Foreign Policy News

September 20, 2019

Prime Minister Abe Visits the United States of America and Belgium

September 20, 2019

Foreign Minister Motegi Attends the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

September 5, 2019

Prime Minister Abe Attends Eastern Economic Forum in Russia

August 31, 2019

The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7)

August 26, 2019

G7 Summit 2019 in Biarritz

August 21, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits China

August 16, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Europe

August 8, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono's Attendance at ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings and Visits Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pacific Islands

July 24, 2019

Videos on Japan's Foreign Policy

June 29, 2019

G20 Osaka Summit

July 24, 2019

Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine (Statement by Press Secretary)

July 17, 2019

Meeting on IT policy between representatives of the Presidential Office and Japanese business

June 24, 2019

Ambassador Kurai held a meeting with the Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan

June 20, 2019

Deputy Head of Mission Kazuya Otsuka visited Zaporizhzhia region

June 14, 2019

Ambassador Kurai visited Kremenchuk city (visit to JTI factory and meeting with Kremenchuk City Mayor)

June 4, 2019

Ambassador Kurai met with Chornobyl Association of People's Deputies of Ukraine

May 23, 2019

Ambassador Kurai participated in the handover ceremony for Toyota RAV4 vehicles held by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources

May 17, 2019

Ambassador Kurai held a meeting with the Minister of Finance Oksana Markarova

May 16, 2019

Ambassador Kurai took part in a press conference on Japan’s new recovery assistance for Eastern Ukraine through international organizations

May 14, 2019

Deputy Head of Mission Kazuya Otsuka participated in the handover ceremony for Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV vehicles held by the Ministry of Interior

May 14, 2019

Ambassador Kurai visited Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant

May 8, 2019

Deputy Head of Mission Kazuya Otsuka attended the MOU signing ceremony between JASIPA and IT Ukraine Association

May 7, 2019

Signing of the Greeting Book for the Enthronement of New Emperor

May 3, 2019

Ambassador Kurai held a meeting with the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Ostap Semerak

April 22, 2019

Presidential Election in Ukraine (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary)

April 21, 2019

Ambassador Kurai observes the second round of Ukraine’s presidential election and discusses with Ms. Slipachuk, Chairperson of the Central Election Commission

April 18, 2019

Signing Ceremony for the Grant Aid Project under the Economic and Social Development Programme FY 2018

April 10, 2019

Ambassador Kurai visited Donetsk and Luhansk regions

March 22, 2019

Signing ceremony for Grass Roots (KUSANONE) Human Security Projects FY2018

March 7, 2019

Reception to promote tourism to Japan and appointing Daria Bilodid as Goodwill Ambassador for tourism

March 5, 2019

Ambassador Kurai paid a courtesy visit on the First Vice Prime Minister - Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv

March 4, 2019

Job Opening for 1(one) Kusanone Grant Assistance Programme Coordinator (PDF) (139KB)

March 1, 2019

Ambassador Kurai met with the Acting Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Olga Trofimtseva

February 21, 2019

Ambassador Kurai paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Interior Arsen Avakov

February 20, 2019

Ambassador Kurai paid a courtesy call on the Vice Prime Minister-Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine Hennadii Zubko

December 14, 2018

Ambassador Sumi met with the Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman on the occasion of completion of his diplomatic mission

December 14, 2018

Ambassador Sumi participated in the handover ceremony for the digital radio communication system provided to the National Police of Ukraine

December 13, 2018

Ambassador Sumi held a meeting with the Acting Minister of Health Ulana Suprun

December 11, 2018

Ambassador Sumi held a meeting with the Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Regional Development, Building and Housing of Ukraine Hennadii Zubko

November 13, 2018

Statement on so-called "elections" held by "DPR" and "LPR"

November 13, 2018

Ambassador Sumi visited Ternopil region

November 7, 2018

Statement on so-called "elections" announced by "DPR" and "LPR"

November 5, 2018

Ambassador Sumi visited Donetsk and Luhansk regions

November 2, 2018

Reception to support Japan’s candidacy for hosting World Expo 2025

October 16, 2018

Ambassador Sumi met with the Former Vice Prime Minister of Slovakia Ivan Miklos

October 5, 2018

Ambassador Sumi held a meeting with the Minister of Temporarily Occupied Territories and IDPs Vadym Chernysh

October 2, 2018

Ambassador Sumi held a meeting with Minister of Defence Poltorak

September 29, 2018

Ambassador Sumi visited Kharkiv

September 27, 2018

Ambassador Sumi participated in a signing ceremony for the Japan-funded assistance project to be implemented by the World Bank

September 25, 2018

6th GUAM-Japan Ministerial Meeting Joint Press Release (PDF) (155KB)

September 24, 2018

Ambassador Sumi participated in a seminar on promotion of Ukrainian honey export to Japan

September 7, 2018

Ambassador Sumi spoke at the opening ceremony of the “Japan Day”

September 5, 2018

Ambassador Sumi participated in the opening ceremony of a grain elevator of the Kivshovata Agro LLC

September 3, 2018

A concert of famous Japanese pianist Fuzjko Hemming was held at the residence of Ambassador Sumi

August 28, 2018

Ambassador Sumi and his spouse held a meeting for the participants of the Japanese Government educational programs

July 23, 2018

Ambassador Sumi visited the fields of Kivshovata Agro LLC in the southern part of Kyiv region

July 20, 2018

Ambassador visited Ferrexpo’s Poltava Mining Complex

July 9, 2018

Evening with representatives of the National Opera & Ballet House of Ukraine

July 6, 2018

Ambassador Sumi met HE Mr. & Mrs. Hennadiy Zubko, Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Regional Development, Building and Housing of Ukraine

July 4, 2018

Ambassador Sumi attended a signing ceremony of MoU on modernization of turbine equipment between Toshiba and Turboatom

June 29, 2018

Statement by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Manabu HORII, Ukraine Reform Conference in Copenhagen (PDF) (36KB)

June 26, 2018

Ambassador Sumi and his wife met with the President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Serhii Bubka and others

June 19, 2018

Ambassador Sumi visited UNDP project sites in Donetsk region

June 19, 2018

Ambassador Sumi visited Sviatohirsk Lavra

June 18, 2018

Ambassador Sumi visited Donetsk region together with UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Agnes Chan

June 14, 2018

Ambassador Sumi visits the International Training Center of the National Guard of Ukraine

June 7, 2018

Ambassador Sumi and his spouse held a reception for the graduates of the Kiev State Choreographic College

June 2, 2018

Ambassador Sumi and his spouse took part in the Olympic Day sport event

May 31, 2018

Ambassador Sumi held a meeting with the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Ostap Semerak

May 29, 2018

Presentation and reception to promote tourism to Japan

May 26, 2018

Photo session of Ballet Artists of the National Opera Theatre of Ukraine

May 24, 2018

Hand-over ceremony of the Project for Improving Training Environment at the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation within the Kusanone Grant Assistance Program in culture field for the year 2016

May 21, 2018

Ambassador Sumi planted sakura trees at the Higher Spiritual Seminary of Kyiv-Zhytomyr Diocese

May 17, 2018

Deputy Head of Mission Michio Harada visited Donetsk and Luhansk regions

May 16, 2018

Job Opening for 1 (one) Diplomatic Service Assistant　(Temporary) in Political Section (PDF) (52KB)

May 15, 2018

Ambassador Sumi gave a lecture for the students of the National University of Ostroh Academy

May 7, 2018

Ambassador Sumi held a working dinner with the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Ostap Semerak

May 4, 2018

Ambassador Sumi’s visit to Donetsk and Luhansk regions

April 27, 2018

Sakura blossom party was held near the National Opera House of Ukraine

April 27, 2018

Ceremony of planting sakura trees was held in St. Mykhaylo Golden Dome Monastery

April 26, 2018

First ambassador of Ukraine to Japan Mykhailo Dashkevych receives the Order of the Rising Sun

April 24, 2018

The Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine Harada Michio visited Uzhhorod

April 23, 2018

Ambassador Sumi and his wife held a dinner with Patriarch Filaret

April 21, 2018

Ambassador Sumi and his wife attanded Spring Festival in Zhytomyr

March 27, 2018

Deputy Head of Mission Michio Harada visited Kharkiv

March 26, 2018

Ambassador Sumi and his wife held a dinner for representatives of the National Opera of Ukraine

March 19, 2018

Ambassador Sumi meets the Minister of Culture of Ukraine Yevhen Nyshchuk

March 15, 2018

Ceremony of grant contracts signing for Grass Roots (KUSANONE) Human Security Projects 2018, 2nd stage

March 15, 2018

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov

March 12, 2018

Order of the Rising Sun award ceremony for professor of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Univercity Mr. Volodymyr Rezanenko

March 1, 2018

The wife of Ambassador Sumi presented traditional Japanese festival called “hinamatsuri” or Girl’s Day

February 22, 2018

Ambassador Sumi participated in the International Conference "NSDI: Towards Data Society"

February 19, 2018

Ambassador Sumi participated in a press briefing devoted to Japan’s new assistance through international organizations

February 16, 2018

Ambassador Sumi participated in the opening ceremony of IT job fair

February 13, 2018

Ambassador Sumi met with the Head of Donetsk Regional State Administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi

February 13, 2018

Handover Ceremony of “The Project for Improvement of Educational Environment in Yuriivka District” Implemented Within the Framework of KUSANONE Grant Assistance Program in 2015

February 13, 2018

Handover Ceremony of “The Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment in Lozova City Hospital” Implemented Within the Framework of KUSANONE Grant Assistance Program in 2015

February 12, 2018

Ambassador Sumi inspected the projects sites in Donetsk region implemented through UNHCR

February 8, 2018

Ceremony of grant contracts signing for Grass Roots (KUSANONE) Human Security Projects 2018, 1st stage

February 5, 2018

Ambassador Sumi participated in the Japanese Garden Opening Ceremony

February 4, 2018

Ambassador Sumi and his spouse attend first tea ceremony of the year

February 2, 2018

Concert by the Japanese violinist Nakamura Daichi

January 11, 2018

Handover ceremony of medical equipment provided under Non-Project Grant Aid

December 31, 2017

Ambassador Sumi’s message on conclusion of the Year of Japan in Ukraine

December 22, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in 3D mapping demonstration ceremony

December 21, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in the handover ceremony for medical equipment

December 12, 2017

Ambassador Sumi Participated in the Handover Ceremony of Demining Equipment

December 8, 2017

Judo Seminars by Japanese Judo Champion Yasuyuki Muneta

December 7, 2017

Reception for H.M. the Emperor of Japan’s 84th Birthday

December 2, 2017

IWCK Charity Bazaar 2017

November 24, 2017

Ambassador Sumi attended the screening ceremony of videos about businesses run by IDPs

November 23, 2017

Ceremony of completion of the KUSANONE Project for Improvement of Educational Environment in Brovary Higher Sport College

November 20, 2017

Reception on the Occasion of JICA Office Opening

November 20, 2017

Marking the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Ukraine Results of the «Sakura 2500 Campaign»

November 16, 2017

Minister-Counsellor Michio Harada visited Slavutych

November 14, 2017

Ambassador Sumi attended the 4th Kaizen Conference

November 12, 2017

Ambassador Sumi and his wife attend Ningyo-joruri performance

November 10, 2017

Relaxation of Visa Requirements for Nationals of Ukraine

November 9, 2017

Opening of Japan Year in Ukraine commemorative large exhibition ‘Imaginary Traveler’

November 2, 2017

Deputy Head of Mission Michio Harada visited Mariupol

October 31, 2017

Ambassador Sumi visited Donetsk and Luhansk regions

October 26, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in the Sakura Planting Ceremony in Dnipro

October 25, 2017

Handover Ceremony of the Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment at Dnipropetrovsk City Hospital No.4 under the Kusanone Grant Assistance Program for FY 2015

October 25, 2017

Deputy Head of Mission Michio Harada participated in the signing ceremony of MOU between Toshiba and Energoatom

October 20, 2017

"Video Message by FM Kono on Japan's efforts on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation" (Towards Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons -Japan's UN Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament-)

October 19, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in the forum devoted to IDPs

October 19, 2017

Deputy Head of Mission Michio Harada participated in Sakura Planting Ceremony and met Chernivtsi Governor

October 12, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in the Sakura Planting Ceremony in Kharkiv

October 9, 2017

Mr. Michio Harada, Minister-Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy visits the Kharkiv region

October 2, 2017

Job Opening for 1 (one) Kusanone Grant Assistance Programme Coordinator Embassy of Japan in Ukraine (PDF) (52KB)

September 20, 2017

5th "GUAM-Japan" Ministerial Meeting (PDF) (170KB)

August 30, 2017

Job Opening for 1 (one) Diplomatic Service Assistant in Economic Section (PDF) (9KB)

August 22, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in opening ceremony of Luhansk Regional Theatre

July 29, 2017

“Over the Wall” world mural project inauguration ceremony held in Mariupol city, Donetsk region, as a part of the Year of Japan in Ukraine

July 18, 2017

Ambassador Sumi held a meeting with Prime Minister Groysman

July 10, 2017

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with Interior Minister Arsen Avakov

July 7, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in the world mural project «Over the Wall» in Kyiv

June 29, 2017

Ministry of Informational Policy of Ukraine created a video about the Year of Japan

June 21, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in a press conference on the “Project for Capacity Development of Public Service Broadcaster of Ukraine”

June 19, 2017

Ambassador Sumi had working lunch with Director of NABU Artem Sytnyk

June 12, 2017

Marking the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Ukraine «Sakura 2500 Campaign»

June 5, 2017

Visit of Kyoto Mayor Kadokawa to Kyiv

June 4, 2017

Presentation of Japanese cuisine and sake by Japanese experts

May 29, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in a press-conference on Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS)

May 25, 2017

Ambassador Sumi attended the lecture on the electronic microscope presented by Hitachi High-Technologies

May 25, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in the handover ceremony for Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV vehicles

May 20, 2017

Ambassador Sumi with spouse participated in a tea ceremony

May 18, 2017

Ambassador Sumi and his spouse attended a concert of Kyiv National Philharmonic Orchestra with participation of Japanese violinist Yasuko Ohtani as one of the events of Musical festival "Kyiv spring"

May 12, 2017

Ambassador Sumi visited Odesa (May 11-12)

April 26, 2017

Message from Ambassador Sumi on the occasion of the 31st anniversary after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident

April 25, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in Sakura Planting Ceremony in Zhytomyr

April 24, 2017

Condolence message from Ambassador Sumi to the SMM Ambassador Apakan on the death of Special Monitoring Mission member in Eastern Ukraine

April 21, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in Sakura Planting Ceremony in Lviv

April 18, 2017

Deputy Head of Mission Michio Harada visited Mukachevo in Zakarpattya region

April 18, 2017

Deputy Head of Mission Michio Harada participated in Sakura Planting Ceremony in Uzhgorod in Zakarpattya region

April 18, 2017

Handover Ceremony for the Project for Improvement of Sanitary Conditions in Nursery schools of Uzhhorod City under the Kusanone Grant Programme of 2016

April 14, 2017

Minister-Counselor, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine Michio Harada attended sakura planting ceremonies in Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Uman cities

April 12, 2017

Deputy Head of Mission Michio Harada participated in Sakura Planting Ceremony in NTUU “KPI”

April 11, 2017

Ambassador Sumi Participated in Sakura Planting Ceremony near Kyiv Opera House

April 11, 2017

Ambassador Sumi Participated in Sakura Planting Ceremony in Botanical Garden

March 31, 2017

Japan’s assistance through international organizations to support IDPs and boost recovery of Donbas

March 31, 2017

Deputy Head of Mission Michio Harada exchanged views with the Head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration Yuliya Svitlychna

March 31, 2017

Handover Ceremony of “The Project for Improvement of Rehabilitation Facility at Ukrainian Research Institute for Prosthetics and Rehabilitation” under the Kusanone Programme 2016 (Cooperation between Japan and NATO)

March 31, 2017

Deputy Head of Mission Michio Harada exchanged views with Kharkiv City Mayor Hennadii Kernes and handed over a certificate for planting sakura

March 29, 2017

Ambassador Sumi visited Donetsk and Luhansk Regions (March 28-29)

March 29, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in completion ceremonies of the Japan-funded projects implemented by IOM in Donetsk region

March 28, 2017

Ambassador Sumi handed over a certificate for planting sakura in Sievierodonetsk

March 28, 2017

Video about Japan’s assistance to Ukraine

March 22, 2017

Ambassador Sumi meets the representatives of the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine

March 20, 2017

The Handover Ceremony: Project for Improvement of Educational Environment in Preschool of Spychyntsi village within the framework of the Human Security Projects under Kusanone Programme 2014

March 20, 2017

Ambassador Sumi handed over a certificate for planting sakura in Vinnytsia

March 20, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in the handover ceremony for medical equipment provided to the Vinnytsia military hospital

March 18, 2017

Ambassador Sumi holds a working dinner with the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine HE Mr. Andriy Parubiy

March 16, 2017

The signing ceremony of the grant contract “Project for Improving Educational Environment at Brovary Higher School College” within the framework of cultural grant assistance of the KUSANONE programme 2017

March 15, 2017

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ostap Semerak

March 15, 2017

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv

March 14, 2017

Ambassador Sumi meets Acting Minister of Health Uliana Suprun

March 13, 2017

Second Signing Ceremony for Grant Assistance

March 9, 2017

Minister-Counsellor Harada met Knyazev, Head of National Police of Ukraine

March 3, 2017

Opening ceremony of Ukiyo-e Exhibition “World of Kabuki” in Lviv

March 3, 2017

Kendo equipment handover ceremony

March 1, 2017

G7 Ambassadors Support Group for Ukraine met Prime Minister Groysman

February 19, 2017

Opening of Japanese Film Festival

February 15, 2017

Job Opening for the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine

January 27, 2017

Signing Ceremony for the Grant Assistance for Human Security Projects under the frame of the Kusanone Programme in Ukraine for 2017

January 26, 2017

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Embassy of Japan in Ukraine held the opening ceremony of the “Year of Japan in Ukraine” commemorating the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations

January 26, 2017

Ambassador Sumi and representatives of the parties related to the JICA’s Project for Capacity Development of Public Service Broadcaster exchanged views with Information Policy Minister Yurii Stets

January 20, 2017

20 January, Ambassador Sumi hold a signing ceremony of the grant contract ‘Project for Improving Training Environment at the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation’ within the framework of 2017 cultural grant assistance of the KUSANONE programme

January 20, 2017

Opening ceremony of Ukiyo-e Exhibition “World of Kabuki”

January 20, 2017

Opening of Ukiyo-e Exhibition “World of Kabuki”

January 17, 2017

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with Information Policy Minister Yurii Stets

January 16, 2017

Ambassador Sumi met President Poroshenko

January 13, 2017

Ambassador Sumi participated in the handover ceremony for the equipment provided to a hospital of the State Border Guard Service

December 28, 2016

Welcome text by Ambassador of Japan Shigeki Sumi on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Japan recognising Ukraine as an independent state

December 22, 2016

Press release on consultation between Japan and Ukraine on United Nations Security Council related issues

December 20, 2016

Official logotype of the “Year of Japan in Ukraine” celebrating 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ukraine

December 19, 2016

Conferral ceremony for the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star to Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia, H.E. Dr. Mykola Kulinich (former Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan) (link to the Embassy of Japan in Australia's website)

December 19, 2016

Statement of the G7 Ambassadors on Nationalization of the Privat Bank

December 14, 2016

On information about the possibility of Japan softening measures with regard to the Russian Federation

December 14, 2016

Ambassador Sumi visited the National Police command center

December 6, 2016

Reception for H.M. the Emperor of Japan’s 83rd Birthday

December 6, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in the handover ceremony for endoscopy equipment

December 3, 2016

IWCK Charity Bazaar

December 1, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in the handover ceremony of rapid reaction pyrotechnic vehicles

November 29, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in completion ceremony of Chornobyl Arch sliding

November 25, 2016

Recommendations, WAW!- World Assembly for Women – Seminar in Ukraine (PDF) (93KB)

November 22, 2016

WAW! - (World Assembly for Women) – Seminar and Reception in Ukraine

November 17, 2016

Ambassador Sumi meets Minister of Culture

November 16, 2016

G7 Ambassadors Support Group for Ukraine met with President of Ukraine

November 14, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with First Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Stepan Kubiv

November 14, 2016

Meeting of G7 Ambassadors Support Group for Ukraine and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine HE Mr. Andriy Parubiy

November 11, 2016

Ambassador Sumi visits Dnipro (meeting with Mayor Borys Filatov)

November 11, 2016

Ambassador Sumi visits ‘Days of Japan in Dnipro’

November 9, 2016

G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine met National Bank Governor Valeria Gontareva

November 9, 2016

Ambassador Sumi spoke at interim seminar of Project for Creation of a National Geospatial Data Infrastructure of Ukraine

November 8, 2016

Ambassador Sumi paid a visit to Donetsk Region (7-8 November, 2016)

November 8, 2016

Ambassador Sumi paid visit to project sites in Donetsk Region, Ukraine subject to Japanese assistance through UNHCR and WFP

November 8, 2016

Minister Counsellor Harada visits opening ceremony of “Japan-UN: 60 years of Japan in the UN” photo exhibition and gives a lecture

November 3, 2016

Ambassador Sumi met Minister of Information Policy Yurii Stets

November 3, 2016

G7 Ambassadors Statement on the First Phase of E-Asset Declaration Submissions

November 3, 2016

Japanese government honors Mr. Kulinich, former Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan

November 2, 2016

Ambassador Sumi meets Internal Minister Avakov

October 28, 2016

G7 Ambassadors (Ukraine Support Group) met Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko

October 23, 2016

Piano concert of Fuzjko Hemming in Kyiv and Odessa

October 6, 2016

Ambassador Sumi and Youth & Sports Minister Zhdanov exchanged views

October 6, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in a panel discussion at the Kyiv International Economic Forum

September 23, 2016

Ambassador Sumi met Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan

September 23, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in Japan-Ukraine Seminar on Science and Technology Cooperation: “Research with/in Japan”

September 23, 2016

Statement of the Embassy of Japan regarding the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation in Crimea

September 22, 2016

Concert by the Japanese violinist Nakamura Daichi

September 20, 2016

G7 Ambassadors (Ukraine Support Group) met Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and IDPs Vadym Chernysh

September 16, 2016

G7 Ambassadors Statement

September 14, 2016

Ambassador Sumi met with G7 Ambassadors in Ukraine

September 14, 2016

Meeting of the G7 Ambassadors’ (Group on Support for Ukraine) with President Poroshenko

September 3, 2016

Ambassador and Mrs. Sumi held meeting with Ukrainian President and Mrs. Petro Poroshenko

September 1, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views Andrii Parubii Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

August 30, 2016

Ambassador Sumi visited sites in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions being renovated under UNDP and UNICEF projects financed by Japan

August 30, 2016

Ambassador Sumi visited Donetsk and Luhansk Regions

August 19, 2016

Ambassador Sumi visited Poltava Region

August 18, 2016

Handover ceremony of Project for Improvement of Educational Environment in Hlobyno District under 2014 Kusanone Programme

August 16, 2016

Ambassador Sumi met Acting Health Minister Ulana Suprun

July 15, 2016

Ambassador Sumi met with Head of the Presidential Administration Borys Lozhkin, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk and other officials

July 14, 2016

G7 Ambassadors’ Support Group for Ukraine exchanged views with the Minister of Social Policy Mr. Andrii Reva

July 11, 2016

Temporary Job Opening for the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine

July 4, 2016

Ambassador Sumi held a meeting with Prime Minister Groysman

July 4, 2016

Photo Exhibition “Japan-UN: 60 years of Japan in the UN” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

July 2, 2016

Ambassador Sumi met with the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov, Minister of Justice Pavlo Petrenko and Head of the National Police Khatia Dekanoidze

July 1, 2016

Information Regarding The Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund Grant

July 1, 2016

Ambassador Sumi held a meeting with the Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

June 30, 2016

Ambassador Sumi met with the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Patriarch Filaret

June 30, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in the conference devoted to assistance to IDPs

June 29, 2016

Ambassador Sumi met with the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Ostap Semerak

June 23, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in the screening ceremony of videos about businesses of IDPs

June 9, 2016

Ambassador Sumi gave a lecture at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine

June 3, 2016

Meeting between the G7 Ambassadors’ Support Group for Ukraine and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin

June 2, 2016

Statement of G7 Ambassadors regarding freedom of the press

June 1, 2016

Handover ceremony of the Project under the 2016 Grassroots Programme «The Project for Equipping Brovary City Social Rehabilitation Center for Children with Disabilities»

May 31, 2016

Exemption of diplomatic visa to Ukrainian diplomatic passport holders

May 31, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Kutovyi

May 31, 2016

G7 Ise-Shima Summit in Japan - Concluding Document

May 30, 2016

Participation in the Swearing-in Ceremony of the new patrol police in Mariupol

May 27, 2016

Statement of G7 Ambassadors regarding the judicial reform in Ukraine

May 26, 2016

Release of Ukrainian Pilot Nadiya Savchenko (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura)

May 26, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with Andrii Parubii, Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

May 26, 2016

Japan’s assistance through international organizations to support IDPs and boost recovery in eastern Ukraine

May 25, 2016

G7 Ise-Shima Summit in Japan

May 25, 2016

G7 Ambassadors’ Support Group for Ukraine exchanged views with the Minister of Finance Oleksandr Danylyuk

May 25, 2016

Meeting of Defense officials at the Residence of the Ambassador of Japan

May 24, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Minister of Education and Science Liliya Hrynevych

May 23, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan

May 23, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Minister of Regional Development, Building and Housing Hennadii Zubko

May 20, 2016

Announcement on publication of the G7 Ise-Shima Progress Report

May 19, 2016

Ambassador Sumi visited Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk Regions

May 18, 2016

Handover Ceremony of Project under the 2012 Grassroots Programme “The Project for Improvement of Educational Environment in Primary and Secondary Education Institutions of Kolomyya District”

May 16, 2016

Ambassadors of G7 “Ukraine Support Group” met with President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman

May 14, 2016

Participation in the swearing-in ceremony of the new patrol police of Kramatorsk and Slovyansk

April 29, 2016

Japanese government honors Mr. Kostenko, former Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan

April 29, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Kutovyi

April 28, 2016

Meeting between the G7 Ukraine Support Group ambassadors, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee of Foreign Affairs Hanna Hopko, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration in charge of internal reforms Dmytro Shymkiv, and NGO representatives

April 28, 2016

“Peace on Wing from Japan” a mini concert at the Residence of the Ambassador of Japan

April 26, 2016

The 30th Anniversary of the Chornobyl Accident

April 26, 2016

Participation in a ceremony to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster

April 25, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in the Nuclear Safety Account Pledging Conference

April 22, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Oleksandr Danyliuk

April 22, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in the International Forum, “Chornobyl's Legacy for the Nuclear Safety of the World” on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident

April 21, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Ihor Nasalyk

April 21, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the First Vice Prime Minister- Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Stepan Kubiv

April 19, 2016

The 9th International Manga Award Ceremony

April 19, 2016

Statement of the G7 Ambassadors on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Prime Minister of Ukraine

April 15, 2016

Youth Communicator for a World without Nuclear Weapons (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)

April 15, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in the opening ceremony of the plant of Fujikura Automotive Ukraine

April 12, 2016

Ambassador Sumi inspected the situation with providing assistance to IDPs

April 6, 2016

Japan-Ukraine Summit Meeting

March 31, 2016

Meeting between G7 Ambassadors’ Support Group for Ukraine and Prime Minister Yatsenyuk

March 28, 2016

Signing Ceremony of “The Project for Improvement of Rehabilitation Facility at Ukrainian Research Institute for Prosthetics and Rehabilitation” under the Kusanone Programme

March 22, 2016

Ambassador Sumi’s visit to an Olympic training center (artistic gymnastics)

March 16, 2016

Participation in completion ceremonies of the projects, funded by Japan and implemented by IOM and UNDP in the Donetsk region (No.2)

March 16, 2016

Participation in completion ceremonies of the projects, funded by Japan and implemented by IOM and UNDP in the Donetsk region (No.1)

March 15, 2016

Second Signing Ceremony for the Grant Assistance for Human Security Projects of the Kusanone Programme in Ukraine of 2016

March 15, 2016

Statement of the G7 Ambassadors regarding the detention of Nadiya Savchenko

March 14, 2016

Statement of the Embassy of Japan regarding the detention of Nadiya Savchenko

March 4, 2016

Ambassador Sumi and the Youth & Sports Minister Zhdanov exchanged their ideas

March 2, 2016

Ambassador Sumi visited a youth sport school of rhythmic gymnastics

February 17, 2016

Ambassador Sumi held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Mr. Pavlo Klimkin

February 16, 2016

Ambassador Sumi participated in completion ceremonies of the IOM-implemented projects in the Donetsk region

February 16, 2016

Ambassador Sumi visited Donetsk region (15-16.02)

February 12, 2016

Statement by the G7 Ambassadors

February 12, 2016

Signing Ceremony for Grant Assistance for Human Security Projects of the Kusanone Programme in Ukraine for 2016

February 4, 2016

Meeting between G7 Ambassadors’ Support Group for Ukraine, President Poroshenko, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Groysman and Prime Minister Yatsenyuk

February 3, 2016

Meeting between G7 Ambassadors’ Support Group for Ukraine and Foreign Affairs Minister Klimkin

February 3, 2016

STATEMENT ON THE RESIGNATION OF MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE AIVARAS ABROMAVICIUS

February 2, 2016

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with Prime Minister Yatsenyuk (02.02.2016)

January 29, 2016

Second Report of the Ambassador (January 2016)

January 29, 2016

Ambassadors of G7 Ukraine support group meeting with Ukrainian high officials dealing with anti-corruption

January 13, 2016

First Ambassadorial meeting of the G7 Ukraine Support Group

December 21, 2015

Statement of G7 Ambassadors in Kyiv about the 2016 State Budget and amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine

December 16, 2015

The Awarding Ceremony of Foreign Minister's Commendations

December 2, 2015

Reception for H.M. the Emperor of Japan’s 82nd birthday

November 27, 2015

Piano Concert of Fujiko Hemming

November 14, 2015

Ambassador Sumi’s visit to Chernivtsi

November 6, 2015

Statement of G7 Ambassadors in Kyiv about tax reform in Ukraine

October 23, 2015

Ambassadors of G7 Ukraine support group meeting with the President of Ukraine

October 21, 2015

Japan’s Legislation for Peace and Security (PDF) (1.2MB)

October 19, 2015

The Chef for Ambassador Wakui was awarded a Commendation from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

October 18, 2015

Opening of the ‘Asian Food & Culture Festival 2015’

October 16, 2015

Opening of the ‘Maki-e and Netsuke Exhibition’

October 13, 2015

Ceremony of Commissioning of the Modernized Kyiv Metro Cars

October 9, 2015

The Handover Ceremonies: Two projects in the Vinnitsa region under the 2013 Grant Assistance for Human Security Projects of the Kusanone Programme for Ukraine

September 18, 2015

Information on Japan Foundation international programs for year 2016

August 31, 2015

Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) 2015 (PDF) (157KB)

August 19, 2015

Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2015

August 6, 2015

"Why we must never forget Hiroshima"

August 5, 2015

Ambassador Sumi visited opening ceremony of Japan Week at the Art Picnic of Slava Frolova

August 3, 2015

Dispatch of MOFA personnel to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

July 29, 2015

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Deputy Prosecutor General D. Sakvarelidze

July 28, 2015

Ambassador Sumi exchanged views with the Governor of the National Bank V. Hontareva

July 22, 2015

Ambassador Sumi met with the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine H. E. Mr. Serhii Kvit

July 16, 2015

Ambassador Sumi and Defence Minister Colonel-General Stepan Poltorak had an exchange of opinions

July 16, 2015

The 6th "GUAM-JAPAN" Meeting: Joint Press Statement

July 13, 2015

UNESCO World Heritage. The Sites Of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution

July 9, 2015

Information regarding JEC Fund Grant

June 25, 2015

The G7 ambassadors’ Support Group for Ukraine meets with the PM Yatsenyuk

June 10, 2015

Ambassador Sumi visited the opening ceremony of Tsudzen Nakajima’s wood block print exhibition

May 28, 2015

The Completion Ceremony of the Project for Strengthening Nuclear Security

May 22, 2015

Exchange of views between Ukraine-Japan Business Society and Members of Parliament of Ukraine

May 20, 2015

Three Handover Ceremonies in the Kirovohrad region under the 2012 Grant Assistance for Human Security Projects of the Kusanone Programme for Ukraine