What's New March 2026
- March 24
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- Working Dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII and Minister Romero of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Japan-Philippines Summit Telephone Meeting
- The second meeting under “Strategic Partnership Framework between Japan and MERCOSUR”
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (March 24 4:28 PM)
- Japan-Malaysia Summit Telephone Meeting
- Japan-Marshall Islands Summit Telephone meeting
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by H.E. Mr. Ermal MUÇA, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Japan
- March 23
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- Courtsey Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Toussaint, Director-General for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Jamal bin Hassan Al-Moosawi, Secretary-General of the Oman National Museum
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- March 22
- March 20
- March 19
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- Exchange of Views between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and the Honorable Vice President J.D. Vance
- Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting and Dinner Reception
- Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan on the Strait of Hormuz
- The 2nd Council Meeting of the Public-Private Platform of Latin American and the Caribbean Infrastructure Development Alliance (PLACIDA) FY2025 Activity Report and Future Policy Directions
- Grant Assistance to the Kingdom of Cambodia: Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “the Project for the Expantion of Water Supply System in Ta Kmau”
- Asia Energy Security Seminar 2026
- March 18
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by Ms. Ragnheiður Árnadóttir, Director of the Organisation for Economic and Co-operation and Development Development Centre
- Japan-Singapore Summit Meeting
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Students Participating in the "Think of Okinawa’s Future in the United States" (TOFU) Program
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by Students Participating in the "Think of Okinawa's Future in the United States" (TOFU) Program
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano and Hon. Major General K.P. Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.), Deputy Minister of Defence, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by H.E. Mr. Farid TALIBOV, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Ms. Duncan, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Embassy of New Zealand in Japan
- The Japan-ROK Consultation on Latin America and the Caribbean (Results)
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to the U.S.
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s Visit to the U.S.
- The 9th Meeting of the Advisory Board for Promoting Science and Technology Diplomacy
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. ELJI, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by the Delegation of Young Cambodian Political Leaders
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by AI Policy Officials from the Global South
- March 17
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- Courtesy Call on Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE by Asian American Youth
- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (March 17 5:33 PM)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Dr. Abdelmoneim, President of Médecins Sans Frontières International
- Establishment of the International Peace Mediation Unit
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Permanent Representatives of African countries to the UN.
- The 39th Meeting of the Committee for the Promotion of the Declassification of Diplomatic Records
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Public-Private Event to Counter North Korea’s Cyber Threats in Europe
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO by Permanent Representatives of African countries to the UN
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by H.E. Ms. Melba Pría, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States to Japan
- March 16
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- Japan-United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Japan–Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting
- Reception Hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU to Commemorate "the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Bhutan and the Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Tobgay of Bhutan"
- The 1st Meeting of the Expert Panel on Strategic Development Cooperation Implementation System (Summary)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by H. E. Mr. Jacobo Cuyún, Ambassador designate of the Republic of Guatemala to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Inouye Program Delegation
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by the ASEAN Committee in Tokyo (ACT)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministries’ Official Telephone Meeting on North Korea
- Courtesy Call by State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU on H.E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Venhuizen, Lieutenant Governor of the State of South Dakota, the U.S.
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the closing ceremony of the “2nd in-person meeting of the Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group”
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. WONG, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of the Republic of Singapore
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister ONISHI by Asian American Youth
- JENESYS 2025 Invitation Program for young Cambodian politicians and activist to Japan
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Lou Kim Chhun, Chairman and CEO of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, Kingdom of Cambodia
- Japan and the EU hold the 6th meeting of the Joint Committee of the Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA)
- March 13
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- Japan-Bhutan Summit Meeting
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s attendance at the St Patrick’s Day Reception
- Opinion Poll on Japan in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- Agreement in Principle on New Tax Convention between Japan and the Czech Republic
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by the delegation of members of Business Co-operation Committees of Japan and India
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, and Mrs. Macron
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. HORII and Hon. Ralph REGENVANU, Minister for Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and National Disaster Management of the Republic of Vanuatu
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (March 13 12:01 PM)
- Publication of the White Paper on Development Cooperation 2025
- Visit to Japan of Mr. Prabowo, President of the Republic of Indonesia
- Government Procurement Seminar for Fiscal Year 2026
- March 12
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- Meeting Between Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA and Ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member Countries to Japan
- Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA hosts “Iftar”
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO by the UK members of Japan-UK 21st Century Group
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO Kei by H.E. Ambassador Lise Gregoire-van Haaren, Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform (IGN)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Co-Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform (IGN)
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs HRII, at the Ceremony for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS 16th/17th Logistics and Aviation Staff Officers)
- A Courtesy Call on Prof. MATSUMOTO Yoichiro, Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, by the Jalisco State Delegation of the United States of Mexico
- G7 Leaders’ Online Meeting
- March 11
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (March 11 3:45 PM)
- The Collective Release of Oil Stocks by International Energy Agency (IEA) Member Countries (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu)
- The 20th Asia Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP)
- Overview of the Strategic Practitioner Invitation Program (Invitation of Young Diplomats from Central Asia and Caucasus) for FY 2025
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Attendance at the Iftar Reception to Commemorate the 42nd Anniversary of Brunei Darussalam’s National Day
- The 25th invitation program for Young Leaders of FEALAC (Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation)
- March 10
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- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by Japanese American Leaders
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by Japanese American Leaders
- Working Level Meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Ambassador George Glass
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (March 10 4:58 PM)
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by Mr. Kishore, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by the Norwegian Parliamentary Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP) and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)
- March 9
- March 6
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- Japan-Canada Summit Meeting
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to India
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (March 6 6:47 PM)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the reception on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Ghana
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by the government officials from the Western Balkan region and the Republic of Slovenia
- The Election of the House of Representatives of Nepal (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- FY2025 Domestic Public Opinion Survey on Japan’s Diplomacy
- Japan-Israel Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting
- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA to Nepal
- Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission (Member of the House of Representatives MATSUSHIMA) to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of Chile
- March 5
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- 14th Tokyo Dialogue of "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue on "Preservation of Traditional Culture and Its Use for Industrial Development and International Activities"
- Working Dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU and H.E. Shekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary General
- Japan-Germany Summit Telephone Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy of the United Arab Emirates to Japan
- Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN
- Courtesy Call on State Minister KUNIMITSU by the delegation of Members of Indian Parliament
- Courtesy call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO Kei by H.E. Radmila Shekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary General
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Mr. Thiel, Co-Founder and Chairman, Palantir Technologies Inc.
- Seminar on Japan's Implementation of the 1980 Hague Convention for Diplomatic Missions in Tokyo
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Dr. Julio Frenk, Chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy of the United Arab Emirates to Japan
- Visit of the Prime Minister of Bhutan and Mrs. Doma to Japan
- Delisting of One Entity Designated for Asset Freezing and Other Measures against Terrorists and Others
- The 32nd High-Level Consultations between the United Nations University and Relevant Ministries
- March 4
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (March 4 3:45 PM)
- The Award Ceremony of the 19th Japan International MANGA Award
- Japan–Qatar Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Shekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary General
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by the Honourable Raymonde GAGNÉ, Speaker of the Senate of Canada
- Signing of the Japan-Canada Memorandum of Cooperation on Assisting Japanese and Canadian Nationals Abroad
- Reception for 6th Japan Alumni Conference hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to India
- Logo Mark Selected for the 70th Anniversary of Japan-Tunisia Diplomatic Relations
- March 3
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- Overview of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue Practitioners' Meeting (AI) for FY 2025
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (March 3 5:45 PM)
- The 17th Japan-ROK High-Level Economic Consultations
- Japan-Omani Foreign Ministers’ Telephone talk
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by H.E. Mr. Farhod SALIM, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to Japan
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid to the Independent State of Samoa and the Republic of Fiji: “the Project for the Prevention Measures against Drug Use among Children and Youth”
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Co-Chairs of the Canada Japan Interparliamentary Group
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s attendance at the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 International Women’s Day Commemorative Project “Unstereotype Exhibition”
- Visit to the Republic of Indonesia by Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. AKAHORI Takeshi
- March 2
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- Reception to Celebrate His Majesty the Emperor’s Birthday Hosted by Foreign Minister MOTEGI and Mrs. MOTEGI
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Meetings with Ambassadors of Middle Eastern Countries to Japan
- Global Business Seminar “Program for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan 2025”
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Ms. Monika SIMONYAN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Japan
- The 7th Meeting of the Joint Committee Established under the Japan-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
- Visit to Japan by Mr. TOE, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by Former Australian Prisoners of War-Related Delegation
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s attendance at the 6th Japan Alumni Conference
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to Hawaii
- Visit of State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII to India
- March 1
