What's New
- April 22
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- 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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- 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)
- April 7
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- Japan-UAE Summit Telephone Call
- Japan-Egypt Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (April 7 6:09 PM)
- Congratulatory Message from Foreign Minister MOTEGI to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Thailand Sihasak
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki’s Attendance at the 32nd Commemoration of the Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda
- April 6
- April 3
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Visit to French Republic
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI Yohei’s Visit to the Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to Sign a Condolence Book
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (April 3 2:23 PM)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU's Attendance at the SJ60 Commemorative Concert
- April 2
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- The 18th Japan-WFP Policy Consultation (Summary of Outcomes)
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao and Hon. David PAUL, Minister of Finance, Banking and Postal Services of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Online Meeting of Foreign Ministers on the Strait of Hormuz
- Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talks
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by the Delegation of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Hon. Mr. Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Estonian Parliament, and his delegation
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Abdul HAMEED, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by Ms. DAGASH, Assistant Excecutive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP)
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI and French President Macron’s Visit to Astroscale Holdings Inc.
- April 1
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (April 1 3:45 PM)
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by U.S. Senators
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by U.S. Senators
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU and H.E. Ms. LAHBIB, Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management, European Commission
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the signing ceremony regarding Japan-France cultural cooperation
- Japan-France Summit Meeting and Working Dinner
- Exchange of views between Vice Minister Funakoshi and NATO Chief of Staff, H.E.Mr.Geoffrey VAN LEEUWEN
- Japan-Türkiye Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Japan-Kuwait Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- United Nations Global Mechanism Establishment Meeting on Cybersecurity
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Admiral Houston, Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, United States Navy
- Eighth Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting ("2+2")
- The Second Co-creation Workshop on the OECD "AI Policy Toolkit"
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU at the Lao Fashion and Culture Festival in Tokyo
- Change of the Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
- The Establishment of the Japan-India Economic Affairs Division
- March 31
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- The 11th Meeting of the Japan-France Joint Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Farid TALIBOV, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Japan
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (March 31 4:05 PM)
- Addition of One Individual to the Designated List for Asset Freezing and Other Measures against Terrorists and Others
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by H.E. Dr. Sabri KIÇMARI, Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to Japan
- Japan-Indonesia Summit Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Motegi by President Akane of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
- The Eighth Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting ("2+2")
- Courtesy Call on Mr. OUE, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister by H.E. Ms. SIGMUND, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Japan
- March 30
- March 28
- March 27
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- Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and H.E. Prof. El-Enany, Director-General of UNESCO
- Joint Statement of G7 Foreign Ministers on Iran
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris (Overview of the“Session 6: Peace and Security”)
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris (Overview of the “Session 5: Situation in Iran and the Surrounding Region”)
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris (Overview of the “Session 4: Support for Ukraine”)
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris (Overview of the “Session 3: Cross-cutting Threats and Sovereignty”)
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (March 27 6:31 PM)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s attendance at the Lithuanian National Day Reception
- Signing and Exchanging of Notes for Official Security Assistance (OSA) FY2025 Project to the Kingdom of Thailand
- Addition of Two Individuals to the Designated List for Asset Freezing and Other Measures against Terrorists and Others
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister TAKAICHI to the Rt. Hon. Mr. Balendra Shah, Prime Minister of Nepal
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr. Yerlan BAUDARBEK-KOZHATAYEV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- March 26
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- Meeting between Senior Deputy Minister Namazu and Under Secretary Hooker
- Japan-Germany Foreign Ministers’ Informal Talks
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris (Overview of the“Session 2: Reconstruction”)
- Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ meeting
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris (Overview of the “Session 1: Global Governance Reform”)
- The 3rd Japan-EU Foreign Ministerial Strategic Dialogue
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by the Delegation of Young Malaysian Political Party Members
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Attendance at the Reception to Commemorate the 55th Anniversary of the National Day of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
- Summary of the second meeting under “Strategic Partnership Framework between Japan and MERCOSUR”
- Submission of a draft outcome document for the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) by the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by Mr. Barroca, Deputy Minister for Energy, Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Portuguese Republic
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister TAKAICHI to Prime Minister of Thailand Anutin
- March 25
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s and Parliamentary Vice-Minister ONISHI’s Attendance at the “Hanami Reception”
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by New Zealand against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- Parliamentary Vice-Ministers ERI and ONISHI’s attendance at the Japan-South Africa Rugby Exchange Luncheon
- Dinner between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki and the Delegation of Young Cambodian Political Leaders
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr. Atadurdy BAYRAMOV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Japan
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the National Day Reception hosted by the Embassy of Greece in Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister HORII by Mayor Andre Dickens of the city of Atlanta
- 18th Japan-ROK Consultation on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues
- March 24
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- Luncheon Hosted by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI with Participants of MOFA’s U.S. Forces Japan Orientation Program
- Working Dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII and Minister Romero of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Japan-Philippines Summit Telephone Meeting
- The second meeting under “Strategic Partnership Framework between Japan and MERCOSUR”
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (March 24 4:28 PM)
- Japan-Malaysia Summit Telephone Meeting
- Japan-Marshall Islands Summit Telephone meeting
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by H.E. Mr. Ermal MUÇA, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Japan
- March 23
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- Courtsey Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Toussaint, Director-General for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Jamal bin Hassan Al-Moosawi, Secretary-General of the Oman National Museum
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- March 22
- March 20
- March 19
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- Exchange of Views between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and the Honorable Vice President J.D. Vance
- Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting and Dinner Reception
- Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada and others on the Strait of Hormuz
- The 2nd Council Meeting of the Public-Private Platform of Latin American and the Caribbean Infrastructure Development Alliance (PLACIDA) FY2025 Activity Report and Future Policy Directions
- Grant Assistance to the Kingdom of Cambodia: Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “the Project for the Expantion of Water Supply System in Ta Kmau”
- Asia Energy Security Seminar 2026
- March 18
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by Ms. Ragnheiður Árnadóttir, Director of the Organisation for Economic and Co-operation and Development Development Centre
- Japan-Singapore Summit Meeting
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Students Participating in the "Think of Okinawa’s Future in the United States" (TOFU) Program
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by Students Participating in the "Think of Okinawa's Future in the United States" (TOFU) Program
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano and Hon. Major General K.P. Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.), Deputy Minister of Defence, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by H.E. Mr. Farid TALIBOV, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Ms. Duncan, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Embassy of New Zealand in Japan
- The Japan-ROK Consultation on Latin America and the Caribbean (Results)
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to the U.S.
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s Visit to the U.S.
- The 9th Meeting of the Advisory Board for Promoting Science and Technology Diplomacy
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. ELJI, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by the Delegation of Young Cambodian Political Leaders
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by AI Policy Officials from the Global South
- March 17
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- Courtesy Call on Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE by Asian American Youth
- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (March 17 5:33 PM)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Dr. Abdelmoneim, President of Médecins Sans Frontières International
- Establishment of the International Peace Mediation Unit
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Permanent Representatives of African countries to the UN.
- The 39th Meeting of the Committee for the Promotion of the Declassification of Diplomatic Records
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Public-Private Event to Counter North Korea’s Cyber Threats in Europe
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO by Permanent Representatives of African countries to the UN
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by H.E. Ms. Melba Pría, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States to Japan