ministers of Japan, Australia and Singapore (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (December 14, 2021)
World Trade Organization (WTO) New Round
WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) Negotiations
WTO Dispute Settlement
- Issuance of Panel Report on China – Anti-Dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Products Originating from Japan in the WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings（June 20, 2023)
- Establishment of a Panel under the WTO Agreement Regarding China’s Measure Imposing Anti-Dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Products Originating from Japan（September 28, 2021)
- Japan Requests the Establishment of a Panel under the WTO Agreement Regarding China's Measure Imposing Anti-Dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Products Originating from Japan （August 19, 2021)
Japan-WTO Relations
- Aid for Trade (AfT) Eighth Global Review 2022 side event (session information) (July 15, 2022)
- Issuance of the WTO Joint Statement Initiative on E-commerce Statement by Ministers of Japan, Australia and Singapore (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (December 14, 2021)
- Telephone Talks between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Okonjo-Iweala (March 11, 2021)
- Appointment of new Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)(Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (February 16, 2021)
- Aid for Trade (AfT) stocktaking event (session information) (February 12, 2021)
- Foreign Minister Motegi’s attendance at the WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting hosted by Switzerland (January 29, 2021)
