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- 2026/1/21
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2026 Japan Prize Laureates Announced [414KB]
- 2025/12/11
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Radar Illumination of JASDF Aircraft by Chinese Military Aircraft
- 2025/11/3
- 2025 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Former Senior Director at the National Security Council and Special Assistant to the President for East Asia Dennis Craig Wilder
- 2025/11/1
- Commendations by the Ambassador of Japan to the U.S.
- 2025/8/28
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY2025 - Mr. Gerald H. Yamada
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2025 - Mr. Matthew P. Goodman
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY2025 - Yoshiko Mori
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY2025 - Chado Urasenke Tankokai Washington D.C. Association
- 2025/7/3
- Donations for Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief
- 2025/5/1
- Commendations by the Ambassador of Japan to the U.S.
- 2025/4/29
- 2025 Spring Conferment of Decoration - The Honorable William Francis Hagerty IV
- 2025 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Former US Chair of the US-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) Sheila A. Smith
- 2025 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman
- 2025 Spring Conferment of Decoration - President, National Academy of Medicine Victor J. Dzau
- 2025 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Professor of Politics in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia Leonard J. Schoppa, Jr.
- 2025 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Chair of the National Association of Japan-America Societies Kurt Walter Tong
- 2025 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Former Commander, 374th Airlift Wing and Yokota Air Base Andrew L. Roddan
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Videos on Japan's Foreign Policy
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Diplomatic Bluebook (Annual Report on Japan's Foreign Policy and Activities)
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Publication of the IAEA Comprehensive Report on the Safety Review of the ALPS Treated Water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS)
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The safety of the discharge of ALPS treated water
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Reconstruction following the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Information on Bringing Medication into Japan
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Stricter enforcement of penalties for bringing unreported meat products into Japan
- Heat Illness Related Information for visitors to Japan
- For adopted children who were adopted through “Baby Life” and their adoptive parents
- The Hague Convention (The Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction)
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Historical Issues
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What are the Facts regarding Former Civilian Workers from the Korean Peninsula? [235KB]
- Return of World War II Artifacts
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Current State of the Japanese Economy
- Contact Point for the Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan
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Connect with Japan's Small & Medium Enterprises (J-GoodTech)
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Climate Change
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- Japan Information and Culture Center
- Sister Cities in the DMV area
- The Kakehashi Project
- Japanese Educational Resources
- Embassy Educational Programs
- MEXT Scholarship Information
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STUDY IN JAPAN: A Guide for U.S. Students [8.6MB]
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Studying Abroad in Japan [2.1MB]
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JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program USA
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USJETAA (US Japan Exchange and Teaching Program Alumni Association)
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JETAADC (The JET Alumni Association of Washington, DC)
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