What's New
- May 20
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- 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)
- April 30
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- Visit to the Republic of the Philippines by Mrs. ISHIBA Yoshiko, the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan (April 30, 2025)
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to the Philippines (Visit to the Philippine Coast Guard)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA Akiko by H.E. Major General Vetsop Namgyel, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to Japan
- Vice-Minister Funakoshi conveyed GOJ’s position to U.S. Ambassador-Designate George Glass
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to the Philippines (Visit to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels)
- Meeting between Mr. NAKAMURA Ryo, Director-General for Global Issues, and Mr. Haoliang Xu, UN Under-Secretary-General, UNDP Associate Administrator
- Chair of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent to Visit Japan
- Foreign Minister Iwaya's contributions to ARAB NEWS (Saudi Arabia) "The dawning of a new era in Japan-Saudi Arabia relations"
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to the Philippines (Flower Offering at the Japanese Memorial Garden)
- Message by Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, for the 10th Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to the Philippines (Meeting with Representatives of Japanese Companies)
- April 29
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- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Visit to the the Senegal-Japan Vocational and Technical Training Center (CFPT-SJ)
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s meeting with Japanese Nationals and Representatives of Japanese Companies in Senegal
- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s Courtesy call on Prime Minister SONKO of the Republic of Senegal
- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s Courtesy call on President FAYE of the Republic of Senegal
- Japan-Senegal Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Visit to the Republic of the Philippines by Mrs. ISHIBA Yoshiko, the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan (April 29, 2025)
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to the Philippines (Dinner hosted by President Marcos of the Republic of the Philippines)
- Japan-Philippines Summit Meeting
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to Philippines (Meeting with 2nd Generation Nikkei-Jin in the Philippines)
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru's Visit to the Philippines (Flower Offering at Rizal Park)
- Breakfast Meeting between Prime Minister Ishiba and Mrs. Ishiba, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Madam Le Thi Bich Tran
- April 28
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- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Visit to Japan Society
- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s meeting with H.E. Mr. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s participation in the side event on the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons
- Dialogue between Foreign Minister IWAYA and Japanese staff members of international organizations
- Prime Minister Ishiba’s visit to Vietnam-Japan University
- Japan-Vietnam Cooperation Forum on Creating High-Value-Added Industries in High-Tech, Green Transformation (GX), and Semiconductor Industries
- Summit Meeting between Prime Minister Ishiba and Luong Cuong, President of Viet Nam, as well as Tran Thanh Man, President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Statement at the General Debate of the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference
- Activities of Mrs. ISHIBA Yoshiko, the Spouse of Prime Minister of Japan in Viet Nam (April 28, 2025)
- Japan-Viet Nam Summit Meeting
- Summary of the Fifth Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement
- April 27
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- Contributed Article "Japan walks hand in hand with Vietnam's development" by Prime Minister ISHIBA to the Vietnamese newspaper Tuoi Tre (Viet Nam)
- Activities of Mrs. ISHIBA Yoshiko, the Spouse of Prime Minister of Japan in Viet Nam (April 27, 2025)
- Foreign Minister IWAYA Meets with Professor Emeritus Gerald Curtis of Columbia University and Mrs. Midori Curtis
- Exchange of views between Foreign Minister Iwaya and Business Representatives of Japanese companies
- Summit Meeting of Prime Minister Ishiba and Mr. To Lam, General Secretary, Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam
- Visit to Thang Long Industrial Park and Roundtable Discussion with Japanese-affiliated Companies
- April 26
- April 25
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (April 25 11:00 AM)
- Meeting between Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI and H.E. Mr. Lars Løkke RASMUSSEN, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark
- Regarding the Judgement of the Cheongju District Court of the Republic of Korea in the Lawsuit Filed by a Bereaved Family of a Former Comfort Woman (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
- Dispatch of a JICA Expert Team in Response to the Earthquake in Myanmar
- Communication to the Government of the Republic of Korea on Japan’s position regarding a lawsuit in the Republic of Korea filed by a bereaved family of a former comfort woman
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by New Zealand against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship” to the Republic of the Philippines
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia to Visit Japan
- April 24
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- Japan-Luxembourg Summit Meeting and Working Dinner
- Japan-India Summit Telephone Talk
- Japan-Costa Rica Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- The Captains Regent of the Republic of San Marino to Visit Japan
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI’s attendance at the National Day Reception of the Republic of South Africa
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs MATSUMOTO’s attendance at The Netherlands’ King’s Day Reception
- Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru Signed a Condolence Book in honour to His Holiness Pope Francis
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru by Governor Gordon of the State of Wyoming and Governor Grisham of the State of New Mexico, United States of America
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ms. ERI Arfiya by Honorable Danielle SMITH, Premier of Alberta, Canada
- April 23
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (April 23 4:00 PM)
- Japan-Switzerland Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the terrorist attack in Kashmir
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru following the terrorist attack in Kashmir
- The 15th Japan-Iran Human Rights Dialogue
- Meeting between Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI and Vice President Choquehuanca of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
- April 22
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- Visit of Mr. KISHIDA Fumio to Indonesia and Malaysia, as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII by the parliamentary delegation led by Mr. Fernand ETGEN, Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (April 22 4:43 PM)
- Visit to Japan by President of the Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council (CESCE) of the Republic of Chad
- Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the seminar on Japan-India economic security
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Ishiba by Ambassador-Designate George Glass
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi by Ambassador-Designate George Glass
- April 21
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- Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis
- Condolences on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis (Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA and Foreign Minister IWAYA)
- Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the 81st Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Iwaya by Ambassador-Designate George Glass
- Visit to Japan by The Hon. Oneidge WALROND, Minister for Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and Dr. Peter Ronald RAMSAROOP, Chief Investment Officer, Office of the President and Agency Head of the Guyana Office for Investment
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Surangel S. WHIPPS, Jr., President of the Republic of Palau
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Prof. Dr. Ömer BOLAT, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye
- The 6th Japan-Switzerland Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation
- Presentation of a Letter of Appointment as Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs to Dr. SEN Genshitsu
- Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to Visit Japan
- Japan-Netherlands Summit Meeting and Working Lunch