Statements and Messages
Statements and Messages by Past Prime Ministers
October 22, 2025
Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru
- Congratulatory letter by Prime Minister ISHIBA to President MUTHARIKA of the Republic of Malawi (October 8, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on the earthquake in the Philippines (October 1, 2025)
- Message from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru for the Fifth Summit of the Crimea Platform and Participation by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi in the summit (Summary) (September 24, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the cable car incident occurred in the Portuguese Republic (September 4, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the flood damage in Pakistan (August 16, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the flood damage in India (August 16, 2025)
- Letters of Condolences by Prime Minister ISHIBA and Foreign Minister IWAYA on the Passing of Former President Muhammadu BUHARI of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (July 18, 2025)
- Written message from Prime Minister ISHIBA for Virtual Leaders Meeting of the Coalition of the Willing on Ukraine (July 10, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister Ishiba on the flood damage in Texas of the United States (July 6, 2025)
- Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on Their Majesties’ Visit to Mongolia (June 20, 2025)
- Message of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA following the passing of H.E. Mr. Edgar Chagwa LUNGU, Former President of the Republic of Zambia (June 13, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the airplane accident in the State of Gujarat, India (June 13, 2025)
- Letter of Condolences by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the Passing of Former President José MUJICA of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (May 17, 2025)
- Written message from Prime Minister ISHIBA for Virtual Leaders Meeting of the Coalition of the Willing on Ukraine (May 10, 2025)
- Message of condolence by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye (May 8, 2025)
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru to Chancellor Merz of the Federal Republic of Germany (May 7, 2025)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister ISHIBA to the Hon. Anthony Albanese, MP, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia (May 3, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru following the terrorist attack in Kashmir (April 23, 2025)
- Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis (April 21, 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 Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage (April 15, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand (March 28, 2025)
- Written message from Prime Minister ISHIBA for online Summit Meeting on Ukraine (March 15, 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)
- Message of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the Aircraft Accident in Virginia, U.S. (January 31, 2025)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister ISHIBA to Hon. Dr.‘Aisake Valu Eke, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga (January 22, 2025)
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Ishiba to President Trump 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)
- 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)
- Messages of condolences from Prime Minister Ishiba on the earthquake damage in Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China (January 7, 2025)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister ISHIBA to H.E. Mr. Gintautas PALUCKAS, Prime Minister of Lithuania (January 6, 2025)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister ISHIBA to H.E. Ms. Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland (January 6, 2025)
- Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru, on the Passing of Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President of the United States (December 30, 2024)
- Message of Condolences Issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru 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)
- Issuance of a congratulatory letter by Prime Minister ISHIBA to President-elect of the Republic of Ghana (December 23, 2024)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on the earthquake damage in the Republic of Vanuatu (December 18, 2024)
- Congratulatory Letters from Prime Minister Ishiba to President of the European Council Costa and President of the European Commission von der Leyen (December 1, 2024)
- Conglatulatory message by Prime Minister ISHIBA to the President-Elect of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (November 27, 2024)
- Congratulatory letter by Prime Minister ISHIBA to Prime Minister Ramgoolam of the Republic of Mauritius (November 22, 2024)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru to President Dissanayake of Sri Lanka on the results of the general election in Sri Lanka (November 15, 2024)
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Ishiba to President Whipps of the Republic of Palau (November 12, 2024)
- Congratulatory letter by Prime Minister ISHIBA to President BOKO of the Republic of Botswana (November 11, 2024)
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Ishiba to President-elect Trump of the United States of America (November 6, 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)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister Ishiba and Foreign Minister Iwaya following the damage caused to the Philippines by Typhoon Kristine (October 29, 2024)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Ishiba to President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (October 23, 2024)
Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Kishida to President Dissanayake of Sri Lanka (September 25, 2024)
- Letters of Condolences by Prime Minister KISHIDA on the Passing of Former President Alberto FUJIMORI of the Republic of Peru (September 19, 2024)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Kishida to Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn (August 19, 2024)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Kishida to General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (August 5, 2024)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio regarding the landslides in India (August 1, 2024)
- Letter of Condolence by Prime Minister Kishida, following the passing of H.E. Dr. Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (July 20, 2024)
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Kishida to President-Elect of Iran Pezeshkian (July 6, 2024)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio regarding the stampede in India (July 3, 2024)
- Congratulatory letter by Prime Minister Kishida to President Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa (June 18, 2024)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Kishida on the results of the general election in India (June 5, 2024)
- Statement by Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio on Their Majesties’ Visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (June 4, 2024)
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Kishida to United Mexican States President-elect Sheinbaum (June 3, 2024)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio following the damages caused by Cyclone Remal (Bangladesh) (May 30, 2024)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio following the damages caused by Cyclone Remal (India) (May 30, 2024)
- Message of Condolence by Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio following the landslide in Province of Enga, Papua New Guinea (May 27, 2024)
- Issuance of a congratulatory letter by Prime Minister Kishida to H.E. Mr. AZALI Assoumani, President of the Union of Comoros (May 27, 2024)
- Messages of Condolences from Prime Minister Kishida and Foreign Minister Kamikawa on the passing of President Raisi and Foreign Minister Abdollahian of Iran (May 20, 2024)
- Statement by Prime Minister Kishida on the Passing of H.E. Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim RAISI, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran (May 20, 2024)
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Kishida to Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic Montenegro (April 3, 2024)
- Issuance of a congratulatory letter by Prime Minister Kishida to President-elect of the Republic of Senegal (April 2, 2024)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Kishida to President-elect Prabowo of the Republic of Indonesia (March 21, 2024)
- Letters of Condolences by Prime Minister KISHIDA and Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA on the Passing of Former President Sebastián Piñera Echenique of the Republic of Chile (February 13, 2024)
- Letters of Condolences by Prime Minister KISHIDA and Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA on the Passing of Former President Hage G. Geingob of the Republic of Namibia (February 5, 2024)
- Message of condolence from Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio on the passing of H.E. Mr.Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission (December 28, 2023)
- Condolences on the Demise of the Amir of the State of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Statement by Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio) (December 16, 2023)
- Statement by Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumioon Their Majesties’ Visit to the Republic of Indonesia (June 9, 2023)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio following the damages caused by the earthquake disaster in the southern part of Guayas province, the Republic of Ecuador (March 22, 2023)
- Issuance of a congratulatory letter by Prime Minister Kishida to President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (March 8, 2023)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio following the damages caused by the flood and landslide disaster in the Northern Coastal Area of the State of Sao Paulo, the Federative Republic of Brazil (February 24, 2023)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Kishida to Irish Prime Minister Varadkar (December 19, 2022)
- Message of Condolence by Prime Minister Kishida Fumio following the earthquake in Cianjur, West Java Province of Indonesia (November 22, 2022)
- Condolences by Prime Minister Kishida on the passing of the Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (September 1, 2022)
- Condolences on the Demise of the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Statement by Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio) (May 14, 2022)
- Issuance of a congratulatory letter by Prime Minister Kishida to President-elect of the Philippines (May 13, 2022)