What's New May 2026
- May 25
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the Reception of the Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Dinner
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s attendance at Africa Day Celebration (Summary)
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE’s Visit to Papua New Guinea and Tonga
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA at the Opening Ceremony of “Lao Festival 2026”
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki at the Opening Ceremony of the “Mt. Manaslu Summit 2026”
- May 24
- May 23
- May 22
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Attends the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations Meeting (Foreign Ministers’ Meeting)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the “Completion Ceremony and Farewell Party for the Japanese-Language Program for Foreign Service Officers and Public Officials”
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 22 4:03 PM)
- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Japan-Albania Summit Meeting
- Japan-Laos Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by H.E. Mr. Thongsavan Phomvihane, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos
- Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework Related to the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea
- May 21
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- The 48th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 48) (Results)
- Third round of negotiations after the resumption of negotiations for Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by BIGOT, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Mr. ABUBAKR Raffa, Director of the Office of the Deputy Minister of Defense of Libya
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. Alexander KHVTISIASHVILI, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
- Meeting between State-Minister KUNIMITSU and H.E. Mr. João Jorge Matlombe, Minister of Transport and Logistics of Mozambique
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister SHIMADA’s Attendance at the Reception of the National Constitution day of the Republic of Poland
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Mr. Gatete, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the opening ceremony of the Kokugakuin University Museum Special Exhibition “Celebrating 160 Years of Amity between Belgium and Japan - A Journey of Artistic and Knowledge Exchanges -”
- May 20
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (May 20 3:44 PM)
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Attendance at Japan UNESCO 75th Anniversary Celebration Forum
- Exchange of views between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and heads of international organizations
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the reception on the occasion of the 54th Cameroon National Unity Day Celebration
- Luncheon Hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU with Dr. Fuat Oktay, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr. Ivan SURKOŠ, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Japan
- May 19
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- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Julio Eduardo OROZCO, Vice-Minister of Foreign Relations of Guatemala
- Japan-ROK Summit Meeting
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 19 3:14 PM)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU 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)
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI and the President of the Eleventh NPT Review Conference
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI at the 11th NPT Review Conference
- May 18
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- Announcement of the commemorative logo for the 70th Anniversary of Japan’s admission to the United Nations
- The first Japan-Brazil Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue
- Reception hosted by Prime Minister TAKAICHI for the heads of UN agencies and others visiting Japan
- Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and United Nations Secretary-General Guterres
- Signing of the Japan-Brazil Memorandum of Cooperation on Assisting Japanese and Brazilian Nationals Abroad
- Luncheon Meeting Hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. Christian F. Saunders Commissioner-General ad interim of the UNRWA
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Attendance at the 2026 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Overseas Training Cruise Crew Departure Ceremony
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the National Day and 90th Anniversary of Japanese Immigration Reception hosted by the Embassy of Paraguay in Tokyo
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs, HORII, and by Mr. Lacroix., Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, the United Nations
- Attendance of Foreign Minister MOTEGI at the symposium“Celebrating 70: Japan-UN Cooperation, EXPO 2025, and the Future of Multilateralism”
- May 15
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- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk
- Formation of a New Government in Iraq (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- 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 State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- The 4th Japan-OHCHR Policy Consultation (Results)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 15 3:06 PM)
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. SHIMADA Tomoaki, at the General Meeting of COCN
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s Visit to the United States and Suriname
- Diplomats’ Study Tour in Yugawara Town, Kanagawa Prefecture
- 140th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand Diplomatic Relations Logo Competition
- Ambassador-at-Large for Cooperation on International Law
- May 14
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 14 1:25 PM)
- Parliamenrary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s Visit to Djibouti and Uganda
- Visit to Japan by United Nations Secretary-General Guterres
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Governor Gordon of the State of Wyoming and Governor Grisham of the State of New Mexico, United States
- The 2nd Japan-EU Security and Defence Dialogue
- Passage through the Strait of Hormuz by a Japan-related vessel
- Seminar on the Central America and Caribbean Region in the framework of Public-Private Platform of Latin American and the Caribbean Infrastructure Development Alliance (PLACIDA)
- The 8th Japan-Republic of Korea Counter-Terrorism Consultation
- May 13
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (May 13 3:31 PM)
- Meeting between Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA and H.E. Mr. DORJKHAND, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary OZAKI by Governor Gordon of the State of Wyoming and Governor Lujan=Grisham of the State of New Mexico, United States
- Visit to Japan of Mr. Vieira, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the reception to celebrate Europe Day hosted by Delegation of the European Union to Japan
- The 5th Consular Consultations between Japan and the Philippines
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by the delegation of Members of Chamber of Deputies of the United Mexican States
- May 12
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- Meeting and working dinner between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and OECD Secretary-General Cormann
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Ms. Olga KLIAMAKI, Ambassador-designated of the Hellenic Republic to Japan
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Mr. Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Ms. Eziakonwa, Assitant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Lunch between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya and H.E. Dr. Aurelijus ZYKAS, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Japan
- Visit to the Embassy of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in Japan by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (May 12 12:00 PM)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s attendance at the 48th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM48) (Results)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s attendance at the Reception in Celebration of the World Portuguese Day and the 30th Anniversary of the CPLP
- Statement by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae on Their Majesties’ Visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Belgium
- May 11
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- Vice-Minister Foreign for Affairs Funakoshi’s Travel to India
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by foreign partners in the field of peace mediation
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. SHIMADA Tomoaki, at the opening ceremony of the 26th Thai Festival Tokyo
- Disembarkation of a Japanese national from a cruise ship where Hantavirus cases had been identified and Cooperation by the UK Government
- May 8
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. ONG Eng Chuan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to Japan
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by H.E. Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
- Japan-Morocco Foreign Ministers’ Video Teleconference Meeting
- Vice Minister FUNAKOSHI’s Travel to India
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Ms. Alcalde, Director-General, International Planned Parenthood Federation
- May 7
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI 's Visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Visit of State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII to Canada
- The Seventh Japan-EU High-Level Economic Dialogue
- Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA Tomoaki, at the Opening Ceremony of the “10th Cambodia Festival 2026”
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Visit to Hirosima City
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting (Results)
- May 5
- May 4
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- Japan-Australia Summit Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI's visit to the Canberra Nara Peace Park
- Courtesy call on Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia by Prime Minister TAKAICHI
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s visit to the Australian War Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier
- Japan-Australia Leaders’ Meeting and Signing Ceremony
- May 3
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- Courtesy Call on H.E. Dr. Ruto, President of Kenya by Foreign Minister MOTEGI
- Africa Policy Speech by Foreign Minister MOTEGI “Shaping the Future of Japan-Africa Relations through a Free and Open Indo-Pacific”
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Luncheon meeting with Japanese business representatives in Kenya
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Kenya “the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship”
- Japan-Kenya Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- May 2
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- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI Attends the Conferral Ceremony and a Dinner Hosted by Prime Minister Hung
- Laying wreaths at Monument to Heroic Martyrs and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae
- Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and H.E. Mr. Tran Thanh Man, President of the National Assembly of Viet Nam
- Foreign Policy Speech by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae
- Japan-Viet Nam Summit Meeting and Luncheon between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and H.E. Mr. To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Viet Nam
- Japan-Viet Nam Summit Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Attendance at the G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting (Results)
- The Updated “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)”
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s visit to the Josina Machel Hospital
- May 1
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- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Roundtable with Japanese residents in Angola
- Wreath-laying by Foreign Minister MOTEGI at Agostinho Neto Memorial
- Japan-Angola Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Lunch
- The Situation in Myanmar (Treatment of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and others)(Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Mr. KISHIDA’s Visit to the Philippines, as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister (visiting the Batangas LNG Terminal and exchanging views with ASEAN Business Advisory Council, etc.)
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. João Manuel Gonçalves LOURENÇO, President of Angola by Foreign Minister MOTEGI
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII and former JET Programme participants from the Embassy of Canada in Japan
- 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland in 2027 Logo Contest
- 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
- Publication of the Report on the Analytical Results of the Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework related to the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea
- Publication of the IAEA Report on the Review of Handling ALPS Treated Water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
- Open Briefing of the United Nations Security Council on North Korea
- Joint Statement on Education and Non-proliferation at the Eleventh NPT Reviw Conference
