Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers' Telephone Call

TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 16, commencing at 9:00 p.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a telephone call with H.H. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The overview is as follows: At the outset, Minister MOTEGI expressed his grave concern over the current deterioration of the situation in the Middle Eas...


The second meeting under "Strategic Partnership Framework between Japan and MERCOSUR"

TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 25 (same day local time), Japan and Mercosur will hold the second meeting under "Strategic Partnership Framework between Japan and MERCOSUR" in Yaounde, Cameroon, where the 14th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC14) will be held. The framework was officially launched between Japan and Mercosur on December 20, 2025, and two sides held the first meeting On January 27 of this...


Working Dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII and Minister Romero of the Plurinational State of Bolivia

TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 23, commencing at 6:30 p.m. for approximately 2 hours, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a working dinner with H.E. Mr. Jose Fernando Romero Pinto, Minister of Development Planning and Environment of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, who was visiting Japan as part of the FY2025 ministerial-level invitation program. The overview of the meeting is as follows: Stat...


Luncheon Hosted by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI with Participants of MOFA's U.S. Forces Japan Orientation Program

TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 24, commencing at 0:15 p.m. for approximately 70 minutes, Ms. ERI Arfiya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, hosted a luncheon with participants of the MOFA's "U.S. Forces Japan Orientation Program". The overview is as follows: At the outset, Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI welcomed the participants to the program and expressed her hope that through this program, participa...


Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers

TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: From late March to early April, Royal Canadian Air Force long-range patrol aircraft CP-140 will engage in monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels, prohibited by the United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), using Kadena Air Base under the Agreement Regarding the Status of the United Nations F...


Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by H.E. Jamal bin Hassan Al-Moosawi, Secretary-General of the Oman National Museum

TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 23, commencing at 2:45 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. ONISHI Yohei, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call from H.E. Jamal bin Hassan Al-Moosawi, Secretary-General of the Oman National Museum, who is visiting Japan at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The overview is as follows: At the outset, Parliamentary Vice-Minis...


Courtsey Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. Toussaint, Director-General for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti

TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 23, commencing at 5:30 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foregin Affairs of Japan received a courtesy call from Christian Toussaint, Director-Genaral for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti, who was visiting Japan. The summary is as follows: At the outset, State Minister HORII welcomed Director-General Toussaint's visit to Japan. ...


G7 statement on support to partners in the Middle East

TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, express support to our partners in the region in the face of the unjustifiable attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies. We condemn in the strongest terms the regime's reckless attacks against civilians and civilian i...


Prime Minister TAKAICHI's Visit to Arlington National Cemetery and Wreath Laying Ceremony

TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: In the morning of March 20 (local time, in the evening of March 20, Japan time), Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, who is visiting Washington D.C., visited Arlington National Cemetery. Prime Minister TAKAICHI was welcomed and guided by Major General Antoinette Gant, Commanding General, Commanding General of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washing...


Grant Assistance to the Kingdom of Cambodia: Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid "the Project for the Expantion of Water Supply System in Ta Kmau"

TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 19 (same day local time), in Phnom Penh, the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia, H.E. Mr. UENO Atsushi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia, and H.E. Mr. Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, signed and exchanged notes for the revision of the grant amount limit of "...