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Statements by Past Foreign Ministers
- Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko
- Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu
Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko
- Recent Situation in Lebanon (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(September 25, 2024)
- Congratulatory Letter from Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA to Minister of Foreign Affairs Schialer of Peru(September 19, 2024)
- Letter of Condolences by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA on the Passing of Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Gervasi of the Republic of Peru(September 19, 2024)
- Launching of the Negotiations for Japan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(September 18, 2024)
- Situation surrounding the Gaza Strip: Issuance of the Joint Statement from the Leaders of the United States, Egypt, and Qatar (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(August 9, 2024)
- The inscription of "Sado Island Gold Mines" on the World Heritage List (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(July 27, 2024)
- Sri Lanka's Debt Restructuring Efforts and Resumption of the disbursement of Yen Loans(Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(July 24, 2024)
- Eight years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(July 12, 2024)
- Russia’s attacks against Ukraine (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko）(July 10, 2024)
- Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko）(July 10, 2024)
- Adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2735 on the Situation in Gaza (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(June 11, 2024)
- Situation surrounding the Gaza Strip: A new proposal regarding negotiation on the hostage release and ceasefire (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(June 2, 2024)
- Attacks by Iran against Israel (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(April 14, 2024)
- On the Formation of the New Palestinian Government (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(April 1, 2024)
- Presidential Election in the Republic of Senegal (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(March 30, 2024)
- Adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2728 on the Situation in Gaza (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(March 27, 2024)
- Holding of “presidential election” in regions of Ukraine illegally “annexed” by Russia (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(March 19, 2024)
- The Election of Ms. AKANE Tomoko, Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the President of the ICC (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(March 11, 2024)
- The Situation in Myanmar Three Years after the Coup d’État (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko) (February 1, 2024)
- South Africa’s filing of an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (Indication of the Provisional Measures)(Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(January 27, 2024)
- Result of the Presidential Election in Taiwan (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko) (January 13, 2024)
- Passing of crew members of the U.S. Forces Japan (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(December 6, 2023)
- Liberian Presidential Election (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(November 24, 2023)
- Regarding the Judgment of the Seoul High Court of the Republic of Korea in the Lawsuit Filed by Former Comfort Women and Others（Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko）(November 23, 2023)
- Russia’s decision to revoke its ratification of the CTBT (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(November 3, 2023)
- 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 KAMIKAWA Yoko)(October 28, 2023)
- Attack against hospital in Gaza(Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(October 18, 2023)
- Earthquake in Western Afghanistan (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(October 8, 2023)
- The Clashes between Israel and the Palestinian militants(Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(October 8, 2023)
- Worsening of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)(September 20, 2023)
Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa
- Holding of “local assembly elections” in regions of Ukraine illegally annexed by Russia (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (September 9, 2023)
- Termination of the "Black Sea Grain Initiative", a four-party agreement (UN, Türkiye, Ukraine and Russia) on grain exports from Ukraine through the Black Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (July 18, 2023)
- Lifting of Import Restriction Measures on Japanese Food Products by the EU (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (July 13, 2023)
- Seven years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (July 12, 2023)
- The Return of the U.S. to UNESCO (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (July 12, 2023)
- The Election of Ambassador HORINOUCHI Hidehisa as a Member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (June 15, 2023)
- The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (April 16, 2023)
- Awarding of the Prime Minister’s Award to Dr. SEN Genshitsu (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (April 11, 2023)
- The Adoption of Resolution 2678 of the United Nations Security Council concerning the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (March 17, 2023)
- On the Nigerian Presidential Election（Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa）(March 6, 2023)
- Earthquake in the Republic of Türkiye (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (February 7, 2023)
- The Situation in Myanmar Two Years after the Coup d’État (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (February 1, 2023)
- Adoption of the new “National Security Strategy (NSS)” (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (December 16, 2022)
- Inscription of “Furyu-odori: Ritual Dances Imbued with People’s Hopes and Prayers” on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (November 30, 2022)
- Peace Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (November 4, 2022)
- 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 HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (November 1, 2022)
- Release of the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (October 28, 2022)
- Russia’s “incorporation” of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (September 30, 2022)
- Election of Mr. ONOE Seizo as Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (September 30, 2022)
- Video message by Mr. HAYASHI, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the side event co-hosted with the Global Survivors Fund (September 27, 2022)
- Completion of the Khmer Rouge Trials (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (September 22, 2022)
- Inauguration of H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto as President of the Republic of Kenya （Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa）(September 13, 2022)
- Approval of Mr. Volker Türk, Under Secretary-General for Policy, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights by the UN General Assembly (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (September 9, 2022)
- The Tenth NPT Review Conference (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (August 27, 2022)
- Regarding Executions of Myanmar Citizens including Pro-democracy Activists (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (July 25, 2022)
- The Attack on the Port of Odesa (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (July 24, 2022)
- Agreement among the United Nations, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia to resume grain export from Ukraine through the Black Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (July 23, 2022)
- Six years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (July 12, 2022)
- Earthquake in Eastern Afghanistan (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (June 23, 2022)
- The Twelfth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (June 17, 2022)
- On the Election of Japan as a Non-permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (June 10, 2022)
- Atrocities against civilians near Kyiv (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (April 4, 2022)
- Ukraine’s filing of an application instituting proceedings against Russia before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (Indication of the Provisional Measures) (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (March 17, 2022)
- Sanction Measures following the launch of military actions by Russia in Ukraine (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (February 25, 2022)
- The launch of military actions by Russia in Ukraine (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (February 24, 2022)
- Sanction Measures following Russia's Recognition of the “Independence” of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and the “Luhansk People's Republic” and the ratification of treaties with the two “Republics” (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (February 24, 2022)
- Russia's Recognition of the “Independence” of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and the “Luhansk People's Republic” (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (February 22, 2022)
- The Situation in Myanmar One Year since the Coup d’État (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (February 1, 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)
- Passing of His Royal Highness Samdech Krom Preah Norodom Ranariddh, President of Supreme Privy Council of the Kingdom of Cambodia (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (November 30, 2021)
Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu
- 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 MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (October 28, 2021)
- Iraqi Council of Representatives Elections (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (October 12, 2021)
- Joint Communication on the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (September 16, 2021)
- Election of Mr. METOKI Masahiko as Director General of the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (August 25, 2021)
- The inscription of "Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan" on World Heritage List (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (July 27, 2021)
- The inscription of "Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the Northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island" on World Heritage List (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (July 26, 2021)
- Russian Prime Minister Mishustin’s visit to the Northern Territories (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (July 26, 2021)
- On the recently-reported deeply offensive remarks by an individual associated with the Tokyo2020 Games about the Holocaust (Statement by Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu) (July 22, 2021)
- Five years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (July 12, 2021)
- Murder of Mr. Jovenel Moïse, President of the Republic of Haiti (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (July 8, 2021)
- Reappointment of Mr. António Guterres as the Secretary-General of the United Nations (Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (June 18, 2021)
- The Ceasefire Agreement between Israel and Palestinian Militants (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (May 21, 2021)
- ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting (Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (April 27, 2021)
- Civilian casualties in Myanmar (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (March 28, 2021)
- Appointment of Next Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)(Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (March 16, 2021)
- Ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake (Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (March 11, 2021)
- Appointment of new Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (February 16, 2021)
- Regarding the extension of the New START Treaty(Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (February 4, 2021)
- The internal situation in Myanmar(Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (Februaqry 1, 2021)
- Regarding the Confirmation of the Judgment of the Seoul Central District Court of the Republic of Korea in the Lawsuit Filed by Former Comfort Women and Others (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (January 23, 2021)
- US announcement on reversing its withdrawal from the WHO (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (January 21, 2021)
- US Announcement of its return to the Paris Agreement (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (January 21, 2021)
- The conclusion of the EU-UK future relationship negotiations (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (December 25, 2020)
- Inscription of “Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan” on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (December 17, 2020)
- Current Situation in Ethiopia (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (December 4, 2020)
- Re-election of Judge IWASAWA Yuji as Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (November 13, 2020)
- The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (November 4, 2020)
- Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (October 9, 2020)
- The Situation surrounding Hong Kong (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (June 30, 2020)
- The Passing Away of Mrs. Irene Hirano Inouye, President of the U.S.-Japan Council (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (April 10, 2020)
- 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (March 5, 2020)
- Signing of the U.S.-Taliban Agreement (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (March 1, 2020)
- UK’s withdrawal from the EU (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (Februqary 1, 2020)
- Result of the Presidential Election in Taiwan (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (January 11, 2020)
- Iran’s announcement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (January 7, 2020)
- Paralysis of the WTO’s Appellate Body and WTO Reform (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (Decmber 11, 2019)
- Adoption of the Olympic Truce Resolution for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (Decmber 10, 2019)
- Terrorist shooting in Afghanistan which killed six people including Dr. NAKAMURA Tetsu (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (December 5, 2019)
- Approval of the conclusion of the Japan-United States Trade Agreement and the Japan-United States Digital Trade Agreement at the Diet (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (December 4, 2019)
- The Presidential Election in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (November 19, 2019)
- The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (November 2, 2019)
- Election of H.E. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (October 31, 2019)
- Message of Congratulations to Prime Minister Abiy of Ethiopia on the Occasion of the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize (Statement by Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi) (October 11, 2019)
- The Launch of Military Operation by Turkey in Northeast Syria (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (October 10, 2019)
- The Terror Attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Crude Oil Facilities in Eastern Province (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (September 15, 2019)
- The archives of statements by past Foreign Ministers are available on the website of the National Diet Library's Web Archiving Project.
