What's New October 2023
- October 31
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (October 31 7:27 PM)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Development and Humanitarian Assistance Policy Dialogue
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. TSUJI Kiyoto by participants of FY2023 Local Staff Training Program in Japan
- The 14th Japan-Iran Human Rights Dialogue
- Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to the Philippines and Malaysia
- Video Message by Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the Symposium on “Engaging Men as Allies in Women, Peace and Security”
- October 30
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- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA by H.E. Ms.Lina Annab, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Japan
- Japan-Cambodia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- G7 Leaders' Statement on the Hiroshima AI Process
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA by H.E. Mr. Waleed SIAM, Ambassador, Representative, The Permanent General Mission of Palestine
- October 29
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- G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Osaka-Sakai “Economic Coercion / Enhancing Supply Chain Resiliency” (Session 4) and “Closing Session”
- The Second Meeting of the Japan-UK CEPA Joint Committee
- G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Osaka-Sakai “Free and Fair Trade – Towards MC13” (Session 2) and “Level Playing Field” (Session 3)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and The Honorable Ambassador Tai, United States Trade Representative
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and OECD Secretary-General Cormann
- October 28
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (October 28 9:30 PM)
- G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Osaka-Sakai “Welcome Reception” and “Trade and Sustainability - Environment, Development, and Digital - including Prospects for MC13” (Session 1)
- G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Osaka-Sakai “Opening Session” and “Outreach Session for Enhancing Supply Chain Resiliency”
- Working Lunch between Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Dr. Ngozi OKONJO-IWEALA, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development of Canada
- Japan-EU High-level Economic Dialogue
- 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 27
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (October 27 6:10 PM)
- Attendance of State Minister Tsuji at the OECD Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA by H.E. Mr. Gilad COHEN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel
- Japan-France Summit Telephone Talk
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Visit to Osaka-Sakai
- Visit of IAEA officials and international experts on a mission to review the discharge of ALPS treated water from TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea
- Online Seminar hosted by MoFAHuman Rights Due Diligence: Best Practices of Japanese Companies
- Messages of condolence following the shooting incidents in Lewiston, Maine
- October 26
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- Japan-Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister Hosaka at the 78th United Nations Anniversary Reception
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by General Paul J. LaCamera
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII and H.E. Mr. Gilad COHEN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel
- October 25
- October 24
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (October 24 12:00 PM)
- Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call by Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary General of ASEAN
- Visit of Ms. Lydie Evrard, Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Japan
- Meeting between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN
- Emergency Grant Aid in response to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip
- October 23
- October 21
- October 20
- October 19
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- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by the ASEAN Committee in Tokyo (ACT)
- Letter of Condolences by Prime Minister KISHIDA and Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA on the Passing of Former President H.E. Mr. Martti Ahtisaari of the Republic of Finland
- Vice-Ministerial Meeting of the Japan-U.S. Economic Policy Consultative Committee (Economic “2+2”)
- The Agreement between the Parties in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Japan-Jordan Summit Telephone Talk
- October 18
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki (October 18 3:46 PM)
- Japan-Qatar Summit Telephone Talk
- Japan-UAE Summit Telephone Talk
- Japan-Saudi Arabia Summit Telephone Talk
- Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- G7 Africa Directors' Meeting
- Visit of Ms. Lydie Evrard, Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Japan
- Attack against hospital in Gaza(Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
- October 17
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (October 17 10:29 PM)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (October 17 1:25 PM)
- Telephone talk between Prime Minister Kishida and President von der Leyen of the European Commission
- Japan-Egypt Summit Telephone Talk
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Video Message by Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at ‘4th Ministerial Conference of the Moldova Support Platform’
- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Working Lunch between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Tsuji󠄀 Kiyoto and GCC Ambassadors in Tokyo
- Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kamikawa and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by Governor Murphy of the State of New Jersey
- Dispatch of Ambassador UEMURA Tsukasa, Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace to the Middle East region
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by Governor Murphy of the State of New Jersey
- Emergency Grant Aid in response to the earthquake in western Afghanistan
- October 16
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- Talk between State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI by H.E. Mr. Gilad COHEN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel
- Protest against the Russian Federation regarding the Decision to Strengthen Import Control Measures for Japanese Aquatic Products related to the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea
- Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI by Hon. Mr. Iñigo URKULLU RENTERIA, President of the Basque Government of the Kingdom of Spain
- Provision of Information to the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance in Connection with the Discharge of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) Treated Water from TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea.
- October 15
- October 13
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. HORII Iwao’s Visit to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea and the Commonwealth of Australia
- Japan-Palestine Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs KOMURA's Attendance at the 45th Annual Joint Meeting of the Japan-U.S. Southeast Association and the Southeast U.S./Japan Association
- The 34th Meeting of the Committee for the Promotion of the Declassification of Diplomatic Records
- Agreement in Principle on New Tax Convention between Japan and Turkmenistan
- October 12
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (October 12 5:34 PM)
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Dinner
- Japan-Israel Foreign Minister’s Telephone Talk
- Telephone Talk between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and Minister of State Khulaifi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State of Qatar
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Egypt Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- The 9th Japan-U.S. Non-Proliferation Dialogue
- The Signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation on Economic and Trade Relations between the Government of Japan and the State of Florida in the United States of America
- Regional Promotion Seminar 2023
- October 11
- October 10
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- Courtesy call on Prime Minister Chinh of Viet Nam by Foreign Minister Kamikawa
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. FUKAZAWA Yoichi by Mr. Bjørn BERGE, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE)
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (October 10 4:30 PM)
- Japan-Viet Nam Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Working Lunch
- Dialogue with the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance in Connection with the Discharge of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) Treated Water from TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea
- Japan-United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Emergency Assistance to Western Afghanistan in Response to the Earthquake
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. FUKAZAWA Yoichi and H.E. Mr. Denis Christel SASSOU N’GUESSO, Minister of International Cooperation and Promotion of Public/Private Partnership of Republic of Congo
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. FUKAZAWA Yoichi by H.E. Ms. Catherine Trautmann, President of the European Center for Japanese Studies in Alsace (CEEJA)
- The 1st Japan-Uruguay Joint Committee and the 3rd Japan-Uruguay Policy Consultation
- High-Level Pledging Conference of the Green Climate Fund for the Second Replenishment
- October 9
- October 8
- October 7
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- The Japan-United States Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) (The 30th Plenary Meeting)
- Attack on Israel by the Palestinian militants including Hamas (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- The start of the negotiations on preparation of the bilateral document between Japan and Ukraine based on the “Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine”
- October 6
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (October 6 11:17 AM)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- The Result of the Presidential Election in the Republic of Maldives (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- Visit of IAEA officials and international experts on a mission to review the discharge of ALPS treated water from TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea
- Emergency Grant Aid in response to the flood disaster in the eastern part of Libya
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Visit to Brunei, Viet Nam, the Lao PDR, and Thailand
- Emergency Grant Aid for the displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenia and Azerbaijan
- October 5
- October 4
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki (October 4 3:29 PM)
- Summit-Level Teleconference on the Situation in Ukraine
- Luncheon between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and members of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Japan
- Message of Condolences by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA on the bus crash in Mestre near Venice of the Italian Republic
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by a Delegation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.-Japan Business Council Representatives
- October 3
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (October 3 11:12 AM)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. FUKAZAWA Yoichi by H.E. Prof. Mohamed Belhocine, Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) of the African Union Commission
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Attendance at the Official Dinner of the 60th Japan-U.S. Business Conference
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by a delegation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.-Japan Business Council Representatives
- Prime Minister Kishida’s Attendance at the Opening Ceremony of the 60th Japan-U.S. Business Conference
- The 6th Japan-Bolivia Policy Consultations
- October 2