Statements and Messages by the Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi
- Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye(May 8, 2025)
- The Situation in Kashmir (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(May 7, 2025)
- Congratulatory Letter from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi to Foreign Minister Wadephul of the Federal Republic of Germany(May 7, 2025)
- 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)(April 25, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the terrorist attack in Kashmir(April 23, 2025)
- Condolences on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis (Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA and Foreign Minister IWAYA) (April 21, 2025)
- Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage(April 15, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya following the roof collapse at a nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic(April 11, 2025)
- Congratulatory Letter from Foreign Minister IWAYA to George Glass(April 9, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake in the central Myanmar(March 28, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand(March 28, 2025)
- Message of Condolences Issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Regarding the damages caused by the wild fire in the Republic of Korea(March 27, 2025)
- Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Michael H. Armacost(March 18, 2025)
- Message of condolences and sympathies issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the devastating damages caused by tornadoes and storms in the Midwest and South of the United States of America(March 17, 2025)
- The Election of Judge IWASAWA Yuji as President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(March 3, 2025)
- Messages of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the passing of H.E. Dr. Sam NUJOMA, the First President of the Republic of Namibia(February 14, 2025)
- Messages of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the passing of H.E. Prof. Dr. Horst KÖHLER, former President of the Federal Republic of Germany(February 4, 2025)
- The Situation in Myanmar Four Years after the Coup d’État (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(February 1, 2025)
- Message of Condolences issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the Aircraft Accident in Virginia, U.S.(January 31, 2025)
- Congratulatory Message from Minister IWAYA to HRH Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for His Majesty’s Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Tonga(January 28, 2025)
- Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister Iwaya following the fire accident at the ski accommodation facility in Bolu Province, Republic of Türkiye(January 22, 2025)
- Congratulatory Letter from Foreign Minister Iwaya to Vice President Vance of the United States of America (January 21, 2025)
- Messages of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the passing of H.E. Dr. Punsalmaa Ochirbat, the First President of Mongolia(January 19, 2025)
- Reaching an Agreement for the Release of Hostages and Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(January 16, 2025)
- Message of condolences issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the wild fire in California, U.S.(January 10, 2025)
- Summary of Japan’s Term as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(January 10, 2025)
- Letter of Condolences by Prime Minister ISHIBA and Foreign Minister IWAYA on the Passing of Former President H.E. Mr. Arnold Rüütel of the Republic of Estonia(January 9, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya on the earthquake damage in Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China(January 7, 2025)
- Congratulatory Message from Foreign Minister IWAYA to H.E. Mr. Kęstutis BUDRYS, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania(January 6, 2025)
- Congratulatory Letter from Foreign Minister Iwaya to Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, GUNNARSDÓTTIR(January 6, 2025)
- Message of Condolences Issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Regarding the airplane accident in the Republic of Korea(December 29, 2024)
- Letters of Condolence by Prime Minister Ishiba and Foreign Minister Iwaya, following the passing of H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India(December 27, 2024)
- A message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya over the Azerbaijan Airline’s plane crash(December 27, 2024)
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake damage in the Republic of Vanuatu(December 18, 2024)
- Presidential Election in Ghana (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(December 13, 2024)
- Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations)(Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(December 10, 2024)
- Recent Developments in Syria(Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(December 9, 2024)
- Inscription of “Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan” on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(December 5, 2024)
- Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the Damages Caused by Heavy Rain in Uganda(December 4, 2024)
- Congratulatory Letter from Foreign Minister Iwaya to High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission Kallas(December 1, 2024)
- Ceasefire Agreement on the Situation in Israel and Lebanon (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(November 27, 2024)
- Congratulatory Letter from Foreign Minister Iwaya to Vice President-elect Vance of the United States of America(November 6, 2024)
- Adoption of the Draft Resolution on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(November 2, 2024)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the flood damage in the Kingdom of Spain(October 31, 2024)
- Legislation on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Adopted in the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(October 29, 2024)
- Attack by Israel against Iran (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(October 26, 2024)
- Situation in Israel and Lebanon (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(October 15, 2024)
- On the Current Situation Surrounding the Gaza Strip (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(October 7, 2024)
- Attack by Iran against Israel (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)(October 2, 2024)