Foreign Policy News

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

2025/4/11

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

2025/4/6

G7 foreign ministers’ statement on China’s large-scale military drills around Taiwan

2025/4/2

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

2025/3/28

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake in the central Myanmar

2025/3/28

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand

2025/3/28

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand

2025/3/27

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

2025/3/21

Foreign Minister IWAYA Attends Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (March 21-22)

2025/3/18

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Michael H. Armacost

2025/3/17

Message of condolences and sympathies issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the devastating damages caused by tornadoes and storms in the Midwest and South of the United States of America

2025/3/17

Message of condolences and sympathies issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the devastating damages caused by tornadoes and storms in the Midwest and South of the United States of America

2025/3/10

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (March 12-14)

2025/3/3

The Election of Judge IWASAWA Yuji as President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (March 3)

2025/2/18

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (February 19-23)

2025/2/14

Messages of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the passing of H.E. Dr. Sam NUJOMA, the First President of the Republic of Namibia

2025/2/14

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at Munich Security Conference (February 14-16)

2025/2/4

Prime Minister ISHIBA's Visit to the United States of America (February 6-8)

2025/2/4

Messages of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the passing of H.E. Prof. Dr. Horst KÖHLER, former President of the Federal Republic of Germany

2025/2/1

The Situation in Myanmar Four Years after the Coup d’État (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/2/1

G7 foreign ministers’ statement on the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

2025/1/31

Message of Condolences issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the Aircraft Accident in Virginia, U.S.

2025/1/31

Message of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the Aircraft Accident in Virginia, U.S.

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

2025/3/11

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

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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

2024/7/4

Signing and Exchange of Notes for the Grant Aid "The Project for Strengthening Counter-narcotics Capacities" in Afghanistan

2024/6/24

Statement by Minister-Counsellor Mr. Nobuyuki KIKUCHI at the 62nd Session of the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO

2024/6/10

Statement by H.E. Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi, Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna, at the 40th Session of the Programme and Budget Committee of UNIDO

2024/6/7

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 June 2024 Item 13: Any Other Business

2024/6/6

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 June 2024 Item 11: Restoration of the Sovereign Equality of Member States in the IAEA

2024/6/6

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 June 2024 Item 7: Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine

2024/6/6

Statement by Ambassador KAIFU Atsushi at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting starting on Monday, 3 June 2024 Item 6(e): NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran

2024/6/6

Statement by Minister IMANISHI Nobuharu At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Monday, 3 June 2024 Item 6(d): Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic

2024/6/6

Statement by Minister IMANISHI Nobuharu Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Monday, 3 June 2024 Item 6(c): Application of safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

2024/6/6

Statement by Minister IMANISHI Nobuharu At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Monday, 3 June 2024 Item 6(b): The Safeguards Implementation Report for 2023

2024/6/6

Statement by H.E. KAIFU Atsushi Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Monday, 3 June 2024 Item 5: Verification and Monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015)

2024/6/6

Statement by Minister IMANISHI Nobuharu At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Monday, 3 June 2024 Item 3: Strengthening of the Agency’s technical cooperation activities Technical Cooperation Report for 2023

2024/6/6

Statement by H.E. KAIFU Atsushi Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna At the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Starting on Monday, 3 June 2024 Item 2: Annual Report for 2023

2024/5/27

Statement by Minister-Counsellor Mr. Nobuyuki KIKUCHI at the 65th Session of Working Group A