Foreign Policy News

December 13, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Jordan and Qatar

December 2, 2018

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Attends G20 Summit 2018 in Buenos Aires and Visits Uruguay and Paraguay

November 28, 2018

Videos on Japan's Foreign Policy

November 24, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Italy and Vatican

November 18, 2018

Prime Minister Abe Attends ASEAN-related Summit Meetings, Visits Australia and Attends APEC

November 16, 2018

Foreign Minister Taro Kono Attends APEC Ministerial Meeting

October 30, 2018

Regarding the Decision by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea, Confirming the Existing Judgments on the Japanese Company (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono)

October 27, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits China and Bahrain

October 26, 2018

Prime Minister Abe Visits China

October 20, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Iceland and Denmark

October 19, 2018

Prime Minister Abe Visits Europe and Attends ASEM 12 Summit Meeting in Belgium

October 15, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Australia, Timor-Leste and New Zealand

September 28, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Canada and the United States of America

September 27, 2018

73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

September 13, 2018

Prime Minister Abe Attends Eastern Economic Forum in Russia

September 13, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Viet Nam

November 5, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Secretary William S. Cohen

November 5, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration The Honorable Richard B. Cheney

November 5, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration The Honorable David Reichert

November 5, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Lieutenant General Charles G. Chiarotti

November 5, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Mr. Christopher M.E. Painter

November 5, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Ambassador Robert M. Orr

November 5, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Mr. Carl J. Green

November 5, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Dr. Kevin David Crowley

April 30, 2018

2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright

April 30, 2018

2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Senator Bob Corker

April 30, 2018

2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Mr. Thomas J. Donohue

April 30, 2018

2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Ambassador William J. Burns

April 30, 2018

2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Senator John Sidney McCain III

April 30, 2018

2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration The Honorable William Flynn Martin

April 30, 2018

2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Mr. Robin H. Sakoda

March 16, 2018

Recruiting for the Invitation Program for Japanese American Students

February 22, 2018

Exchange of Notes for Loan to the International Development Association and the Global Concessional Financing Facility

December 12, 2017

Acknowledgement of Fall 2017 JLPT Test Administrators

November 3, 2017

2017 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Secretary Robert M. Gates

November 3, 2017

2017 Autumn Conferment of Decoration The Honorable Stephen J. Hadley

November 3, 2017

2017 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Secretary Ernest J. Moniz

November 3, 2017

2017 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Dr. Condoleezza Rice

November 3, 2017

2017 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Dr. Michael M. Gottesman

May 12, 2017

Important Changes in Pension Law for Persons Living Outside of Japan

November 3, 2016

Conferral of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon Dr. John J. Hamre

November 3, 2016

Conferral of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon former House Speaker John A. Boehner

August 25, 2016

The Signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation on Economic and Trade Relations between the Government of Japan and the State of Maryland in the United States of America

August 12, 2016

Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2016, National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park Service

August 12, 2016

Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2016, Dr. Sheila A. Smith Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

June 13, 2016

Message of condolence following the shooting incident in Orlando, Florida, the United States of America

June 13, 2016

Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister Kishida to Secretary Kerry following the shooting incident in Orlando, Florida, the United States of America

April 29, 2016

Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star upon Ambassador Constance Albanese Morella & Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Dr. Henry R. Nau

April 29, 2016

2016 Spring Conferment of Decoration The Honorable Richard Andrew Meserve

February 16, 2016

Question and Answer Session by Mr. Shinsuke Sugiyama

February 16, 2016

Summary of Remarks by Mr. Shinsuke Sugiyama

January 7, 2016

Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk

January 7, 2016

Japan-United States Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk

January 6, 2016

Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk

January 6, 2016

Exchange of Views Between Foreign Minister Kishida and U.S. Ambassador Kennedy

December 17, 2015

Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida by Co-Chair Bill Gates

December 9, 2015

Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida Receives a Courtesy Call from Former U.S. POWs

December 8, 2015

Japanese American Appreciation Week (The week of December 14th)

December 7, 2015

Messages of condolence following the shooting terrorism incident in the United States of America

November 30, 2015

Press Release: The Second Asian-American Leadership Delegation

November 27, 2015

Culture

November 16, 2015

Press Release: 2015 Fall Conferment of Decoration

October 1, 2015

The World Assembly for Women in Tokyo: WAW! 2015 Summary Report (PDF) (150KB)

September 30, 2015

Address by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Seventieth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

September 30, 2015

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Receives a Courtesy Call from U.S. Vice President Joe Biden

September 29, 2015

Statement by His Excellency, Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan at the 2nd Leader’s Summit on Peacekeeping

September 29, 2015

Meeting of Prime Minister Abe and the President of the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

September 28, 2015

Speech by Prime Minister Abe at the Global Leaders' Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (PDF) (61KB)

September 28, 2015

Statement by Mr. Shinzo Abe Prime Minister of Japan At the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 (PDF) (59KB)

September 4, 2015

Japan-US Cooperation: A Vision for Collaboration in Cyberspace to Ensure Peace and Security across the Asia-Pacific (PDF) (83KB)

August 7, 2015

World Heritage: The Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution

March 21, 2015

Asian American Leadership Delegation 2015