What's New October 2026
- October 10
- October 9
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- Sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC)(Message from Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 9 5:33 PM)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKASONE by H.E. Mr. Waleed SIAM, Ambassador, Representative, the Permanent General Mission of Palestine
- IAEA Response and Assistance Network (RANET) Capacity Building Centre’s Workshop on Monitoring during a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency held in Fukushima
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKASONE’s Visit to the Republic of Türkiye as a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister
- Holding of the First Japan-Australia Leadership Dialogue
- Relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Minister of Human Capital of Argentine Republic, Ms. Pettovello
- Attendance by State Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKASONE at the National Day Reception of the Kingdom of Spain
- October 8
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- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Next-Generation Nikkei Leaders
- Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary NAKANISHI by Next-Generation Nikkei Leaders
- U.S. Ambassadors’ and U.S. Government Officials’ Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI
- The First Japan-Australia Strategic Consultation
- Welcome Reception for the Participants of the 66th Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad Hosted by Foreign Minister MOTEGI
- Courtesy Call on State Minister NAKASONE by H.E. Dr. Emmanuel NAVON, Ambassador-Designate of the State of Israel
- The First Japan-Zambia Policy Dialogue
- Working Dinner between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs OZORA and H.E. Dr. Mohamed AL DABIB, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Libya
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs OZORA's attendance at the event on the third commemoration day of the terror attacks by Hamas and others
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs OZORA by H.E. Mr. Waleed SIAM, Ambassador, Representative, the Permanent General Mission of Palestine
- October 7
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (October 7 3:46 PM)
- Congratulatory Remarks by Prime Minister TAKAICHI at the Opening Ceremony of the 66th Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Attendance at the Welcome Reception for the 66th Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad
- ASEAN AI Summit Focus Session
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Landau
- Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework Related to the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea (Results)
- Courtesy Call by H.E. Mr. Ahmed Chafra, Ambassador of Tunisia on State Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKASONE
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA by participants of the "Young Diplomats Invitation Program for NIS (Central Asia and the Caucasus) countries"
- October 6
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- Courtesy Call on the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary NAKANISHI by the Overseas Japanese Press Association
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by the Japan Australia Business Co-operation Committee and the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 6 3:19 PM)
- Emergency Grant for Yemen and Djibouti in Response to the Deterioration of the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen
- Publication of the Results for the IAEA’s Interlaboratory Comparison on the Determination of Radionuclides in ALPS Treated Water
- Dinner between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA and H.E. Dr. Kombos, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Cyprus
- October 5
- October 4
- October 3
- October 2
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- Measures based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act regarding the situation surrounding Ukraine
- Signing of the Protocol Extending and Amending the Agreement between Japan and the U.S. on Cooperation in Research and Development in Science and Technology
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (October 2 4:11 PM)
- Japan–Qatar Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
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75th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Pakistan: Logo Competition 2027
The year 2027 will mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Series of events are being planned to commemorate this milestone as well as to deepen the existing positive relationship between the two countries. We are inviting submissions from the public for a design competition, creating a logo to represent the aforementioned events. The details are as follows:
- 2027 The 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Malaysia Commemorative Logo Contest Guidelines
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s attendance at the G20 Trade Ministerial Meeting (Results)
- October 1
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- Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework Related to the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea
- Video Message from Foreign Minister MOTEGI at the 2026 International Journalists’ Conference Commemorating the Foreign Press Center Japan (FPCJ)’s 50th Anniversary
- Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Call
- The 2nd Meeting of the Japan-Ecuador Economic and Trade Committee
- 2026 IAEA Marine Monitoring
- Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII's attendance at the Welcome Reception for the Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji to Japan
- Signing of the Japan-Germany Memorandum of Cooperation on Assisting Japanese and German Nationals Abroad