What's New July 2024
- July 31
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (July 31 3:46 PM)
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Venezuela
- The UN Triangular Partnership Programme Training for engineering personnel in Africa
- Visit of State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUGE Yoshifumi, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, to the Islamic Republic of Iran
- July 30
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- Courtesy Call on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Participants of the World Cosplay Summit 2024
- Presidential Elections in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- July 29
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- 14th Meeting of the Improvement of Business Environment and Investment Working Group between Japan and Qatar
- Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by Australian Foreign Minister, Indian External Affairs Minister and US Secretary of State
- Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- July 28
- July 27
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 27 7:02 PM)
- The 31st ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
- Japan-Timor-Leste Foreign Minister’s Meeting
- Japan-Singapore Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- The 14th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- The 25th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Statement by the Japanese Delegation on the occasion of the deliberation of “Sado Island Gold Mines” at the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO
- The inscription of "Sado Island Gold Mines" on the World Heritage List (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
- Inscription of the “Sado Island Gold Mines” on the World Heritage List (Decision at the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO)
- July 26
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- Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Japan-Norwegian Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Indonesia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-ROK Foreign Minister’s Meeting
- 15th Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Co-Convenors issue Joint Statement on WTO Electronic Commerce Negotiations
- Japan-Laos Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- ASEAN-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-India Director-General Level Consultations on Middle East
- July 25
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs KOMURA attends the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference
- Message of condolence from Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa on the passing of Senator James Inhofe
- Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko on the Damages Caused by Heavy Rain in Ethiopia
- July 24
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (July 24 5:30 PM)
- Sri Lanka's Debt Restructuring Efforts and Resumption of the disbursement of Yen Loans(Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
- Presidential Election in the Republic of Rwanda (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- July 23
- July 22
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- Secretary of State Blinken’s Visit to Japan and the holding of the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee (SCC)
- Third Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Sustainability of the International Community (Results)
- Prime Minister Kishida’s Telephone Talk with President-elect Pezeshkian of Iran
- Dialogue between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and the Youths
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa by The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada
- Japan-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- July 20
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- Letter of Condolence by Prime Minister Kishida and Foreign Minister Kamikawa, following the passing of H.E. Dr. Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam
- Letter of Condolence by Prime Minister Kishida, following the passing of H.E. Dr. Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam
- July 19
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 19 6:52 PM)
- Working Dinner between Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa and H.E. Mr. Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of Republic of Kosovo
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. KURTI, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA
- Japan-Kosovo Foreign Ministers’ meeting
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Visit to the Traveling Exhibition by Japan Foundation “Manga Hokusai Manga: Approaching the Master’s Compendium from the Perspective of Contemporary Comics”
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s visit to Srebrenica Gallery
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and representatives of UN and NGOs on WPS in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and H.E. Mrs. JAHJAGA, Former President of the Republic of Kosovo
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuge by Secretary General LEE Hee-sup of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning support for strengthening disaster prevention and response to Niue (Grant aid “the Economic and Social Development Programme”)
- Dialogue between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and the Youths
- July 18
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- Japan-Bosnia and Herzegovina Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Dinner
- Meeting between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and H.E. Ms. Borjana KRIŠTO, Chairwoman of Counril of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affair Kamikawa and Mr. Christian Shmidt, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Working dinner between Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa and Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Japan-Serbia Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Working Lunch
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and H.E. Ms. Tatjana Macura, Minister without portfolio in charge of gender equality, prevention of violence against women and economic and political empowerment of women of the Republic of Serbia
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister VUČEVIĆ of the Republic of Serbia by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister Kishida by Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Partners’ Program for the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10)
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister Kishida by Rt Hon Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand
- The Tenth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10)
- Japan-Nauru Summit Meeting
- Publication of the IAEA Report on the review of Handling ALPS Treated Water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
- Japan-Federate States of Micronesia Summit Meeting
- Issuance of a congratulatory letter by Prime Minister Kishida to President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by President Brotherson of French Polynesia
- The 5th Japan-Colombia Policy Consultations
- Working Level Meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)
- July 17
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 17 4:03 PM)
- The 7th Japan-Ecuador Policy Consultation
- G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting “Trade and Environmental Sustainability” (Session 2) and “Economic Resilience and Economic Security” (Working Lunch)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development of Canada
- The 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting Banquet Hosted by Prime Minister Kishida and Mrs. Kishida
- Statement by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs HOSAKA Yasushi on the occasion of the UN High-Level Political Forum 2024 Ministerial Segment
- Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting “WTO Priorities in the Wake of MC13/Level Playing Field” (Session 1)
- Meeting between Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa and Rt Hon Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand
- Emergency Assistance in response to Hurricane “Beryl” disaster in Grenada
- Japan-Tonga Summit Meeting
- Japan–Solomon Islands Summit Meeting
- Japan-Cook Islands Summit Meeting (Working Lunch)
- Japan-Palau Summit Meeting
- Japan-Marshall Islands Summit Meeting
- Japan-Samoa Summit Meeting
- Japan-Fiji Summit Meeting
- July 16
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- G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting“Meeting with B7”and“Strengthening the Resilience of Supply Chain”(Outreach Session)
- The Fifth Meeting of the Japan-EU EPA Joint Committee
- G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting Visit the Port of Gioia Tauro
- Informal Talks between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade REYNOLDS
- The 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting Welcome Reception Hosted by Chief Cabinet Secretary Mr. Hayashi and Dr. Hayashi
- Japan-Papua New Guinea Summit Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by Secretary General Waqa of Pacific Islands Forum
- Japan-Niue Summit Meeting
- Japan-Vanuatu Summit Meeting
- Japan-Tuvalu Summit Meeting
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands Signing and Exchange of Notes on “The Project for the Reconstruction of Amata Kabua International Airport Passenger Terminal (Detailed Design)” and “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Fishery Research Vessel)”
- The 11th Japan-UNODC Strategic Policy Dialogue
- July 15
- July 12
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 12 4:48 PM)
- Japan-Germany Summit Meeting
- Courtesy call by Prime Minister Kishida on President Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Submission of the Recommendations of the Advisory Panel on New Financing for Development to Foreign Minister Kamikawa
- Eight years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
- Emergency Assistance in response to Hurricane “Beryl” disaster in Jamaica
- Entry into Force of the Agreement between the Government of Japan And the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany Concerning Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services Between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI Kiyoto and H.E. Dr. GIBRIL Ibrahim Mohamed, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of the Sudan
- G7 Foreign Ministers‘ Statement on the Situation in the West Bank
- July 11
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- The G7 Foreign Minister’s Meeting
- Prime Minister Kishida’s attendance at the ceremony of issuing the Ukraine Compact
- Informal Talks between Prime Minister Kishida and President Biden
- Japan-UK Summit Meeting
- Japan-Finland Summit Meeting
- Japan-Netherlands Summit Meeting
- Prime Minister Kishida Attends the NATO Summit
- Informal Talks among Japan-Australia-New Zealand-ROK (IP4) Leaders and the president of the United States
- Japan-Australia-New Zealand-ROK + Ukraine Leaders’ Meeting
- Japan-Australia-New Zealand-ROK Leaders’ Meeting
- Joint Press Occasion and Meeting between Prime Minister Kishida and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg
- Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko on the Damages Caused by the Hurricane in Central America and Caribbean Region
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by Governor Abbott of the State of Texas
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa by Hon. Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, U.S.A.
- The 5th Japan-Arab Economic Forum
- July 10
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- Prime Minister Kishida attends a dinner hosted by U.S. President Biden and Dr. Biden
- Japan-Sweden Summit Meeting
- Japan-ROK Summit Meeting
- Meeting and Working Dinner between Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa and H.E. Mr. Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of League of Arab States
- Russia’s attacks against Ukraine (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
- Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA received a courtesy call from Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP)
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by H.E. Mr. Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the League of Arab States
- Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
- Provision of Demining Machines to Ukraine
- July 9
- July 8
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- Congratulatory Message from Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA to David Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 8 5:14 PM)
- Second Japan-Philippines Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting ("2+2")
- Emergency Assistance in response to Hurricane “Beryl” disaster in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko on the Damages Caused by the Hurricane in Central America and Caribbean Region
- Japan-Philippines Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Working Lunch
- Signing of the Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement
- Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA's Courtesy Call on President Marcos
- The 39th Meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Forum
- July 6
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- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Kishida to President-Elect of Iran Pezeshkian
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Yen Loan and Grant Aid Projects to the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Japan-Cambodia Working Dinner
- Japan-Cambodia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa visits to the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)
- Japan-UK Summit Telephone Talk
- Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA’s Courtesy Call on Senate President HUN SEN of the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA’s Courtesy Call on Prime Minister HUN Manet of the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Presidential election in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- July 5
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- VM Okano made request to U.S. Ambassador Emanuel
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI Kiyoto and H.E.Mr. Romuald WADAGNI, Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Benin
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy to Japan of the United Arab Emirates
- Meeting Between Mr. FUKAZAWA Yoichi, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and Ms. Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- The 27th Japan-Argentina Policy Consultations
- July 4
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 4 5:26 PM)
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi by Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy to Japan of the United Arab Emirates
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Special Envoy to Japan of the United Arab Emirates
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko by Ms. Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- Video Message by Mr. TSUJI Kiyoto, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Japan and Tanzania Business Forum
- July 3
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (July 3 4:20 PM)
- Japan-Poland Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk
- Announcement by the Government of Israel regarding settlements (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio regarding the stampede in India
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko regarding the stampede in India
- Deposit of the Instrument of Acceptance of the GIGO Establishment Convention
- Japan -Australia-India-U.S. Senior Officials’ Meeting
- Congratulatory Message from Foreign Minister Kamikawa to Caspar Veldkamp Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister Kishida to Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Schoof
- Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to Visit Japan
- July 2
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko (July 2 1:10 PM)
- Japan-Sri Lanka Foreign Minister’s Meeting and Working Dinner
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by Professor Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by Hon. M.U.M. Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- July 1
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- Appointment of Mr. NOGUCHI Motoo as the international reserve judge of the Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuji and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade of the Faroe Islands Mr. Høgni Hoydal
- Courtesy call on Minister Kamikawa by Professor Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum
- Entry into Force of the Japan-Angola Investment Agreement