What's New March 2024
- March 30
- March 29
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (March 29 12:27 PM)
- The 2nd Japan- U.S.-ROK Trilateral Diplomacy Working Group for Foreign Ministry Cooperation on North Korea’s Cyber Threats
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by the Honorable Caroline Kennedy, the Honorary President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and U.S. Ambassador to Australia
- The First Japan-Angola Policy Consultations
- March 28
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- Rejection of the draft United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the mandate of the Panel of Experts for the UNSC 1718 Sanctions Committee (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and Commissioner General Phillipe Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- March 27
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki (March 27 3:45 PM)
- Adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2728 on the Situation in Gaza (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
- Dispatch of Ambassador UEMURA Tsukasa, Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace to the Middle East region
- March 26
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (March 26 11:45 AM)
- Japan-CARICOM Friendship Year Reception
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community
- On an Israeli Minister’s Declaration of Land in the Jordan Valley as “State Lands”(Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- Video Message by Mr. HOSAKA Yasushi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the Third International Nikkei Dialogue in Peru
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Two Yen Loan projects to the Republic of the Philippines
- March 25
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- Exchange of Views between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and the Female Ambassadors in Tokyo
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by Brazilian female parliamentarians
- Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA by H.E. Mr. Sven KOOPMANS, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process
- March 24
- March 23
- March 22
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (March 22 3:28 PM)
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Komura at the First Nuclear Energy Summit (Summary)
- Dispatch of Parliamentary Vice-Minister HOSAKA Yasushi (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister) for the state funeral of the Right Honourable Brian MULRONEY, former Prime Minister of Canada
- Decision on the Dates of the TICAD Ministerial Meeting
- The 3rd Symposium on Science and Technology Diplomacy
- Decision on the Dates of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9)
- March 21
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- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by Deputy Secretary Campbell and Undersecretary of Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Lazaro
- Japan-U.S.-Philippines Vice Minister’s Meeting
- Meeting between Vice Minister Okano and Deputy Secretary Campbell
- Japan-Argentina Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Dinner
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Fukazawa by Ms. Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Global Compact
- Prime Minister Kishida’s Telephone Talk with President-elect Prabowo of Indonesia
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for the Improvement of Access Roads to the Training and Operation Center of Maritime Security and Safety” and “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Basic infrastructure equipment)”
- Courtesy call on Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi by the Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Emergency Assistance to Mongolia in Response to the Dzud
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Kishida to President-elect Prabowo of the Republic of Indonesia
- March 20
- March 19
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- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Komura at the First Nuclear Energy Summit
- Meeting between H.E. Mr. MINAMI Hiroyuki, Ambassador in charge of International Cooperation for Countering Terrorism and International Organized Crime and Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- Dinner with Parliamentary Vice Minister FUKAZAWA and H.E. Mr. Mukhsinkhuja ABDURAKHMONOV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Japan
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentine Republic to Visit Japan
- Holding of “presidential election” in regions of Ukraine illegally “annexed” by Russia (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
- March 18
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (March 18 7:20 PM)
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa Receives a Courtesy Call from the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and Dr. Levchenko, Government Commissioner for Gender Equality Policy of Ukraine
- Japan-Mozambique Foreign Ministers' Talks
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s meeting with H.E. Mr. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Dialogue on WPS between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and Japanese Staff of the United Nations Entities
- Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA’s participation in the symposium“WPS + Innovation from the United Nations”
- Meeting between Minister Kamikawa and the Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s attendance at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Ministerial Meeting
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone
- Video Message by Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Ministerial Meeting of the Third Summit for Democracy
- March 17
- March 16
- March 15
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (March 15 3:00 PM)
- Japan-Paraguay Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Dinner
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister HOSAKA Yasushi received a courtesy call by Mr. Charles Rick Johnston, Chair of Business at OECD (BIAC)
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI and Mr. Stefan Löfven, former Prime Minister, Kingdom of Sweden
- Opinion Poll on Japan in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Jorge Castro Director of the Legal Affairs Division in the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Presentation of the Recommendation by the Japan Business Federation to Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko upon the 60th anniversary of Japan’s accession to the OECD
- Japan-Germany Vice Ministers’ Meeting
- March 14
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- Consultation Meeting with BIAC and TUAC for the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2024
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa had a meeting and a dinner with IAEA Director General Grossi
- Telephone Talk between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and Ms. Catherine COLONNA, Chair of the Independent Review Group on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and The Honorable John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States of America
- Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Online Ministerial
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by IAEA Director General Grossi
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. FUKAZAWA Yoichi by H.E. Mrs. Sacko, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment of the African Union Commission
- March 13
- March 12
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (March 12 6:02 PM)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs FUKAZAWA Yoichi Attends Reception for official visit by H.E. Mr. Margus TSAHKNA, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by IAEA Director General Grossi
- Launching of the Negotiations for Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Meeting between Vice Minister Okano and Deputy Secretary Campbell
- March 11
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- Meeting between Prime Minister Kishida and His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office of Brunei Darussalam, etc.
- Meeting between Mrs. KISHIDA Yuko, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan and Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah, Crown Princess of Brunei Darussalam
- Japan-Estonia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Dinner
- The Election of Ms. AKANE Tomoko, Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the President of the ICC (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
- Courtesy call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by H.E. Mr. Rubén Darío Ramírez Lezcano, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Paraguay
- Japan-Romania Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- The Second Japan-U.S. Strategic Dialogue on Democratic Resilience
- March 8
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (March 8 11:03 AM)
- Signing Ceremony and Japan- Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Working Dinner)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar of India
- Attacks on commercial vessels by the Houthis (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- Announcement by the Government of Israel regarding settlements (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- Letter of condolence from Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio on the passing of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Former Prime Minister of Canada
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Margus TSAHKNA, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Paraguay to Visit Japan
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Myanmar “the Project for Providing Various Life-saving Services to Vulnerable Children and Families facing Multiple Humanitarian Crises”
- Additional humanitarian assistance to the people of Myanmar affected by the coup d'état
- The first Japan-Italy Politico-Military (PM) Dialogue
- Video Message by Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for International Women’s Day
- March 7
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- 16th Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue and Working Dinner
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister Kishida by Mr. Bakhtiyor SAIDOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Participation in an Event on NATO co-hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan and the Embassy of the United States of America in Japan
- March 6
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki (March 6 3:45 PM)
- Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste "the Project for the Improvement of the Facilities for the Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care at the Community Health Centers”
- March 5
- March 4
- March 1
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- Mr. TSUGE Yoshifumi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, attended "International Forum on acceptance of Foreign Nationals and their integration into Japan”
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (March 1 11:30 AM)
- Message of condolences issued by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko following the damages caused by fire in Dhaka
- The 22nd Informal Meeting on Further Actions against Climate Change
- The First Meeting of the Advisory Panel on New Financing for Development
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUKAZAWA by participants of the Seventh Dialogue on Countering Violent Extremism in the Middle East
- Release of the Report of the Investigation and Identification Team on the Perpetrators of the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki)
- Measures based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act regarding the situation surrounding Ukraine