What's New
- March 12
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- 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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- 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
- February 28
- February 27
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Princess Delegates
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (February 27 5:37 PM)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by Ms. Holla Maini, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
- The 9th Japan-UK Cyber Dialogue
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano and H.E. Mr. Damjan Jović, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia
- Ambassador for Mekong Cooperation HAYASHI’s Visit to the Kingdom of Thailand, the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of the Philippines (Result)
- The First Policy Dialogue based on the Japan-Canada Memorandum of Cooperation on Industrial Science and Technology (Overview)
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano by H.E. Mr.Erkinbek OSOEV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Japan
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Ukraine “the Programme for Emergency Recovery (Phase 5)”
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao by Young Leaders of FEALAC (Forum for East Asia - Latin America Cooperation) member countries
- February 26
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- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI's attendance at the Reception hosted by the Embassy of Cyprus in Japan on the occasion of the Handover of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid to the Independent State of Samoa: “the Economic and Social Development Programme” (Installation of Meteorological Observation equipment)
- The 3rd Japan-IFAD Strategic Dialogue
- The 3rd Intergovernmental Consultation on Cooperation between Japan and Slovenia in the Field of Science and Technology
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI’s attendance at the High-Level Segment of the Geneva Conference on Disarmament and the High-Level Segment of the UN Human Rights Council (Results)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to Republic of India
- February 25
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (February 25 3:45 PM)
- Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century (JSPP21) PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE FY 2026 ANNUAL WORK PLAN
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by H.E. Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the Republic of India
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Motegi by Mr. Michael Needham, Counselor and Director of the Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State
- Exchange of views between Vice Minister Funakoshi Takehiro and Mr. Michael Needham, Counselor and Director of the Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs
- February 24
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- G7 leaders’ statement on the war in Ukraine
- Written message from Prime Minister TAKAICHI for Virtual Leaders Meeting of the Coalition of the Willing on Ukraine
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Horii at the commemorative screening on the four years of the Russian aggression against Ukraine
- Demarche by Director-General KANAI of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Chinese Deputy Chief of Mission SHI
- Japan-Germany Summit Telephone Meeting
- Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for Air Services
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (February 24 11:48 AM)
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Signing and Exchange of Notes on "the Project for Strengthening Local Food Supply"
- Visit to Japan by the Rt Hon Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister TAKAICHI to H.E. Mr. JETTEN, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Grant Assistance to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea: Signing and Exchange of Notes on "the Project for Control and Eradication of Poliomyelitis"
- February 23
- February 22
- February 20
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- Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Madagascar in Response to the Damage caused by Cyclone Gezani
- Foreign Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Motegi to the 221st Session of the Diet
- Grant Assistance to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “The Project for the Improvement of Environment for Medical Education”
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. RIVKIN, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Visit of Prof. MATSUMOTO, Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the United States (Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston)
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published passport statistics of the year 2025
- Visit of Ambassador for Mekong Cooperation HAYASHI to Thailand, Cambodia, and the Philippines
- Announcement of Official Logo for the 140th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Argentina
- The Japan-United States Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) (The 31st Plenary Meeting)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (February 20 11:17 AM)
- Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI’s Travel to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- The Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador in charge of Gaza Rebuilding Assistance Mr. OKUBO’s Visit to the United States of America
- February 19
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- Video Message by Prime Minister TAKAICHI at the India AI Impact Summit
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid to the Republic of Fiji: “the Economic and Social Development Programme” (Installation of Health and Medical equipment)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (February 19 12:08 PM)
- Ambassador HAYASHI’s Attendance at the Presentation Ceremony for “the Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship 2025”
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Governors Invited to Japan
- February 18
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- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro (February 18 3:45 PM)
- Regarding the First Batch of Projects under the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative
- Courtesy Call on Mr. OUE, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister by H.E. Mr. Andrew Shearer, Ambassador-Designate of Australia to Japan
- Japan-EU Political Directors Dialogue
- Grant Assistance to the Kingdom of Cambodia: Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “the Project for Promoting Employment of Returning Migrant Workers Affected by the Border Conflict”
- Grant Assistance to the Federated States of Micronesia: Signing and Exchange of Notes on "the Project for Strengthening Maternal Health Care Services at Primary Service Delivery Points"
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Eri by the students participating in the “MIRAI” programme
- Diplomats’ Study Tour in Sumida City
- February 17
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- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya by Ms. Carolina MEJÍA, Mayor of the National District of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Courtesy Call on Special Advisor to the Prime Minister OUE by the Winners of Japanese language speech contests ,Japanese language learners and the Winners of the National Japan Bowl
- Working Dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU and H.E. Ms. GUNNARSDÓTTIR, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
- Exchange of Views between Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI and the G7 Ambassadors to Japan
- Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Przydacz, Secretary of State, Head of International Policy Bureau of the Chancellory of the President of the Republic of Poland
- Congratulatory Letter from Prime Minister TAKAICHI to H.E. Mr. Tarique Rahman, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
- Japan-Iceland Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Grant Assistance to the Kingdom of Thailand: Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “the Project for Strengthening Health Care Services for Displaced Persons from Myanmar in Tak Province"
- Japan-U.S. Extended Deterrence Dialogue
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by Hon. Rhonda, Member of Niue Legislative Assembly
- General Elections in the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- The Nomination of Professor ASADA Masahiko, as the Candidate for the Election to the International Law Commission (ILC) in 2027
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA’s attendance at the National Day Reception of Kosovo
- Visit by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI Arfiya to the Residence of the Ambassador of the United Mexican States to Japan
- February 16
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- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Motegi by a Delegation from Japan Society
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by U.S. Congressional Chiefs of Staff Delegation
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning the Grant Assistance “the Project for Strengthening Cross-Border Cooperation to Combat Transnational Organized Crimes in the Mekong Region”
- Ambassador for Arctic Affairs Attends the Arctic Frontiers Conference 2026
- Presentation of Credentials by Ambassador Maruyama to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)
- February 15
- February 14
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (February 14 6:23 PM)
- Working dinner of the Foreign Ministers of the G4 Countries on UN Security Council Reform
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Attendance at the Munich Security Conference
- Japan-Germany Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- The G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and NATO Secretary General Rutte
- February 13
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- Virtual Trade Ministerial Meeting on Critical Minerals hosted by Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative
- Courtesy Call on Mr. OUE, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister by H.E. Mr. ELETREBY, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Japan
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to New Zealand
- FY2025 Second Public-Private Joint Practical Training for Counter-Terrorism and Anti-Kidnapping Measures (Domestic)
- February 12
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- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “the Project for Livelihoods Recovery and Nutritional Fortification in Communities Affected by the Border Conflict” to the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Japan-Ukraine Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting
- Attendance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU at the reception on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the National Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Ms. Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
- Visit of Ms. Herviou, Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Japan (Results)
- February 10
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- The 32nd Asian Export Control Seminar
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu (February 10 4:39 PM)
- Decision by the Government of Israel regarding the West Bank (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Joint Youth Invitation Program from Israel and Palestine 2026 Part 1
- Grant Assistance to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: Signing and Exchange of Notes on the Project for Strengthening Resilience against Floods and Landslides in Vulnerable Regions (in cooreration with UNICEF)
- A Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Ms. Herviou, Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to New Zealand
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Vanuatu: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for Strengthening Disaster Resilience of Health Care Facilities in Remote Islands”
- Letters issued by Prime Minister TAKAICHI and Foreign Minister MOTEGI on the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Bosnia and Herzegovina
- February 9
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- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “the Project for Strengthening Water Quality Management in the Lower Mekong Basin,” coordinated with Mekong River Commissions (MRC)
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Palau Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme”
- February 6
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- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao and H.E. Mr. Borkhuu DELGERSAIKHAN, Minister of Road and Transport of Mongolia
- The 11th Japan-ROK Director-General Consultations on the Middle East
- Signing of the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement
- OECD-Southeast Asia Policy Roundtable: Strengthening Economic Security for Prosperity in Southeast Asia: Policy Insights from Strategic Industries (Results)
- Grant Aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme”
- Dispatch of Election Observer Mission to the People's Republic of Bangladesh for General Election
- February 5
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s meeting with Under Secretary of State of the United States and the members of the United States Congress
- Additional Measures under the IAEA framework related to the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea (Results)
- JOINT PRESS STATEMENT AMONG THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING FEBRUARY 4 CRITICAL MINERALS MINISTERIAL
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s attendance at the Critical Minerals Ministerial hosted by the Secretary of State of the United States (Outcome)
