What's New March 2025
- March 31
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- The Sixth Meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World Without Nuclear Weapons
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru from the delegation of the United States Representatives attending the Japan-U.S. Iwo-To Reunion of Honor Ceremony
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Ishiba by Participants of the sixth Meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons
- March 30
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- Emergency Assistance to Myanmar in Response to the Earthquake
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Ishiba by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
- Foreign Minister Iwaya's Attendance at the Opening Session of the sixth Meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons
- March 29
- March 28
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- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake in the central Myanmar
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- Prime Minister Ishiba’s Visit to Iwo-To
- March 27
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- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Honduras: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme”
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Ishiba by Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Message of Condolences Issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Regarding the damages caused by the wild fire in the Republic of Korea
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Fiji Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for the Development of Regional Centres for the Improvement of Meteorological Services and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific Islands”
- Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Funakoshi’s call with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Landau
- March 26
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- Grant Assistance to the Federal Republic of Brazil Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for Enhancing Livelihoods and Ensuring Socio-Economic Inclusion for Women of Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants (in cooperation with UNHCR)”
- Grant Assistance to the Federative Republic of Brazil: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for Enhancing the Resilience of Key Industries to Natural Disasters in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (in cooperation with UNIDO)”
- Announcement of a Letter of Intent of the Recovery of Degraded Pasture with the Federative Republic of Brazil
- Japan-Brazil Summit Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice Minister MATSUMOTO by H.E. Mr. Areg HOVHANNISIAN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ms. ERI Arfiya by Mr. FANOHIZA Claude, General Secretary of the President's Office, Republic of Madagascar
- Medical evacuation from Gaza to Japan
- March 25
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- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s Meeting with IEA Executive Director Fatih BIROL
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (March 25 4:39 PM)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA from Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiation on Security Council Reform (IGN)
- Visit of Ms. SUZUKI Takako, Ambassador on Special Mission, to the Republic of Namibia
- Publication of the Results for the IAEA’s Interlaboratory Comparison on the Determination of Radionuclides in the Marine Environment
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning “the Project for the Expansion of Phum Prek Water Treatment System” and “the Project for the Establishment of Nationwide Continuously Operating Reference Station Network” to the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Publication of the Results for the IAEA’s Interlaboratory Comparison on the Determination of Radionuclides in ALPS Treated Water
- Publication of the IAEA Report of Corroboration of Internal Exposure Monitoring for Workers as Part of the Review of Safety Aspects of Handling ALPS Treated Water
- Publication of the IAEA Report on the review of Handling ALPS Treated Water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
- March 24
- March 22
- March 21
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- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa by Mr. Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru by Foreign Ministers of China and the ROK
- Holding of the Stakeholder Meeting Towards the Implementation of the Voluntary National Review (VNR) concerning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Results)
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Five Yen Loan Projects to the Republic of the Philippines
- Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme” and “the Project for the Construction of Training Complex and Outreach Facility of Cambodian Mine Action Centre” to the Kingdom of Cambodia
- March 19
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (March 19 3:44 PM)
- Signing of the Convention on Border Issues between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA by Students Participating in the "Think of Okinawa’s Future in the United States" (TOFU) Program
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by Students Participating in the "Think of Okinawa's Future in the United States" (TOFU) Program
- Fourth Joint Foreign Affairs and Security Consultation (Pol-Mil Dialogue) between Japan and Israel
- March 18
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- FY2024 MOFA’s USFJ Orientation Program
- Meeting between Mrs. ISHIBA Yoshiko, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan and Mrs. Ancelly SIMINA, First Lady of the Federated States of Micronesia
- Meeting between Senior Deputy Minister AKAHORI and United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Clements
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Eri by Young Leaders of FEALAC member countries
- Dinner with Deputy President Mashatile of South Africa hosted by State Minister FUJII for Foreign Affairs
- Reception Co-hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Governor of Nagano Prefecture
- Grant Assistance to the Federated States of Micronesia: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “The Economic and Social Development Programme (Cable Landing Station)”
- Japan-Federated States of Micronesia Working Dinner
- Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Michael H. Armacost
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (March 18 4:51 PM)
- Japan-Federated States of Micronesia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- The Eleventh Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- The announcements of the agreement on a draft of peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s attendance at the symposium “South Africa’s G20 Presidency: Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability - a Conversation with Japan”
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Eri by Asian American Youth
- Senior Deputy Minister AKAHORI’s Meeting with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Meeting between Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI and Deputy President Mashatile of South Africa
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Ishiba by Deputy President Mashatile of South Africa
- Meeting between Senior Deputy Minister AKAHORI and Ms. Grynspan, Secretary-General of the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs MATSUMOTO’s attendance at the St Patrick’s Day Reception
- March 17
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- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA from Senator John Peter Ricketts, United States Senate
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secreatary HAYASHI Yoshimasa from Senator John Peter Ricketts, United States Senate
- Japan-Kazakhstan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister Ishiba by Mr. Nurtleu, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Message of condolences and sympathies issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the devastating damages caused by tornadoes and storms in the Midwest and South of the United States of America
- Message of condolences and sympathies issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the devastating damages caused by tornadoes and storms in the Midwest and South of the United States of America
- Meeting between Mr. Hayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary and Mr. Nurtleu, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- March 15
- March 14
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (March 14 10:44 AM)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Declaration on Maritime Security and Prosperity
- Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Charlevoix, Canada
- Prime Minister Ishiba hosts “Iftar”
- 13th Tokyo Dialogue of “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue on “Geographical Outlook for Central Asia”
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Murat NURTLEU, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix (Overview of the Session 8 on Africa)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix (Overview of the Session 7 on Strategic Cooperation and Contestation)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Opinion Poll on Japan in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024
- Publication of the White Paper on Development Cooperation 2024
- The 23rd Informal Meeting on Further Actions against Climate Change
- Recent Developments in Syria (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- March 13
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- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix (Overview of the Session 6 on Maritime Security and Prosperity)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix (Overview of the Session 5 on the Middle East)
- Japan UK Foreign Ministers’ meeting
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix (Overview of the Session 4 on the Americas)
- Japan-Italy Foreign Ministers’ meeting
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix (Overview of the Session 3 on Ukraine)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix (Overview of the Session 2 on the Indo-Pacific)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix (Overview of the “Session 1 Strengthening the G7 at 50 Years” )
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs MIYAJI’s attendance at the 12th annual World Ocean Summit & Expo
- Courtesy Call on Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Nagashima by Asian American Youth
- Japan - Marshall Islands Summit Meeting
- Video Message from Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI at the Tenth Annual Pledging Conference for the Implementation of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
- Courtesy Call on the State Minister MIYAJI Takuma by H.E. Jakaya KIKWETE, the Board Chair of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
- The 5th Japan-Baltic Cooperation Dialogue
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Akiko Ikuina by a Delegation of Young Cambodian Political Leaders
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto's Visit to Lithuania
- The Award Ceremony of the 18th Japan International MANGA Award
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya at the Sixty-Ninth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
- March 12
- March 11
- March 10
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Eri’s visit to the U.S.
- Invitation Program for young Cambodian politicians and activist to Japan
- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s Meeting with PIF Secretary General Baron Waqa
- President of the Federated States of Micronesia to Visit Japan
- The 31st Asian Export Control Seminar
- Commemorative Event Endorsement Guidelines for the 120th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the Kingdom of Norway in 2025.
- March 7
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- Japan-UK Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Japan-UK Economic 2+2 Joint Press Release
- FY2024 Domestic Public Opinion Survey on Japan’s Diplomacy
- The debts restructuring agreement between Japan and Sri Lanka (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Vanuatu: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Equipment for the Recovery from Earthquake Disaster)”
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (March 7 1:27 PM)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s attendance at the “Pre-TICAD Summit on Infectious Diseases and UHC in Africa”
- Courtesy call on Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi by the Japanese American Leadership Delegation
- The 6th Japan-Australia Cyber Policy Dialogue
- Grant Assistance to Solomon Islands: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for the Improvement of Kilu’ufi Hospital”
- Commencement of Intergovernmental Negotiations for a Social Security Agreement between Japan and Norway
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “The Project for Strengthening Flood and Drought Risk Management in the Lower Mekong Basin”, coordinated with Mekong River Commision (MRC)
- Joint Japan-US Side Event at the 108th Session of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Youth Communicator for a World without Nuclear Weapons
- March 6
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Eri by Inouye Program Delegation
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Matsumoto by Mrs. Retno L. P. Marsudi, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning the provision of bridge repair materials and equipment to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Grant aid “the Economic and Social Development Programme”)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko by Participants of the 9th Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Journalists Exchange Program
- The Second Tokyo International Law Seminar (Overview)
- Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Lammy’s Visit to Japan and the holding of the Japan-UK Economic 2+2 Ministers’ Meeting (“Economic 2+2”)
- Secretary General Baron Waqa of Pacific Islands Forum to Visit Japan
- Reception for 5th Japan Alumni Conference hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII Hisayuki
- The 40th ASEAN-Japan Forum
- International Forum on Acceptance of Foreign Nationals and Their Integration into Japan (held on February 13, 2025)
- March 5
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (March 5 3:45 PM)
- Meeting and Working Dinner between Prime Minister ISHIBA and President MATTARELLA of the Italian Republic
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister Iwaya by the Japanese American Leadership Delegation
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Palau: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for Enhancing Border Management Capacity through the Introduction of the eMRP (Electronic Machine-Readable Passport)”
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “The Project for Promoting Human Security through the Community Economic Development and Livelihood Initiatives in Bangsamoro Region” to the Republic of the Philippines
- Second Call for Application for the “Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons” is now open
- March 4
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- Japan-Mongolia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme” to Mongolia
- Japan-Singapore Vice-Ministerial Policy Dialogue
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (March 4 1:41 PM)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister Mr. FUJII Hisayuki by Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII Hisayuki at the 5th Japan Alumni Conference
- 2025 Invitation Program from Middle East and North Africa Region
- March 3
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- The Election of Judge IWASAWA Yuji as President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ISHIBA by H.E. Ms. Batmunkh BATTSETSEG, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa by the H.E. Ms. Batmunkh BATTSETSEG, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia
- The Fourth Japan-Pakistan Counter Terrorism Consultations