What's New
- May 14
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- Parliamenrary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Visit to Djibouti and Uganda
- Visit to Japan by United Nations Secretary-General Guterres
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Governor Gordon of the State of Wyoming and Governor Grisham of the State of New Mexico, United States
- The 2nd Japan-EU Security and Defence Dialogue
- Passage through the Strait of Hormuz by a Japan-related vessel
- Seminar on the Central America and Caribbean Region in the framework of Public-Private Platform of Latin American and the Caribbean Infrastructure Development Alliance (PLACIDA)
- The 8th Japan-Republic of Korea Counter-Terrorism Consultation
- May 13
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- Meeting between Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA and H.E. Mr. DORJKHAND, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary OZAKI by Governor Gordon of the State of Wyoming and Governor Lujan=Grisham of the State of New Mexico, United States
- Visit to Japan of Mr. Vieira, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the reception to celebrate Europe Day hosted by Delegation of the European Union to Japan
- The 5th Consular Consultations between Japan and the Philippines
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by the delegation of Members of Chamber of Deputies of the United Mexican States
- May 12
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- Meeting and working dinner between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and OECD Secretary-General Cormann
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Ms. Olga KLIAMAKI, Ambassador-designated of the Hellenic Republic to Japan
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Mr. Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Ms. Eziakonwa, Assitant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Lunch between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya and H.E. Dr. Aurelijus ZYKAS, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Japan
- Visit to the Embassy of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in Japan by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 12 12:00 PM)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the 48th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM48) (Results)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s attendance at the Reception in Celebration of the World Portuguese Day and the 30th Anniversary of the CPLP
- Statement by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae on Their Majesties’ Visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Belgium
- May 11
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- Vice-Minister Foreign for Affairs Funakoshi’s Travel to India
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by foreign partners in the field of peace mediation
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. SHIMADA Tomoaki, at the opening ceremony of the 26th Thai Festival Tokyo
- Disembarkation of a Japanese national from a cruise ship where Hantavirus cases had been identified and Cooperation by the UK Government
- May 8
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. ONG Eng Chuan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by H.E. Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
- Japan-Morocco Foreign Ministers’ Video Teleconference Meeting
- Vice Minister FUNAKOSHI’s Travel to India
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Ms. Alcalde, Director-General, International Planned Parenthood Federation
- May 7
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI 's Visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Visit of State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII to Canada
- The Seventh Japan-EU High-Level Economic Dialogue
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki, at the Opening Ceremony of the “10th Cambodia Festival 2026”
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Visit to Hirosima City
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting (Results)
- May 5
- May 4
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- Japan-Australia Summit Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI's visit to the Canberra Nara Peace Park
- Courtesy call on Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia by Prime Minister TAKAICHI
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s visit to the Australian War Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier
- Japan-Australia Leaders’ Meeting and Signing Ceremony
- May 3
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- Courtesy Call on H.E. Dr. Ruto, President of Kenya by Foreign Minister MOTEGI
- Africa Policy Speech by Foreign Minister MOTEGI “Shaping the Future of Japan-Africa Relations through a Free and Open Indo-Pacific”
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Luncheon meeting with Japanese business representatives in Kenya
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Kenya “the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship”
- Japan-Kenya Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- May 2
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- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI Attends the Conferral Ceremony and a Dinner Hosted by Prime Minister Hung
- Laying wreaths at Monument to Heroic Martyrs and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae
- Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and H.E. Mr. Tran Thanh Man, President of the National Assembly of Viet Nam
- Foreign Policy Speech by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae
- Japan-Viet Nam Summit Meeting and Luncheon between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and H.E. Mr. To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Viet Nam
- Japan-Viet Nam Summit Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Attendance at the G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting (Results)
- The Updated “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)”
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s visit to the Josina Machel Hospital
- May 1
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- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Roundtable with Japanese residents in Angola
- Wreath-laying by Foreign Minister MOTEGI at Agostinho Neto Memorial
- Japan-Angola Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Lunch
- The Situation in Myanmar (Treatment of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and others)(Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Mr. KISHIDA’s Visit to the Philippines, as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister (visiting the Batangas LNG Terminal and exchanging views with ASEAN Business Advisory Council, etc.)
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. João Manuel Gonçalves LOURENÇO, President of Angola by Foreign Minister MOTEGI
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII and former JET Programme participants from the Embassy of Canada in Japan
- 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland in 2027 Logo Contest
- 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
- Publication of the Report on the Analytical Results of the Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework related to the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea
- Publication of the IAEA Report on the Review of Handling ALPS Treated Water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
- Open Briefing of the United Nations Security Council on North Korea
- Joint Statement on Education and Non-proliferation at the Eleventh NPT Reviw Conference
- April 30
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- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia
- Japan-Zambia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Lunch
- Japan-Iran Summit Telephone Call
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU to the UN Security Council High-Level Open Debate (Results)
- Mr. KISHIDA’s Visit to the Philippines, as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister (meetings with President Marcos and Secretary Garin)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Mr. Ragui ELETREBY, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt to Japan
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s Attendance at the Reception Hosted by the German Embassy
- Visit to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI
- April 29
- April 28
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- Statement by State Minister for Foregin Affairs KUNIMITSU at the 11th NPT Review Conference General Debate
- State Minister for Foregin Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Participation in the Side Event on the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (April 28 5:13 PM)
- Japan-Egypt Summit Telephone Meeting
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the Reception at the Residence of the Ambassador of Colombia to Japan
- Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission (Member of the House of Representatives NISHIMURA) to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of Costa Rica
- Visit of Mr. KISHIDA Fumio to the Philippines, as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s visit to Viet Nam and Australia
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU to UN Security Council High-Level Open Debate
- April 27
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- The Second Meeting of the Expert Panel on the Implementation Framework for Strategic Development Cooperation (Summary)
- Statement of the G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group (NPDG) on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- Ambassador for Arctic Affairs Attends the Arctic Encounter Summit 2026 in Anchorage
- April 26
- April 24
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. KUNIMITSU’s Visit to the United States and France
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (April 24 3:35 PM)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by the Delegation of Members of the Confederation of Indian Industry
- IAEA Response and Assistance Network (RANET) Capacity Building Centre’s Workshop on Communication with the Public in the Event of a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency and RANET Joint Assistance Team (JAT) Exercise held in Fukushima
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s attendance at The Netherlands’ King’s Day Reception
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao’s Visit to the Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Sign a Condolence Book
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI to Awarding Ceremony of the Order of Friendship of Republic of Kazakhstan for the former Minister for Foreign Affairs KAWAGUCHI
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs HRII, at the Departure Ceremony for MFO in Sinai
- President of Philippines and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos to Visit Japan
- April 23
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- The Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ambassador in charge of Gaza Rebuilding Assistance Mr. OKUBO’s Visit to Belgium and Egypt
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Dumitru SOCOLAN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Moldova to Japan
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. Massimo APARO, Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s Attendance at “the Japan Disaster Relief Expert Team Formation Ceremony in the Response to the Fire Incident at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill in the City, the Philippines"
- Japan-Saudi Summit Telephone Call
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by H.E. Mr. SAK Setha, Senior Minister of Cambodia
- April 22
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Visit to Senegal
- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (April 22 3:44 PM)
- Dinner between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI and Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Japan
- Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team in Response to the Fire Incident at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill in the Republic of the Philippines
- 1st Japan-India AI Strategic Dialogue
- The 48th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM48)
- Meeting Between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and President Milatović of Montenegro
- Japan-New Zealand Summit Telephone Meeting
- Japan-UNHCR Policy Consultation (Summary of Outcomes)
- April 21
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- Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and Mr. DE CROO, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Working Dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU and H.E. Mr. Jakov MILATOVIĆ, President of Montenegro, and his spouse
- Courtesy Call on Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE by Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Finland
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the “Exchange Run between Participants in the Japanese language program for Foreign-Service Officials and Public Officials and the MOFA Marathon Team”
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by Ms. Clements, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Dr. Emmanuelle Soubeyran, Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
- Japan-Qatar Summit Telephone Call
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Finland
- Luncheon Hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU with Mr. Alexander DE CROO, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (April 21 11:57 AM)
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI and Mr. Marcel Jacco DE VINK, Director-General for Political Affairs (Vice Minister), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
- Japan-Mexico Summit Telephone Call (Summary)
- April 20
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s visit to the United States of America, the Kingdom of Belgium, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- The Tenth Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU's Video Message for the 82nd Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Signing of the Japan-UK Memorandum of Cooperation on Mutual Assistance to Japanese and British Nationals Abroad
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Ms. Faalavaau Perina Jacqueline Sila-Tualaulelei, Ambassador of Samoa to Japan
- New Movement by China Concerning Unilateral Development of Natural Resources in the East China Sea
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by Mr. DE CROO, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
- UK Foreign Secretary to Visit Japan and Hold the Tenth Japan-UK Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue
- April 19
- April 17
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- 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
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Attendance at the Reception hosted by Norwegian Embassy
- Ceasefire Agreement on the Situation in Israel and Lebanon (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (April 17 5:11 PM)
- Entry into force of the Japan-New Zealand Agreement on the Security of Information
- The 4th Consular Consultations between Japan and Thailand
- Dispatch of a Japan Self Defense Force Officer to the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
- April 16
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- Courtesy call on Minister for Foreign Affairs MOTEGI by NATO Permanent Representatives
- Exchange of views between Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI and NATO Permanent Representatives
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Mr. SASAE Kenichiro, Japan Chair of the Japan-United States Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON)
- April 15
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (April 15 3:44 PM)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s Attendance at the Commemorative Reception Celebrating Tannat Day Hosted by the Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in Tokyo
- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Asia Zero-Emission Community (AZEC) Plus online Summit on energy resilience (Summary)
- Japan-Bahrain Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Application for the 20th Japan International Manga Award
- Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Poland on Social Security
- Japan-Poland Summit Meeting and Working Lunch
- April 14
- April 13
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- Japan-Pakistan Summit Telephone Call
- Presidential Election in the Republic of Djibouti (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to Seychelles, Ethiopia and Kenya
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister MOTEGI regarding the damages caused by the flood in the Republic of Angola
- Japan-Viet Nam Summit Telephone Meeting
- Joint Statement by the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) ahead of the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
- April 10
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- Japan-Australia Vice Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Mr. Jean Antoine DIOUF, Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to Japan
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (April 10 5:27 PM)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by U.S. Senator Jim Banks
- Publication of Preliminary ODA Data of 2025
- Recent situation in Israel and Lebanon (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu)
- Courtesy Call by H.E.Mr. Ahmed Chafra, Ambassador of Tunisia on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI (Agreement in principle on Japan-Tunisia Investment Agreement and Logo of 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations)
- Prime Minister of Poland to Visit Japan
- Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Funakoshi’s Call with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Landau
- April 9
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s attendance at the Farewell Reception for Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Japan, H.E. Mr. Dumitru SOCOLAN
- Mr. KAWASE Taro, Director of the First African Division of the African Affaires Department visits three African countries (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabonese Republic)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Mr. Matsui, Mayor of Hiroshima and Mr. Suzuki, Mayor of Nagasaki
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Motegi by United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Nakamitsu
- Japan-Oman Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman on the Joint Crediting Mechanism
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Rubén Eduardo Miguel TEMPONE, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to Japan
- April 8
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- Japan-Philippines Public-Private Forum on Export Control / Strategic Trade Management
- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (April 8 3:45 PM)
- Joint Statement on the conflict in the Middle East
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Telephone Meeting
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministries’ Official Telephone Meeting on North Korea
- Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk
- The Second Japan-France Counter-Terrorism Consultations
- Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI’s Travel to Australia
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by the members of the Wise Group Meeting for Strategic Economic Partnership between Japan and Brazil
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by Professor OKI, Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
- Japan-Iran Summit Telephone Call
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Visit to the French Republic (Overview)
