Press Releases
- May 20
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- Visit of IAEA officials and international experts for a review on the discharge of ALPS treated water from TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea
- Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission (Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya) to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of Ecuador
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Coordinating Secretariat Meeting
- May 19
- May 18
- May 17
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- Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko
- Vice Minister Funakoshi’s Travel to the United States
- May 16
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko’s statement at the “Sagarmatha Sambaad”
- 2025 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting
- Provision of emergency relief kits to schools affected by the earthquake in Myanmar (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)
- Ambassador on Special Mission ASO to attend the Solemn Ceremony of the Inauguration of the Pontificate for His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
- May 15
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- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII to the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial
- Japan-Chile Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- The 6th Japan-Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Level Consultation
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ms. ERI Arfiya by H.E. Mr. Esteban MARZORATI, Secretary of Industry and Trade of the Ministry of Economy of the Argentine Republic
- May 14
- May 13
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- 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)
- Japan-Israel Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- H.M. The King of the Netherlands to Visit Japan
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Gideon SA’AR, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel
- Japan-Iran Vice-Ministerial Consultation
- May 12
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- Visit to Japan by Mr. Jordi Hereu, Minister of Industry and Tourism of The Kingdom of Spain
- Japan-Thailand Exchange of Knowledge and Experience on Countering Disinformation and Misinformation
- The President of the Republic of Latvia to Visit Japan
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- May 9
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- G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on India and Pakistan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Matsumoto by Ms. Susan Brown, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- The 14th Japan-UNDP Strategic Dialogue
- Japan-Jordan Foreign Minister’s meeting
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ms. ERI Arfiya by H.E. Ms. Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Number of Japanese Visas Issued in 2024
- Japan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Provision of emergency relief kit to schools affected by the earthquake in Myanmar (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Palau Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for the Improvement of Water Supply System in Koror and Airai States”
- May 8
- May 7
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- Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- The Situation in Kashmir (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
- Congratulatory Letter from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi to Foreign Minister Wadephul of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Meeting between Mr. FUJII Hisayuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Nuno Sampaio, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Portuguese Republic
- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI to the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Djibouti (Results)
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Fiji: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Disaster Response Vessel)”
- May 6
- May 4
- May 3
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- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Meeting with Dr. Moïsi, Special Advisor to the Institut Montaigne and his visit to the Maison du Japon of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, the Japan Cultural Institute in Paris and the Guimet Museum
- Protest by Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI Takehiro to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao
- Exchange of views between Foreign Minister Iwaya and Business Representatives of Japanese companies in France
- Protest regarding the Intrusion of a China Coast Guard Vessel’s helicopter into Japan’s Territorial Airspace
- May 2
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- Meeting between Foreign Minister IWAYA and H.E. Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Bayrou by Foreign Minister Iwaya
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Luncheon Meeting
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Sheikh Bashir Uddin, Advisor for Commerce of Bangladesh
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency and the holding of the 6th Japan-EU High-Level Economic Dialogue
- Japan-U.S. Consultation on U.S. Tariff Measures
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Italy against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- May 1
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- Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Iwaya and GCC Secretary General Budaiwi
- Visit to Japan by Ms. Dalila Rodrigues, Minister of Culture of the Portuguese Republic
- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Delivery of emergency relief kits to schools affected by the earthquake in Myanmar (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)
- April 30
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- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to the Philippines (Visit to the Philippine Coast Guard)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko by H.E. Major General Vetsop Namgyel, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to Japan
- Vice-Minister Funakoshi conveyed GOJ’s position to U.S. Ambassador-Designate George Glass
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to the Philippines (Visit to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels)
- Meeting between Mr. NAKAMURA Ryo, Director-General for Global Issues, and Mr. Haoliang Xu, UN Under-Secretary-General, UNDP Associate Administrator
- Chair of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent to Visit Japan
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to the Philippines (Meeting with Representatives of Japanese Companies)
- April 29
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- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Visit to the the Senegal-Japan Vocational and Technical Training Center (CFPT-SJ)
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s meeting with Japanese Nationals and Representatives of Japanese Companies in Senegal
- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s Courtesy call on Prime Minister SONKO of the Republic of Senegal
- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s Courtesy call on President FAYE of the Republic of Senegal
- Japan-Senegal Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to the Philippines (Dinner hosted by President Marcos of the Republic of the Philippines)
- April 28
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- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Visit to Japan Society
- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s meeting with H.E. Mr. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s participation in the side event on the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons
- Summit Meeting between Prime Minister Ishiba and Luong Cuong, President of Viet Nam, as well as Tran Thanh Man, President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Statement at the General Debate of the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference
- Summary of the Fifth Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement
- April 27
- April 26
- April 25
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- Regarding the Judgement of the Cheongju District Court of the Republic of Korea in the Lawsuit Filed by a Bereaved Family of a Former Comfort Woman (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
- Dispatch of a JICA Expert Team in Response to the Earthquake in Myanmar
- Communication to the Government of the Republic of Korea on Japan’s position regarding a lawsuit in the Republic of Korea filed by a bereaved family of a former comfort woman
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by New Zealand against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship” to the Republic of the Philippines
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia to Visit Japan
- April 24
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- Japan-Costa Rica Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- The Captains Regent of the Republic of San Marino to Visit Japan
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI’s attendance at the National Day Reception of the Republic of South Africa
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs MATSUMOTO’s attendance at The Netherlands’ King’s Day Reception
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ms. ERI Arfiya by Honorable Danielle SMITH, Premier of Alberta, Canada
- April 23
- April 22
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII by the parliamentary delegation led by Mr. Fernand ETGEN, Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Visit to Japan by President of the Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council (CESCE) of the Republic of Chad
- Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the seminar on Japan-India economic security
- April 21
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- Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the 81st Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Iwaya by Ambassador-Designate George Glass
- Visit to Japan by The Hon. Oneidge WALROND, Minister for Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and Dr. Peter Ronald RAMSAROOP, Chief Investment Officer, Office of the President and Agency Head of the Guyana Office for Investment
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Surangel S. WHIPPS, Jr., President of the Republic of Palau
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Prof. Dr. Ömer BOLAT, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye
- The 6th Japan-Switzerland Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation
- Presentation of a Letter of Appointment as Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs to Dr. SEN Genshitsu
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