Foreign Policy
Meetings & Conferences
Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
- Japan-Philippines Summit Telephone Meeting
- Japan-Malaysia Summit Telephone Meeting
- Japan-Marshall Islands Summit Telephone meeting
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s Visit to Arlington National Cemetery and Wreath Laying Ceremony
- Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting and Dinner Reception
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s Visit to the U.S. (March 18-21, 2026)
- Japan-Singapore Summit Meeting
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s Visit to the U.S.
- Japan-Bhutan Summit Meeting
- G7 Leaders’ Online Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Ambassador George Glass
- Japan-Canada Summit Meeting
- Japan-Germany Summit Telephone Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy of the United Arab Emirates to Japan
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Mr. Thiel, Co-Founder and Chairman, Palantir Technologies Inc.
- Japan-Germany Summit Telephone Meeting
- Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and the Rt. Hon. Mr. Paudel, President of Nepal
- Japan-UK Summit Meeting and Working Dinner
- Japan-Italy Summit Meeting and Working Lunch
- Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and the Group of Women Ambassadors in Japan
- Japan-ROK Summit Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Representatives of the Japan-U.S. Business Council
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk
Others
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s attendance at the Lithuanian National Day Reception
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr. Yerlan BAUDARBEK-KOZHATAYEV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Meeting between Senior Deputy Minister Namazu and Under Secretary Hooker (March 26)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by the Delegation of Young Malaysian Political Party Members
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Attendance at the Reception to Commemorate the 55th Anniversary of the National Day of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by Mr. Barroca, Deputy Minister for Energy, Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Portuguese Republic (March 26)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s and Parliamentary Vice-Minister ONISHI’s Attendance at the “Hanami Reception”
- Parliamentary Vice-Ministers ERI and ONISHI’s attendance at the Japan-South Africa Rugby Exchange Luncheon (March 25)
- Dinner between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki and the Delegation of Young Cambodian Political Leaders
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr. Atadurdy BAYRAMOV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Japan
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the National Day Reception hosted by the Embassy of Greece in Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister HORII by Mayor Andre Dickens of the city of Atlanta (March 25)
- Luncheon Hosted by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI with Participants of MOFA’s U.S. Forces Japan Orientation Program (March 24)
- Working Dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII and Minister Romero of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (March 23)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by H.E. Mr. Ermal MUÇA, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Japan
- Courtsey Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Toussaint, Director-General for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti (March 23)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Jamal bin Hassan Al-Moosawi, Secretary-General of the Oman National Museum (March 23)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by Ms. Ragnheiður Árnadóttir, Director of the Organisation for Economic and Co-operation and Development Development Centre
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Students Participating in the "Think of Okinawa’s Future in the United States" (TOFU) Program (March 18)
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by Students Participating in the "Think of Okinawa's Future in the United States" (TOFU) Program
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano and Hon. Major General K.P. Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.), Deputy Minister of Defence, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by H.E. Mr. Farid TALIBOV, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Ms. Duncan, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Embassy of New Zealand in Japan (March 18)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. ELJI, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Japan (March 18)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by the Delegation of Young Cambodian Political Leaders
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by AI Policy Officials from the Global South (March 18)
- Courtesy Call on Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE by Asian American Youth
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Dr. Abdelmoneim, President of Médecins Sans Frontières International (March 17)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Permanent Representatives of African countries to the UN. (March 17)
- The 39th Meeting of the Committee for the Promotion of the Declassification of Diplomatic Records (March 17)
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO by Permanent Representatives of African countries to the UN
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by H.E. Ms. Melba Pría, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States to Japan
- Reception Hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU to Commemorate "the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Bhutan and the Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Tobgay of Bhutan" (March 16)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by H. E. Mr. Jacobo Cuyún, Ambassador designate of the Republic of Guatemala to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Inouye Program Delegation (March 16)
- Courtesy Call by State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU on H.E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan (March 16)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Venhuizen, Lieutenant Governor of the State of South Dakota, the U.S. (March 16)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the closing ceremony of the “2nd in-person meeting of the Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group” (March 16)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister ONISHI by Asian American Youth (March 16)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Lou Kim Chhun, Chairman and CEO of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, Kingdom of Cambodia (March 16)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s attendance at the St Patrick’s Day Reception (March 13)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by the delegation of members of Business Co-operation Committees of Japan and India (March 13)
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. HORII and Hon. Ralph REGENVANU, Minister for Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and National Disaster Management of the Republic of Vanuatu (March 13)
- Meeting Between Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA and Ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member Countries to Japan
- Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA hosts “Iftar”
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO by the UK members of Japan-UK 21st Century Group
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO Kei by H.E. Ambassador Lise Gregoire-van Haaren, Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform (IGN)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Co-Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform (IGN) (March 12)
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs HRII, at the Ceremony for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS 16th/17th Logistics and Aviation Staff Officers) (March 12)
- The 20th Asia Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP) (March 11)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Attendance at the Iftar Reception to Commemorate the 42nd Anniversary of Brunei Darussalam’s National Day
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by Japanese American Leaders
- Working Level Meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) (March 10)
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by Mr. Kishore, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (March 10)
- The 24th Informal Meeting on Further Actions against Climate Change
- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA to Viet Nam
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to India
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the reception on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Ghana (March 6)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by the government officials from the Western Balkan region and the Republic of Slovenia (March 6)
- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA to Nepal
- 14th Tokyo Dialogue of "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue on "Preservation of Traditional Culture and Its Use for Industrial Development and International Activities"
- Working Dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU and H.E. Shekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary General (March 6)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister KUNIMITSU by the delegation of Members of Indian Parliament (March 5)
- Courtesy call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO Kei by H.E. Radmila Shekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary General
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Dr. Julio Frenk, Chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (March 5)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by the Honourable Raymonde GAGNÉ, Speaker of the Senate of Canada (March 4)
- Reception for 6th Japan Alumni Conference hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII (March 4)
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to India
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by H.E. Mr. Farhod SALIM, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to Japan
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Co-Chairs of the Canada Japan Interparliamentary Group (March 3)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s attendance at the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 International Women’s Day Commemorative Project “Unstereotype Exhibition” (March 3)
- Visit to the Republic of Indonesia by Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. AKAHORI Takeshi
- Reception to Celebrate His Majesty the Emperor’s Birthday Hosted by Foreign Minister MOTEGI and Mrs. MOTEGI (March 2)
- Global Business Seminar “Program for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan 2025” (March 2)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Ms. Monika SIMONYAN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by Former Australian Prisoners of War-Related Delegation (March 2)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s attendance at the 6th Japan Alumni Conference (March 2)
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to Hawaii
- Visit of State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII to India
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Princess Delegates (February 27)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Ms. Holla Maini, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano and H.E. Mr. Damjan Jović, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr.Erkinbek OSOEV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by Young Leaders of FEALAC (Forum for East Asia - Latin America Cooperation) member countries
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI's attendance at the Reception hosted by the Embassy of Cyprus in Japan on the occasion of the Handover of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s attendance at the High-Level Segment of the Geneva Conference on Disarmament and the High-Level Segment of the UN Human Rights Council (Results) (February 26)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to Republic of India (February 26)
- Exchange of views between Vice Minister Funakoshi Takehiro and Mr. Michael Needham, Counselor and Director of the Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State (February 25)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs (February 25)
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Horii at the commemorative screening on the four years of the Russian aggression against Ukraine
- Japan-UK Vice Ministers’ Meeting (February 23)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. RIVKIN, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) (February 20)
- Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI’s Travel to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (February 20)
- Ambassador HAYASHI’s Attendance at the Presentation Ceremony for “the Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship 2025” (February 19)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. OUE, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister by H.E. Mr. Andrew Shearer, Ambassador-Designate of Australia to Japan
- Japan-EU Political Directors Dialogue (February 18)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Eri by the students participating in the “MIRAI” programme (February 18)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by Ms. Carolina MEJÍA, Mayor of the National District of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Courtesy Call on Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE by the Winners of Japanese language speech contests ,Japanese language learners and the Winners of the National Japan Bowl
- Working Dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU and H.E. Ms. GUNNARSDÓTTIR, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland (February 17)
- Exchange of Views between Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI and the G7 Ambassadors to Japan (February 17)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Przydacz, Secretary of State, Head of International Policy Bureau of the Chancellory of the President of the Republic of Poland (February 17)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by Hon. Rhonda, Member of Niue Legislative Assembly (February 17)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the National Day Reception of Kosovo
- Visit by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya to the Residence of the Ambassador of the United Mexican States to Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by U.S. Congressional Chiefs of Staff Delegation (February 16)
- Virtual Trade Ministerial Meeting on Critical Minerals hosted by Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative (February 13)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. OUE, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister by H.E. Mr. ELETREBY, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Japan
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to New Zealand (February 13)
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU at the reception on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the National Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait
- A Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Ms. Herviou, Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (February 10)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to New Zealand (February 10)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to the United States of America (Washington D.C.)
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao and H.E. Mr. Borkhuu DELGERSAIKHAN, Minister of Road and Transport of Mongolia (February 12)
- Signing of the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (February 6)
- OECD-Southeast Asia Policy Roundtable: Strengthening Economic Security for Prosperity in Southeast Asia: Policy Insights from Strategic Industries (Results) (February 6)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s meeting with Under Secretary of State of the United States and the members of the United States Congress (February 5)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s attendance at the Critical Minerals Ministerial hosted by the Secretary of State of the United States (Outcome) (February 5)
- Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh concerning the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology (February 3)
- Reception Hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII to Commemorate “the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Nepal and the Visit to Japan by President Paudel” (February 2)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Páll Nolsøe, Chair of the Council of North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO) (February 2)
- Courtesy Call by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII on The Rt. Hon. Mr. Paudel, President of Nepal (February 2)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister HORII by Mr. Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (January 30)
- Reception Co-hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Governor of Fukushima Prefecture (January 29)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. OUE, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister by H.E. Ms. LE FRAPER DU HELLEN, Ambassador-Designate of the French Republic to Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by H.E. Mr. Yosef AMRANI, Political Director, Ministry of Forein Affairs of the State of Israel
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Ms. Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (SRSG-SVC) (January 28)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Brazilian Nikkei Politicians
- Courtesy Call on Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI Takehiro by U.S. Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby (January 28)
- Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Canada concerning the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology (January 28)
- Dinner Hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII with Brazilian Federal Senate Delegation
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to the French Republic and the United Kingdom
- The 19th Japan-NATO High-Level Consultations (January 27)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by H.E. Ms. Melba Pría, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States to Japan
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the Ceremony Celebrating the 77th Anniversary of the Republic of India
- Visit of State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII to Switzerland (Attendance at the Informal WTO Ministerial Gathering hosted by Switzerland) (Results) (January 23)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, the Republic of Panama, the United Mexican States and the Republic of Ecuador (January 22)
- Public and Private Joint Mission for Promoting Trade and Investment in Africa
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. KETU CIRIMWAMI, Chief of Staff to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of the Congo (January 20)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Receives a Courtesy Call from Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (January 20)
- Meeting between Senior Deputy Minister NAMAZU and Canadian Assistant Deputy Minister Arbeiter (January 20)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s Visit to the Republic of Vanuatu (January 19)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to the United States of America (State of Hawaii, Washington D.C.) (January 19)
- Minister of International Relations and Trade of the Republic of Namibia to visit Japan (January 19)
- Mr. ISHIBA’s Visit to the United Arab Emirates, as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister
- Vice Minister Funakoshi’s visit to the U.S. (January 17)
- Extension of the Agreement between Japan and the US on Cooperation in Research and Development in Science and Technology (January 16)
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to Guam
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Attendance at the 2026 FPCJ New Year’s Reception (January 15)
- Japan-France Vice Ministers’ Meeting (January 15)
- Vice Minister Funakoshi’s Travel to the United States (January 13)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister ONISHI by participants of “JENESYS2025 ASEAN-Japan Students Conference” (January 13)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s Visit to the Republic of Vanuatu (January 9)
- Mr. ISHIBA’s Visit to the United Arab Emirates, as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Republic of Ghana (January 9)
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by Mr. POWELL, National Security Adviser of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Exchange between Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI Takehiro and Chinese Ambassador to Japan WU Jianghao (January 8)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII's Visit to the United States, Uruguay, Panama, Mexico and Ecuador (January 5)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministries’ Official Telephone Meeting on North Korea (January 4)