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Ministry of Foreign Affairs News

June/27/2025

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (June 30-July 2)
June/23/2025

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visit to the Netherlands (June 24-26)
June/23/2025

U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
June/13/2025

Situation surrounding Israel’s attack against Iran (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
June/13/2025

Prime Minister ISHIBA's Attendance at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis (June 15-18)
June/13/2025

Message of Condolences issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA following the passing of H.E. Mr. Edgar Chagwa LUNGU, Former President of the Republic of Zambia
June/13/2025

Message of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA following the passing of H.E. Mr. Edgar Chagwa LUNGU, Former President of the Republic of Zambia
June/13/2025

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the airplane accident in the State of Gujarat, India
June/13/2025

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the airplane accident in the State of Gujarat, India
June/2/2025

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the flood in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
May/17/2025

Letter of Condolences by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the Passing of Former President José MUJICA of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
May/9/2025

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on India and Pakistan
May/8/2025

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye
May/8/2025

Message of condolence by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye
April/25/2025

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)
April/25/2025

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visits to Vatican City State, the United States (NY), Senegal, Saudi Arabia, and France (April 25 - May 4)
April/23/2025

Prime Minister ISHIBA's Visit to Viet Nam and the Philippines (April 27-30)
April/23/2025

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru following the terrorist attack in Kashmir
April/23/2025

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the terrorist attack in Kashmir
April/21/2025

Condolences on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis (Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA and Foreign Minister IWAYA)
April/21/2025

Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis
April/15/2025

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement marking two years since the beginning of the devastating war in Sudan
April/15/2025

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage
April/15/2025

Message of condolence by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage
April/11/2025

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya following the roof collapse at a nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
April/6/2025

G7 foreign ministers’ statement on China’s large-scale military drills around Taiwan
April/2/2025

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting (April 2-5)
March/28/2025

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake in the central Myanmar
March/28/2025

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand
March/28/2025

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand
March/27/2025

Message of Condolences Issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Regarding the damages caused by the wild fire in the Republic of Korea

News from the Embassy

June/30/2025

JET Programme SEA Applications Open
June/3/2025

Remarks by Ambassador at the H2-2-Zero Hydrogen Summit 2025
March/31/2025

Foreign Minister Iwaya's interview with Diplomacy, March 2025 'Resolving the issues of concern through dialogue and harmony'
March/4/2025

2025 Emperor’s Birthday Reception: Remarks by Ambassador Osawa
February/25/2025

Remarks by Ambassador OSAWA Makoto for the 82nd Anniversary of the Featherston Incident
February/22/2025

Remarks by the Ambassador of Embassy of Japan at the Canterbury Earthquake Families Memorial Service
February/19/2025

Ambassador's prize to the university students
November/18/2024

[Press Release] The Travelling Exhibition - Yakishime
October/2/2024

The Investiture Ceremony for Mr Ian Kennedy [555KB]
August/27/2024

Speech by H.E. Ambassador Makoto OSAWA on the occasion of Board Meeting of New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) [106KB]
August/20/2024

The Fourteenth Annual Wellington Regional Japanese Speech Competition in 2024 [262KB]

North Korean Issues including Abduction