What's New February 2024
- February 29
- February 28
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki (February 28 3:30 PM)
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Israel KATZ, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, by State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI Kiyoto
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Tzachi Hanegbi, Head of the National Security Council/National Security Adviser
- Courtesy Call on the President of Palestine by State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI Kiyoto
- February 27
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 27 11:10 AM)
- Courtesy call on State Minister Tsuge by Chief Negotiator, Mr. Rafiyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Azerbaijan
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Palestine by State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI Kiyoto
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuji and Commissioner General Phillipe Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- Visit of H.E. Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Japan
- Emergency Grant Aid in response to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip
- February 26
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- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by General Cavoli, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning support for strengthening the foundation of economic growth by providing educational ICT equipment and Police Vehicles to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Grant aid “the Economic and Social Development Programme”)
- February 25
- February 24
- February 23
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 23 5:03 PM)
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa's Visit to the Panama Canal
- Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA’s Luncheon Meeting with Japanese Nationals Residing in Panama and Representatives of Japanese Companies in Panama
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Courtesy Call on President Cortizo of Panama
- February 22
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 22 6:09 PM)
- G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Summary)
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa's organization of an exchange meeting discussing "WPS + Innovation in Rio"
- Japan-Brazil Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Japan-Bolivia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI by H.E. Mr. Erkinbek OSOEV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice Minister FUKAZAWA by H.E. Mr. Erkinbek OSOEV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Japan
- February 21
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki (February 21 3:45 PM)
- Japan-Mexico Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Meeting between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and H.E. Mr. Massano, Minister of State for the Economic Coordination of the Republic of Angola
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Meeting between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and H.E. Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO
- Meeting between Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi and Ms. Dunyagozel GULMANOVA,Chairperson of the Parliament of Turkmenistan
- Appointment of Dr. KOTANI Motoko(Japan), Executive Vice President for Research, Professor and Principal Investigator, Advanced Institute for Materials Research & Mathematics Institute, Tohoku University, Japan, and Vice President, International Science Council, as a Member of the “United Nations 10-Member Group”
- MIRAI2023/2024 Final Reporting Session of the visiting Japan Program by “West Balkans – Peacebuilding” and “Science and Technology” group
- February 20
- February 19
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- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Meeting with Prime Minister Shmyhal of Ukraine
- Leaders’ Session of the Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promotion of Economic Growth and Reconstruction (Overview)
- Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Session on the occasion of the "Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promotion of Economic Growth and Reconstruction”
- Meeting between Prime Minister Kishida and Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA by Mr. Michael LODGE, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and H.E. Dr. Bisher Hani Al-Khasawneh, Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Ukraine “the Programme for Emergency Recovery (Phase 3)”
- Signing of the Tax Convention between Japan and Ukraine
- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister Fukazawa to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Relaxation of Visa Requirements for Short-term Stay for Nationals of Ukraine
- February 18
- February 16
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 16 11:56 AM)
- Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting and Working Dinner
- Courtesy call to present the proposal to Foreign Minister Kamikawa by the WPS Parliamentarians' Network Japan
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio and presentation of the Joint Recommendation by the Japan-EU Business Round Table (BRT) Co-Chairs
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Governors Invited to Japan
- 17th Japan-ROK Consultation on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister KISHIDA to H.E. Mr. Alexander Stubb, President-elect of the Republic of Finland
- Conference Call between Vice Minister Okano and Deputy Secretary Campbell
- February 15
- February 14
- February 13
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- Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Visit Japan
- 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
- Courtesy call on State Minister Tsuge by Ambassador Julie Turner, Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues of the United States
- February 12
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 12 4:04 PM)
- General Elections in Pakistan (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- The 5th Ministerial Interim Meeting of the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM)
- Israeli military operation in Rafah in the Gaza Strip (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- Japan-Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Meeting
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and Hon. Russ Kun, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Nauru
- Japan-Tonga Foreign Minister’s Meeting
- Meeting between Minister Kamikawa and Hon. Kamikamica, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for External Trade, Cooperatives and SMEs of the Republic of Fiji
- February 11
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- Dinner with participants to the 5th Ministerial Interim Meeting of the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and H.E. Henry PUNA, Secretary General of Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat
- Japan-Federated States of Micronesia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by H.E. BROWN, Special Envoy of Foreign Minister, the Republic of Vanuatu
- Japan-Cook Islands Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Palau Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan- Marshall Islands Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- February 10
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- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s visit to Pacific Climate Change Center (PCCC)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and Hon. Mulipola, Minister of Women, Community and Social Development, Independent State of Samoa
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Courtesy Call on Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Foreign Affairs FIAME of the Independent State of Samoa and Lunch Meeting
- Grant Assistance to the Independent State of Samoa Signing and Exchange of Notes on the Improvement of Facilities at the Faculty of Health Science, National University of Samoa
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Courtesy Call on His Highness TUIMALEALI’IFANO Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, Head of State, Independent State of Samoa
- February 9
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- Courtesy call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by H.E. Dr. KARINŠ, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 9 5:42 PM)
- Message of condolences issued by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko following the damages caused by wildfires in Central and Southern Chile
- February 8
- February 7
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki (February 7 3:45 PM)
- Attendance of Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa at the 2024 National Rally to Demand the Return of the Northern Territories
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning Japan’s Provision of a Fisheries and Marine Research Vessel to Jamaica (Grant Aid “the Economic and Social Development Programme”)
- Japan-Jamaica Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Dinner
- The 8th Japan-Norway Joint Committee Meeting on Cooperation in Science and Technology
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly
- February 6
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 6 5:54 PM)
- Emergency Grant Aid in response to the flood disaster in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya
- Dispatch of Election Observer Mission to Pakistan for General Election
- Call for Designs: 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) Official Logo
- February 5
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- Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Indonesia for an Economic Partnership
- Japan-Italy Summit Meeting and Working Dinner
- 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
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI and Mr. Andreas Norlén, Speaker of the Parliament, Kingdom of Sweden
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Dr. Arturs Krišjanis KARINŠ, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
- Mr. KOMURA Masahiro, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs received a Courtesy Call from the Myanmar Community in Japan
- February 4
- February 2
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (February 2 6:27 PM)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s visit to the Independent State of Samoa and Attendance at the the Ministerial Interim Meeting of the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM)
- The Situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- February 1
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- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister KISHIDA by the UK members of Japan-UK 21st Century Group
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Mr. KOMURA Masahiro received a courtesy call from Cambodian youths involved in politics
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Ms. Giorgia MELONI, President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI by H.E. Mr. Vitor Paulo da Costa SERENO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Portugal to Japan
- The Situation in Myanmar Three Years after the Coup d’État (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
- The date of the entry into force of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Agreement Relating to Supply Chain Resilience