Press Releases
- December 24
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- Revision of Japan’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mrs. APALOO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ghana to Japan
- The 19th Japan International MANGA Award Winner Announcement
- Approval by the Government of Israel regarding new settlements (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Declassification of Diplomatic Records
- December 23
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- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by Mr. ONOE, Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by the Japan Australia Business Co-operation Committee
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Visit to the Syrian Arab Republic
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by President IWASAWA of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
- December 22
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- ASEAN Special Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the border situation between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand(Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to Australia
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Telephone Meeting
- Agreement in Principle on Agreement for Japan's association to Horizon Europe
- Agreement in Principle on the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement
- December 20
- December 19
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- Japan-Kyrgyz Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by participants of the Ninth Dialogue on Countering Violent Extremism in the Middle East
- Japan-Tajikistan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- 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 (Results)
- Signing of the Japan-Tajikistan Investment Agreement
- Summary of the Sixth round of negotiations for Japan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Signing of the Tax Agreement between Japan and the Kyrgyz Republic
- Signing of the Japan-New Zealand Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement and the Japan-New Zealand Information Security Agreement
- December 18
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- Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Concerning Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Working Lunch
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to Australia
- G7 Foreign Ministers Statement on the Jimmy Lai verdict in Hong Kong
- December 17
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII from the Parliamentary Association for the Promotion of Overseas Education
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Mr. Elji, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Japan
- Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and 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 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Japanese American Youth
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid to the Republic of Kiribati: “the Economic and Social Development Programme” (Installation of Road Maintenance Equipment)
- The First Japan-Brazil Working Group Meeting on Cybersecurity
- December 16
- December 15
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Ambassador (ret.) James P. Zumwalt, Chairman of the Japan-America Society of Washington DC and Mr. Ryan Shaffer, President of the Society
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. JERÓNIMO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Portuguese Republic to Japan
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU and H.E. Malhotra MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom
- December 13
- December 12
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- G7 + Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine Energy Sector Support
- The 34th Japan-Canada Joint Economic Committee
- Emergency Grant in response to the flood disaster in the Central region of Viet Nam
- Grant Aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme”
- December 11
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Mr. Alnaas, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Libya in Japan
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Japanese Canadian Leaders Invitation Program Delegation 2025
- Inscription of the 3 Japanese nominations, on an extended basis as a national extension, on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
- The 1st Japan-Chile Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H. E. Mr. BENEDETTI, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to Japan
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste "the Economic and Social Development Programme"
- Meeting between Senior Deputy Minister NAMAZU and French Director-General of Political Affairs and Security MONDOLONI
- Reception on the occasion of the Next Generation Forum for Gender Equality Hosted by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI
- December 10
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- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by the Chairs of Keidanren's Committee on Africa
- Next Generation Forum for Gender Equality
- Courtesy Call on State Minister KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. de Palacio, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Japan
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. SHRAIDEH, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Japan
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid to the Kingdom of Tonga: “the Economic and Social Development Programme”(Installation of solar power systems)
- December 9
- December 8
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Japanese American Yonsei Young Leaders
- Deterioration of the border situation between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Video Message by Foreign Minister MOTEGI for the 4th India-Japan Forum
- 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
- December 7
- December 6
- December 5
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- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki to the Republic of Austria
- Japan-EU Senior Officials Virtual Dialogue
- PSI Maritime Interdiction Exercise "Pacific Shield 25" and Operational Experts Group (OEG) Meeting (Results)
- Additional Measures under the IAEA framework related to the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea (Results)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister HORII by the Attorney General Alliance Delegation
- The Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador in charge of Gaza Rebuilding Assistance Mr. OKUBO’s Visit to the State of Israel
- Signing and Exchanging of Notes for Official Security Assistance (OSA) FY2025 Project to the Kingdom of Tonga
- December 4
- December 3
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. KOH, Chief Executive, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
- Vice Minister Funakoshi’s Call with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Landau
- Grant Aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for the Improvement of the Referral Hospital in the Southern Region”
- Parliamentary Election in the Kyrgyz Republic (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU's Attendance at the Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team Formation Ceremony in the Response to the Damages Caused by the Cyclone in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by Dr. Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the reception to celebrate the Independence Day of Finland
- The 1st Japan-Viet Nam Foreign and Defence Vice-Ministerial Consultation (2+2)
- The Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador in charge of Gaza Rebuilding Assistance Mr. OKUBO’s Vist to Palestine
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Ukraine “The Programme for Emergency Response on Humanitarian Mine Action and UXO Clearance”
- December 2
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU attends the 32nd Yomiuri International Cooperation Award Ceremony for 2025
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Dendias, Minister of National Defense of the Hellenic Republic
- Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons Submitted by Japan in the Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII's Attendance at the “Workshop on Counter-Terrorism and Rule of Law in South Asia”
- Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Implementation of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Submitted by Japan in the Plenary of the UN General Assembly
- The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons submitted by Japan in the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
- December 1
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- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Summary of the Fifth round of negotiations for Japan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Video Message by Foreign Minister MOTEGI at the Twenty-Second Meeting of States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by Ms. Julie Bishop, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Myanmar
- Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team in Response to the Damages Caused by the Cyclone in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- The Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador in charge of Gaza Rebuilding Assistance Mr. OKUBO’s Vist to Jordan
- November 30
- November 29
- November 28
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the NIHONGO Partners Reception 2025 hosted by the Japan Foundation
- Emergency Assistance to the Federated States of Micronesia in Response to the Oil Leak
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister MOTEGI regarding the damages caused by the flood in the Kingdom of Thailand
- The recent situation in the West Bank (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Additional Measures under the IAEA framework related to the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea
- The High School Students Summit on “World Tsunami Awareness Day” 2025 in Sendai
- November 27
- November 26
- November 25
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Witchu Vejjajiva, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Japan
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by Ms. CARVALHO, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by the French Republic against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- Japan will host Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Maritime Interdiction Exercise “Pacific Shield 25”
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