Foreign Policy News

2025/10/9

Reaching an Agreement based on the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/10/2

G7 Foreign Ministers Statement on Iran Sanctions Snapback

2025/9/28

Reapplication of United Nations Security Council Resolutions of sanctions against Iran (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/9/26

Prime Minister ISHIBA's Visit to the Republic of Korea (September 30–October 1, 2025)

2025/9/22

Prime Minister ISHIBA and Foreign Minister IWAYA Visit the United States of America (The 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly)

2025/9/17

Israel's Military Operations in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/9/11

Passing of Judge ODA Shigeru (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/9/10

Israel’s attack targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/9/1

Earthquake in Eastern Afghanistan (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/9/1

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visit to Kuwait (August 31-September 3)

2025/8/22

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visits to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan (August 24-28)

2025/8/19

The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) Yokohama (August 20-22)

2025/8/15

Passing of Dr. SEN Genshitsu, Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/8/9

Decision by Israel regarding its plan to take control of Gaza City (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/8/9

Signing of the Joint Declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan aimed at achieving peace (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/8/8

The Agreement between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand on Mechanism for Ceasefire Implementation (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/8/1

The Situation in Myanmar Following the Lifting of the State of Emergency (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/7/29

The Ceasefire Agreement between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/7/24

The Military Clashes between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/7/22

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the Bangladesh Air Force training jet accident that occurred in Uttara area of Dhaka, Bangladesh

2025/7/20

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the tourist boat incident in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

2025/7/12

Nine years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/7/9

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings (July 9-12)

2025/10/6

6 October 2025: National Statement of His Excellency Mr KANO Takehiro at the 222nd Session of the Executive Board of UNESCO (PDF) [147KB]

2025/10/2

2 october 2025: Panel Discussion and Reception Organized by Ambassador Kano in collaboration with UNESCO, aimed at Strengthening Cooperation with SIDS countries in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction

2025/10/1

1 October 2025: Reception hosted by Ambassador Kano for Delegations from African countries

2025/9/26

26 September 2025: Tasting of Japanese spirits awarded at the Kura Master competition

2025/9/24

24 September 2025: Participation of Ambassador Kano in the Kura Master Awards Ceremony

2025/9/18

18 September 2025: Visit of Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, to Japan

2025/9/12

12 September 2025: “Revisiting UNESCO Garden of Peace by Isamu Noguchi,” ceremony celebrating the completion of the restoration at UNESCO Headquarters

2025/9/9

UNESCO Global Geoparks Council - Recommendation for New Designation of Miné-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau, etc. (External link)

2025/8/9

Respond to disasters through the Japanese Funds-in-Trust (response to the tsunami caused by the earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula etc.)

2025/7/4

4 July 2025: Re-election of Professor Michida Yutaka as the Chair of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)

2025/6/24

24 June 2025: Annual Reception “Japanese Evening”

2025/5/26

26 May 2025: Participation of Ambassador Kano in "Kura Master 2025"

2025/5/23

20 - 23 May 2025: Japan Trust Fund Annual Review Meeting

2025/5/9

6-9 May 2025: Japan Strengthens Cultural Heritage Cooperation in Africa: Ambassador Kano Attends Nairobi Conference and Visits Kasubi Tombs

2025/4/23

23 April 2025: Opening Ceremony of "Creative Travel to Japan 2025"

2025/4/17

17 April 2025: The inscription of “Three Editions of Buddhist Sacred Canons stored at Zojoji” on the Memory of the World International Register (External link)

2025/4/7

7 April 2025: National Statement of His Excellency Mr KANO Takehiro at the 221st Session of the Executive Board of UNESCO (Bilingual in English and French) [217KB]

2025/4/7

7 April 2025: Side event during the 221st session of the Executive Board "UNESCO's Support on Building Resilience and Advancing Early Warning Systems"

2025/4/2

2 April 2025: Dirac Medal awarded to Prof Shinsei Ryu (Princeton University) and Prof Tadashi Takayanagi (Kyoto University)

2025/3/31

31 March 2025: Japan's emergency assistance to Lebanon through UNESCO

2025/3/11

11 March 2025: Koto recital by Ms Fuyuki Enokido

2025/1/31

31 January 2025: Reception to celebrate the inscription of “Traditional Knowledge and Skills of Sake-making with Koji Mold in Japan” on the ICH Representative List

2025/1/16

16 January 2025: New Year's reception in honour of the UNESCO Japanese staff

2025/1/10

2025 New Year's greetings [230KB]

2024/12/12

12 December 2024: Reception in honour of the Members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, etc.

2024/12/4

4 December 2024: The inscription of “Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan” on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

2024/11/29

29 November 2024: Violin recital by Mr. Eijin Nimura (UNESCO Artist for Peace)

2024/11/25

25 November 2024: 8th special session of the Executive Board "Supporting the continuity of UNRWA’s educational activities in the occupied Palestinian territory"

2024/10/28

28 October 2024: Participation of Ambassador Kano in an event entitled “Nadagogo, the holy land of sake - Traditional sake-making techniques preserved to this day - Nadagogo GI”

2024/10/28

28 October 2024: Japan's Support to South Sudan through a partnership with UNESCO

2024/10/23

23 October 2024: Decision of the Executive Board on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

2024/10/21

21 October 2024: Side event during the 220th session of the Executive Board “Good Practices in Education for Sustainable Development in SIDS”

2024/10/14

14 October 2024: Speech of His Excellency Mr KANO Takehiro at the 220th Session of the Executive Board of UNESCO [210KB]

2024/10/11

11 October 2024: Annual Reception “Japan Evening”