Foreign Policy News

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)

2025/7/6

Message of condolences and sympathies issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the devastating damages caused by the floods in Texas of the United States of America

2025/7/6

Message of condolences from Prime Minister Ishiba on the flood damage in Texas of the United States

2025/6/27

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

2025/6/23

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

2025/6/23

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

2025/6/13

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

2025/6/13

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

2025/6/13

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

2025/6/13

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

2025/6/13

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

2025/6/13

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

2025/6/2

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the flood in the Federal Republic of Nigeria

2025/5/17

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

2025/5/9

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on India and Pakistan

2025/5/8

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye

2025/5/8

Message of condolence by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye

2025/4/25

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)

2025/4/25

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

2025/4/23

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

2025/4/23

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru following the terrorist attack in Kashmir

2025/4/23

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the terrorist attack in Kashmir

2025/4/21

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

2025/4/21

Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis

2025/4/15

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

2025/4/15

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage

2025/4/15

Message of condolence by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage

2025/7/8

Vacancy: Local staff (IAEA Section) (Temporary Contract)

2025/7/2

Statement by Ms. NAGAMINE Karin, Second Secretary on agenda item 9: UNIDO’s cooperation with Africa

2025/6/30

Statement by Minister SUZUKI Yoriko on agenda item 3: Annual Report of the Director General for 2024

2025/6/30

Statement by H.E. Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi on agenda item 20: Recommendation of a candidate for the post of Director General

2025/6/24

Statement by Ambassador Mr. Atsushi KAIFU at the 64th Session of the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO

2025/6/23

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting on Monday, 23 June 2025 Item 1: The situation in Iran

2025/6/16

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting on Monday, 16 June 2025 Item 1: Matters referred to in document GOV/2025/42

2025/6/13

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 13: Any Other Business

2025/6/13

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 11: Restoration of the Sovereign Equality of Member States in the IAEA

2025/6/12

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 7: Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine

2025/6/11

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 6(f): NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran

2025/6/11

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 6(e): Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic

2025/6/11

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 6(d): Application of Safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

2025/6/11

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 5: Verification and Monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015)

2025/6/10

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 6(c): The Safeguards Implementation Report for 2024

2025/6/10

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 6(a): The Conclusion of safeguards agreements and of additional protocols

2025/6/10

Joint Statement on Universalization of the Additional Protocol (AP) delivered by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi on behalf of 13 members of the AP Friends Group and 50 co-sponsoring States at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 6(a): The Conclusion of safeguards agreements and of additional protocols

2025/6/9

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 3: Strengthening of the Agency’s Technical Cooperation Activities - Technical Cooperation Report for 2024

2025/6/9

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 June 2025 Item 2: The Annual Report for 2024

2025/5/22

Statement by First Secretary Ms. Yuko Mizuno at the 67th session of Working Group A

2025/3/26

The Government of Japan extends its grant assistance to the Federative Republic of Brazil. UNIDO will cooperate with Japan and Brazil on implementing “the Project for Enhancing the Resilience of Key Industries to Natural Disasters in the State of Rio Grande do Sul” with funding from Japan amounting to 104.703 million yen (approx. 0.68 million USD)

2025/3/21

Donations for victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake

2025/3/13

Japanese NGO supports the UNODC by fundraising towards other NGOs’ drug prevention activities and drug demand reduction strategies

2025/3/12

A Sound That Unites Us: 30 Years of the Peace Bell in Vienna, March 2025

2025/3/11

68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) agenda Item 4: strategic management, budgetary and administrative questions

2025/3/10

Statement by Ambassador Atsushi Kaifu on agenda item 3 (genearl debate) at the 68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

2025/3/7

Reception on the occasion of the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan (March 7th, 2025)

2025/3/6

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 March 2025 Item 10: Restoration of the Sovereign Equality of Member States in the IAEA

2025/3/6

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 March 2025 Item 8: Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine

2025/3/5

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 March 2025 Item 7(d): NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran

2025/3/5

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 March 2025 Item 7(c): Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic

2025/3/5

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 March 2025 Item 7(b): Application of safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

2025/3/5

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 March 2025 Item 7(a): The Conclusion of safeguards agreements and of additional protocols

2025/3/4

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 March 2025 Item 6: Verification and Monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015)

2025/3/4

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 March 2025 Item 5: Strengthening the Agency’s activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications

2025/3/3

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 March 2025 Item 4: Nuclear Security Review 2025

2025/3/3

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 March 2025 Item 3: Nuclear and radiation safety: Nuclear Safety Review 2025

2025/2/20

Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ISHIBA by IAEA Director General Grossi

2025/2/18

The Government of Japan extends its grant assistance to the Republic of Fiji. UNIDO will cooperate with Japan and Fiji on implementing “the project for Promoting Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency in Plastic Value Chains” with funding from Japan amounting to 579 million yen (approx. 3.9 million USD)

2025/2/18

Statement by Minister-Counsellor Mr. Nobuyuki KIKUCHI at the 64th session of Working Group B

2025/2/18

Foreign Minister IWAYA’s Meeting and Working Dinner with IAEA Director General Grossi

2024/12/14

Japan contributes 5.1 million USD to a UNIDO project in 14 CARICOM countries: “The Project for Industrial Development and Technology Transfer in the Member States of the Caribbean Community”

2024/12/13

66th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) agenda Item 5: Implementation of the international drug control treaties

2024/12/13

67th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and 33rd Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) agenda Item 4: Strategic management, budgetary and administrative questions

2024/12/13

33rd Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) agenda Item 9: Follow-up to the Fourteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Fifteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

2024/12/13

67th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) agenda Item 5: Implementation of the international drug control treaties

2024/12/12

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting on Friday, 12 December 2024 Item 1: Matters referred to in document GOV/2024/69

2024/11/25

Statement by H.E. Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi, Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna, at the 52nd Session of the Industrial Development Board of UNIDO

2024/11/22

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 Item 9: Any Other Business

2024/11/22

Statement by H.E. KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, starting on Wednesday, 20 November 2024, Item 8: Restoration of the Sovereign Equality of Member States in the IAEA

2024/11/21

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 Item 5(f): NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran

2024/11/21

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 Item 6: Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine

2024/11/21

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 Item 4: Verification and Monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015)

2024/11/20

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 Item 5(e): Naval Nuclear Propulsion: Brazil

2024/11/20

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 Item 5(d): Naval Nuclear Propulsion: Australia

2024/11/20

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 Item 5(c): Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic

2024/11/20

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, starting on Wednesday, 20 November 2024, Item 5(b): Application of safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

2024/11/18

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee (TACC) Meeting starting on Monday, 18 November 2024 Item 3: Evaluation of technical cooperation activities in 2024

2024/11/18

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee (TACC) Meeting starting on Monday, 18 November 2024 Item 2: The Agency’s proposed programme for 2025

2024/11/11

Statement by Minister-Counsellor Mr. Nobuyuki KIKUCHI at the 63rd Session of the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO

2024/10/16

Statement by Minister-Counsellor Mr. Nobuyuki KIKUCHI at the 66th Session of Working Group A

2024/9/19

The "Peace Bell," a symbol of peace and unity against drug abuse

2024/9/12

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 13: Any other business

2024/9/12

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 12: Application of IAEA safeguards in the Middle East

2024/9/11

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 9: Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine

2024/9/11

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 8(c): NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran

2024/9/11

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 8(b): Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic

2024/9/11

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 8(a): Application of safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

2024/9/11

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 7: Verification and Monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015)

2024/9/10

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 11: Restoration of the Sovereign Equality of Member States in the IAEA

2024/9/10

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 6: Strengthening the Agency’s activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications

2024/9/10

Statement by Minister TANINAI Ichitomo at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 5: Nuclear Security

2024/9/9

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 9 September 2024 Item 4: Nuclear and radiation safety

2024/8/27

Statement by First Secretary Ms. Yuko MIZUNO at the 63rd session of Working Group B

2024/8/27

【Local staff member is required】

2024/7/30

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Cluster 3 (The Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy)

2024/7/29

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Cluster 2 Specific Issues

2024/7/26

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Cluster 2 (Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons)

2024/7/12

Statement at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting on Friday, 12 July 2024 Item 1: Matters referred to in document GOV/2024/47