Foreign Policy News

2025/10/28

Prime Minister TAKAICHI and Foreign Minister MOTEGI Attend APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and Ministerial Meetings

2025/10/26

Signing of the Joint Declaration between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand on border conflict (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu)

2025/10/24

Prime Minister TAKAICHI and Foreign Minister MOTEGI Attend ASEAN-related Summit Meetings

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)

2025/10/6

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”