What's New
May 24
May 23
- Meeting between Dr. Toshiko Abe, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Dr. Gerhard Dieterle, Executive Director of ITTO
- Japan-China International Development Cooperation Policy Consultation
- Japan-India Summit Telephone Talk
- Dispatch of a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of South Africa
May 22
- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga (May 22, 2019, 4:32 p.m.)
- Foreign Minister Kono pays a Courtesy Call on the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, H.E. Mr. Pellegrini
- Japan-Indonesia Summit Telephone Talk
- Meeting between Dr. Toshiko Abe, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund
- Opinion Poll on Japan
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits Russia (YouTube Video)
May 21
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (May 21, 2019, 10:30 a.m.)
- Commencement of negotiations for the amendment of the tax convention with the Republic of Finland
- Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals
May 20
- Japan- U.S. Foreign Minister’s Telephone Talk
- HELLO KITTY appointed as Special Envoy (Mascot Character) for TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development)
May 19
May 18
- Japan-Afghanistan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (May 18, 2019, 7:33 p.m.)
May 17
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (May 17, 2019, 2:55 p.m.)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by a French navy vessel
- Revision of the Implementation Plan for the International Peace Cooperation Assignments in South Sudan
May 16
- Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century (JSPP21) PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE FY 2019 ANNUAL WORK PLAN
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Tsuji Visits Cuba (Results)
- The Drone Attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Crude Oil facilities (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga)
- Foreign Minister Kono hosted a gathering at the Tokyo Race Course on the occasion of the Victoria Mile
May 15
May 14
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (May 14, 2019, 2:35 p.m.)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Taro Kono by General Robert B. Abrams
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits Saudi Arabia (YouTube Video)
May 13
- The Signing of the Japan-ASEAN Technical Cooperation Agreement
- The National and Provincial Elections in the Republic of South Africa (Statement by Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga)
May 10
May 9
- Full Application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act （Statement by Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga）
- Symposium commemorating the fifth anniversary of Japan's entry into The 1980 Hague Convention
May 8
May 7
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (May 7, 2019, 0:12 p.m.)
- Pardoning of Reuters Journalists in MyanmarPardoning of Reuters Journalists in MyanmarPardoning of Reuters Journalists in Myanmar(Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits the U.S. (YouTube Video)
- The launch of rockets from Gaza (Statement by Press Secretary Takeshi OSUGA)
- Commencement of negotiations for the tax convention with the Hellenic Republic
May 5
May 3
April 28
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (April 28, 2019, 4:12 p.m.)
- Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
April 26
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (April 26, 2019, 1:43 p.m.)
- Adoption of the Reports of the Appellate Body and the Panel on “Korea – Import Bans, and Testing and Certification Requirements for Radionuclides” in the WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures
- Statistics for the Number of Visas Issued in 2018
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
April 25
- Japan-Czech Republic Summit Meeting
- Third “Visegrad Group plus Japan” Summit Meeting
- Japan-Slovakia Summit Meeting
- The 26th Japan-EU Summit
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits China (YouTube Video)
- Suspicion of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of goods by YU SON, North Korean-flagged tanker, and a small vessel of unknown nationality
April 24
April 23
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (April 23, 2019, 11:30 a.m.)
- Emergency Grant Aid for three countries in Southern Africa affected by Cyclone Idai
April 22
- Japanese Language Program for the Members and their Families of the Diplomatic Missions in Tokyo (State Minister Abe’s visit to the class)
- Presidential Election in Ukraine (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Takeshi OSUGA)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka following the terrorist attacks in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to H. E. Mr. Maithripala SIRISENA, President of Sri Lanka following the terrorist attacks in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
April 21
April 19
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (April 19, 2019, 3:53 p.m.)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kono and Defense Minister Iwaya,and U.S. National Security Advisor Bolton
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kono and Former U.S. Secretary of State Albright
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee(Japan-U.S. “2+2”)
- State Visit of President Trump to Japan
- Agreement in Principle on Tax Convention between Japan and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Slovak Republic on Social Security
April 17
- FY2019 Domestic Opinion Survey on Japan’s Diplomacy
- Press Conference by Foreign Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga (April 17, 2019, 4:34 p.m.)
- Signing of Memorandum of Cooperation between Japan and Mongolia on a Basic Framework for Proper Operation of the System pertaining to Foreign Human Resources with the Status of Residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”
April 16
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (April 16, 2019, 3:17 p.m.)
- Submission of the “Kyoto Appeal” by the Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament to Foreign Minister Kono
April 15
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Lunch
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits France (YouTube Video)
- Assistance to Uganda in Developing a Strategic Anti-Poaching Outpost for Elephants
- Study Tour to Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, by the Diplomatic Corps in Japan