What's New May 2025
- May 31
- May 30
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- Japan-France Vice Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Cambodia Summit Meeting and Working Dinner
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister Ishiba by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Chi Dung, Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
- Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic to Visit Japan
- The Sixth Japan-China Foreign Press Secretary Consultations
- Visit of IAEA Officials and International Experts for a Review on the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water from TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea (Results)
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister IWAYA by Dr. Michael Green, CEO of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney
- Partial lifting of “asset freezing and other measures imposed on Syrian President Al-Assad and related individuals and entities”
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Lunch
- Special Advisor to Prime Minister Nagashima’s Visit to Hawaii
- President of the Republic of Lithuania to Visit Japan
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (May 30 10:56 AM)
- Technical consultations between the authorities of Japan and China on the resumption of exports of Japanese aquatic products to China
- May 29
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- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa by Hon. Enrique A. Manalo, Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines
- Release of the First Report of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT)
- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s Attendance at the Nikkei Forum 30th “The Future of Asia” Welcoming Dinner
- Japan-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister IWAYA from the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Miyaji by Mr. Yau (丘應樺), Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Japan-Tanzania Summit Meeting
- Meeting and Working Lunch between Prime Minister Ishiba and H.H. Sheikh Sabah Khalid Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait
- Japan-Laos Summit Meeting
- Visa Waiver Measure for Nationals of the Republic of Paraguay
- Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of the Kingdom of Belgium to Visit Japan
- May 28
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- Meeting between Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa and H.E. Mr. GAN Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry of the Republic of Singapore
- Signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania on the Joint Crediting Mechanism
- Japan-Philippines Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Working Lunch
- Japan-Cambodia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Meeting between Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan and His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
- The Sixth Japan-China Foreign Press Secretary Consultations
- Japan-Montenegro Summit Meeting and Working Lunch
- Vice Minister Funakoshi’s Travel to France
- May 27
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- Message from Prime Minister Ishiba and attendance of Minister Iwaya at the Africa Day Reception 2025
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA by Dr. Khaled El-Anany, Former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt
- Meeting between Foreign Minister IWAYA and Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- The 15th Japan-Iran Director-General Consultation
- Meeting between Prime Minister Ishiba and H.E. Ms. Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (May 27 1:57 PM)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Lise Meitner Programme (LMP)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ISHIBA by Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- The 25th Japan-Germany Joint Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology
- May 26
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- Japan-Italy Summit Telephone Meeting
- President Thongloun of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to Visit Japan
- Visit to Japan of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the Interim Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Appointment of Ms. AIKAWA Nanase as "Goodwill Ambassador for Japan-Brazil Friendship Exchange Year"
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs MATSUMOTO’s attendance at “The Independence Day of Georgia Reception”
- Handover Ceremony of OSA (Official Security Assistance) FY2023 Project for the Republic of Fiji
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Prof. Dr. Pratikno, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Espen Barth EIDE, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA by the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources
- May 24
- May 23
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- Signing of the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia(Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (May 23 5:05 PM)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa by H.E. Mr. Nuriddin ISMOILOV, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Prime Minister of Montenegro to Visit Japan
- Visit of Ms. Melissa Fleming, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications to Japan
- The Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait to visit Japan
- Delisting one individual Designated for Asset Freezing and Other Measures against Terrorists and Others
- Prime Minister ISHIBA’s telephone meeting withH.E. Mr. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- May 22
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Matsumoto by Ms. Kanni Wignaraja, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for Raisina Tokyo
- Telephone Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI and His Highness Prince Mired of Jordan
- Meeting between Prime Minister Ishiba and President Sulyok of Hungary
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII by Ms. Kirsi Madi, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women
- Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. FUNAKOSHI summons Mr. Gilad Cohen, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Japan
- Japan-Nepal Foreign Minister’s Meeting
- Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the UK’s “Musubi” Initiative
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA by an All-Party Delegation of Hon'ble Members of Parliament of India
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi by Students of Harvard Kennedy School
- May 21
- May 20
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- Japan-Bulgaria Summit Meeting and Working Dinner
- Japan-Paraguay Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA by General Xavier T. Brunson
- Japan-Germany Summit Telephone Meeting
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (May 20 4:59 PM)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ms. ERI Arfiya by Dr. Robin GEISS, Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
- His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg to Visit Japan
- Visit of IAEA officials and international experts for a review on the discharge of ALPS treated water from TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea
- Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission (Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya) to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of Ecuador
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Coordinating Secretariat Meeting
- May 19
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- Japan-Latvia Summit Meeting
- Japan-Germany Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting
- The President of Iceland to Visit Japan
- The 12th Japan-Iran Consultation on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues
- Visit to Japan of Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, and H. E. Dr. PICH Chanmony Hun Manet
- Visit to Japan by Ms. Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Response to the Joint Communication from six Special Rapporteurs from the Government of Japan concerning ALPS treated water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
- May 18
- May 17
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- Letter of Condolences by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the Passing of Former President José MUJICA of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko
- Vice Minister Funakoshi’s Travel to the United States
- May 16
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko’s statement at the “Sagarmatha Sambaad”
- 2025 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (May 16 4:19 PM)
- Provision of emergency relief kits to schools affected by the earthquake in Myanmar (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)
- Ambassador on Special Mission ASO to attend the Solemn Ceremony of the Inauguration of the Pontificate for His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
- 10th STI Forum
- May 15
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- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII to the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial
- Japan-Chile Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Ishiba by The Elders
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa by H.E. Mr. Alberto Leo VAN KLAVEREN STROK, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chile
- The 6th Japan-Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Level Consultation
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ms. ERI Arfiya by H.E. Mr. Esteban MARZORATI, Secretary of Industry and Trade of the Ministry of Economy of the Argentine Republic
- May 14
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- President of the Republic of Austria to Visit Japan
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by H.E. Mr. Gideon SA’AR, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Ahn Dukgeun, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of Republic of Korea
- Vice Minister Funakoshi’s Travel to the United States
- New Movement by China Concerning Unilateral Development of Natural Resources in the East China Sea
- President of the Republic of Bulgaria to Visit Japan
- May 13
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- Meeting, Joint Press Statement and Working Dinner between Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Japan-Israel Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (May 13 4:41 PM)
- H.M. The King of the Netherlands to Visit Japan
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Gideon SA’AR, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ISHIBA by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Japan-Iran Vice-Ministerial Consultation
- May 12
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- Visit to Japan by Mr. Jordi Hereu, Minister of Industry and Tourism of The Kingdom of Spain
- Japan- Guinea-Bissau Summit Meeting
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms.IKUINA Akiko, at the Opening Ceremony of the 25th Thai Festival Tokyo
- Japan-Thailand Exchange of Knowledge and Experience on Countering Disinformation and Misinformation
- President of the Republic of Paraguay and Mrs. OCAMPOS to visit Japan
- The President of the Republic of Latvia to Visit Japan
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- May 11
- May 10
- May 9
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- G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on India and Pakistan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Matsumoto by Ms. Susan Brown, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (May 9 5:01 PM)
- The 14th Japan-UNDP Strategic Dialogue
- Japan-Jordan Foreign Minister’s meeting
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ms. ERI Arfiya by H.E. Ms. Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Number of Japanese Visas Issued in 2024
- Japan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Provision of emergency relief kit to schools affected by the earthquake in Myanmar (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Palau Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for the Improvement of Water Supply System in Koror and Airai States”
- Meeting between Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI and H.E. Mr. Ayman Al Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau to Visit Japan
- May 8
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- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye
- The 6th Japan-EU High-Level Economic Dialogue
- Japan-Australia Summit Telephone Meeting
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministries’ Official Telephone Talk on North Korea
- Meeting between Prime Minister Ishiba and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II
- Message of condolence by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye
- H.M. The King of Sweden to Visit Japan
- May 7
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- Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- The Situation in Kashmir (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
- Congratulatory Letter from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi to Foreign Minister Wadephul of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Meeting between Mr. FUJII Hisayuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Nuno Sampaio, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Portuguese Republic
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Gabriel BORIC FONT, President of the Republic of Chile
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru to Chancellor Merz of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI to the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Djibouti (Results)
- Visit of Mr. EJIMA Kiyoshi, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, to the Gabonese Republic
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. MIYAJI Takuma, at the Opening Ceremony of the "Cambodia Festival 2025"
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Fiji: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Disaster Response Vessel)”
- May 6
- May 5
- May 4
- May 3
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- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Meeting with Dr. Moïsi, Special Advisor to the Institut Montaigne and his visit to the Maison du Japon of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, the Japan Cultural Institute in Paris and the Guimet Museum
- Protest by Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI Takehiro to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao
- Exchange of views between Foreign Minister Iwaya and Business Representatives of Japanese companies in France
- Protest regarding the Intrusion of a China Coast Guard Vessel’s helicopter into Japan’s Territorial Airspace
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister ISHIBA to the Hon. Anthony Albanese, MP, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia
- May 2
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- Meeting between Foreign Minister IWAYA and H.E. Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Bayrou by Foreign Minister Iwaya
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Luncheon Meeting
- Japan-Canada Summit Telephone Talk
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Sheikh Bashir Uddin, Advisor for Commerce of Bangladesh
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency and the holding of the 6th Japan-EU High-Level Economic Dialogue
- Japan-U.S. Consultation on U.S. Tariff Measures
- Commemorative Event Endorsement Guidelines for the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Malta in 2025.
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Italy against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- May 1
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII by H.E. Mr. Teimuraz LEZHAVA, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Japan
- Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Iwaya and GCC Secretary General Budaiwi
- Visit to Japan by Ms. Dalila Rodrigues, Minister of Culture of the Portuguese Republic
- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Delivery of emergency relief kits to schools affected by the earthquake in Myanmar (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)