Foreign Policy News

22/1/2025

Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister Iwaya following the fire accident at the ski accommodation facility in Bolu Province, Republic of Türkiye (January 22)

21/1/2025

Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Joint Statement by the Quad Foreign Ministers) (January 21)

19/1/2025

Messages of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the passing of H.E. Dr. Punsalmaa Ochirbat, the First President of Mongolia

17/1/2025

G7 Leaders’ Statement on Ceasefire and Hostage Deal

17/1/2025

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visit to the United States of America (January 19-23, 2025)

16/1/2025

Reaching an Agreement for the Release of Hostages and Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

10/1/2025

G7 denounces the lack of democratic legitimacy of today’s presidential inauguration in Venezuela

10/1/2025

Message of condolences issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the wild fire in California, U.S.

10/1/2025

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visit to Republic of Korea, the Philippines and Palau (January 13-16)

10/1/2025

Summary of Japan’s Term as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

8/1/2025

Prime Minister ISHIBA's Visit to Malaysia and Indonesia (January 9-12)

7/1/2025

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya on the earthquake damage in Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China

7/1/2025

Messages of condolences from Prime Minister Ishiba on the earthquake damage in Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China

31/12/2024

Joint Statement from the Quad Foreign Ministers Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Quad Cooperation

30/12/2024

Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru, on the Passing of Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President of the United States

29/12/2024

Message of Condolences Issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Regarding the airplane accident in the Republic of Korea

29/12/2024

Message of Condolences Issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru Regarding the airplane accident in the Republic of Korea

27/12/2024

Letters of Condolence by Prime Minister Ishiba and Foreign Minister Iwaya, following the passing of H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India

27/12/2024

A message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya over the Azerbaijan Airline’s plane crash

24/12/2024

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visit to China (December 25-26)

18/12/2024

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake damage in the Republic of Vanuatu

18/12/2024

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on the earthquake damage in the Republic of Vanuatu

16/12/2024

Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers Condemning DPRK-Russia Cooperation

13/12/2024

Presidential Election in Ghana (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

12/12/2024

G7 Leaders’ Statement on Syria

10/12/2024

The Eighth Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference (December 14, 2024)

10/12/2024

Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

9/12/2024

Recent Developments in Syria (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (December 9)

5/12/2024

Inscription of “Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan” on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (December 5)

4/12/2024

Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the Damages Caused by Heavy Rain in Uganda (December 4)

27/11/2024

Ceasefire Agreement on the Situation in Israel and Lebanon (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (November 27)

22/11/2024

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (November 24-27)

16/11/2024

G7 Leaders’ Statement on Enduring support for Ukraine (November 16)

12/11/2024

Prime Minister ISHIBA Visits Brazil (G20 Rio de Janeiro Summit) (November 17-19)

12/11/2024

Prime Minister ISHIBA Visits Peru (APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting) (November 14-17)

12/11/2024

Foreign Minister IWAYA Visits Peru (APEC Ministerial Meeting) (November 12-14)

5/11/2024

Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union on the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia (November 5)

5/11/2024

Press Releases G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the DPRK (November 5)

2/11/2024

Adoption of the Draft Resolution on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (November 2)

1/11/2024

Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Telephone Meeting (Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Joint Statement) (November 1)

31/10/2024

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the flood damage in the Kingdom of Spain (October 31)

31/10/2024

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the flood damage in the Kingdom of Spain (October 31)

29/10/2024

Legislation on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Adopted in the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (October 29)

29/10/2024

Japan-Philippines Relations Message of condolences from Prime Minister Ishiba and Foreign Minister Iwaya following the damage caused to the Philippines by Typhoon Kristine (October 29)

29/10/2024

Legislation on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Adopted in the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (October 29)

29/10/2024

Message of condolences from Prime Minister Ishiba and Foreign Minister Iwaya following the damage caused to the Philippines by Typhoon Kristine (October 29)

26/10/2024

Attack by Israel against Iran (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (October 26)

19/2/2024

Relaxation of Visa Requirements for Short-term Stay for Nationals of Ukraine