Countries & Regions
Japan-Middle East Relations
November 1, 2026
Bilateral Relations
Topics
- Video Message by Prime Minister TAKAICHI at the Manama Dialogue 2026 (November 1, 2026)
- Passage through the Strait of Hormuz by a Japan-related vessel (June 19, 2026)
- Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and others on the US-Iran peace deal (June 15, 2026)
- Japan–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Trade and Investment Dialogue (June 10, 2026)
- Third round of negotiations after the resumption of negotiations for Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (May 21, 2026)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by BIGOT, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process (May 21, 2026)
- Passage through the Strait of Hormuz by a Japan-related vessel (May 14, 2026)
- Passage through the Strait of Hormuz by a Japan-related vessel (April 29, 2026)
- Written message from Prime Minister TAKAICHI for virtual Leaders Meeting of the Freedom of Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz hosted by France and the United Kingdom (April 17, 2026)
- Joint Statement on the conflict in the Middle East (April 8, 2026)
- Online Meeting of Foreign Ministers on the Strait of Hormuz (April 2, 2026)
- G7 statement on support to partners in the Middle East (March 22, 2026)
- Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada and others on the Strait of Hormuz (March 19, 2026)
- Meeting Between Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA and Ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member Countries to Japan (March 12, 2026)
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Meetings with Ambassadors of Middle Eastern Countries to Japan (March 2, 2026)
- The situation in the Middle East (February 28, 2026)
- The 11th Japan-ROK Director-General Consultations on the Middle East (February 6, 2026)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by participants of the Ninth Dialogue on Countering Violent Extremism in the Middle East (December 19, 2025)
- Second Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting (September 1, 2025)
- Fourth Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) (July 11, 2025)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Iwaya and GCC Secretary General Budaiwi (July 7, 2025)
- Second round of negotiations after the resumption of negotiations for Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (July 3, 2025)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Iwaya and GCC Secretary General Budaiwi (May 1, 2025)
- Eighth Dialogue on Countering Violent Extremism in the Midle East (March 5, 2025)
- 2025 Invitation Program from Middle East and North Africa Region (March 4, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs MATSUMOTO Hisashi by participants of the Eighth Dialogue on Countering Violent Extremism in the Middle East (February 21, 2025)
- Online Briefing Session on Post-Ceasefire Gaza Rebuilding for the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) (February 12, 2025)
- First round of negotiations after the resumption of negotiations for Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (December 13, 2024)
- Working Level Online Meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) (December 11, 2024)
- Japan-India Director-General Level Consultations on Middle East (July 26, 2024)
- Working Level Meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) (July 18, 2024)
- The 5th Japan-Arab Economic Forum (July 11, 2024)
- Meeting and Working Dinner between Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa and H.E. Mr. Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of League of Arab States (July 10, 2024)
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by H.E. Mr. Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the League of Arab States (July 10, 2024)
- Holding of the 5th Japan-Arab Economic Forum (June 6, 2024)
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA by H.E. Mr. Sven KOOPMANS, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process (March 25, 2024)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUKAZAWA by participants of the Seventh Dialogue on Countering Violent Extremism in the Middle East (March 1, 2024)
- Working Lunch between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Tsuji󠄀 Kiyoto and GCC Ambassadors in Tokyo (October 17, 2023)
- Luncheon between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and members of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Japan (October 4, 2023)
- The First Japan-GCC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the Ministerial Working Lunch (September 7, 2023)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Yamada by participants of the Sixth Dialogue on Countering Violent Extremism in the Middle East (March 9, 2023)
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