TOKYO, May 24 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On May 24, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, sent a congratulatory letter to His Excellency Mr. Romuald Wadagni, President of Benin, who assumed office on the same day. In this letter, Prime Minister TAKAICHI extended her congratulations on President Wadagni's inauguration as President, and expressed her intention to work together to further strengthen the Japan-Benin relation...
TOKYO, May 23 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 22 and 23, the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting was held in Suzhou, China, chaired by H.E. Mr. WANG Wentao, Minister of Commerce of China. Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, together with Mr. AKAZAWA Ryosei, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, participated in the meeting and discussed regional economic integration, WTO reform, and a new engine of globa...
TOKYO, May 23 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On May 23, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, delivered her message to H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping, President of China and H.E. Mr. Li Qiang, State Council Premier of China, following the gas explosion that occurred at a coal mine in Shanxi Province, China, at around 8:30 p.m. on May 22 (around 7:30 p.m. local time), and expressed her condolences to those who lost their lives and berea...
TOKYO, May 22 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 21, Mr. SHIMADA Tomoaki, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs attended the "Completion Ceremony and Farewell Party for the Japanese-Language Program for Foreign Service Officers and Public Officials" held at the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai (Tajiri-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka Prefecture), and delivered a speech on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to 32 graduates...
TOKYO, May 22 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 22, commencing at 3:10 p.m. for approximately 35 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Foreign Ministers' meeting with H.E. Mr. Thongsavan PHOMVIHANE, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos. At the outset, Minister MOTEGI welcomed Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongsavan on his visit to Japan. He expressed his intention to f...
TOKYO, May 22 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: As a part of the additional measures under the IAEA framework that Japan and the IAEA concurred on conducting in September 2024, IAEA officials and experts from third-party laboratories will visit Japan and collect samples on May 29. This is the eighth mission for conducting the additional measures since October 2024. The third-party laboratories from China, Republic of Korea, Russia, and Switzerland, will...
TOKYO, May 22 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: MOE Japan Selects New Project of Subsidy Programme for the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Facility Introduction for FY2025 to FY2027 (Eighth Round) On May 22, 2026, Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan, announced a new project selected for Subsidy Programme for the JCM Facility Introduction for FY2025 to FY2027 (eighth round). MOE Japan received a variety of applications for the Subsidy Programme for the JCM Facility ...
TOKYO, May 21 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: The 48th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 48) was held in Hiroshima from May 11 to 21, 2026. The meeting was attended by over 400 participants from 44 countries and related organizations. Marking the first time Japan has hosted the meeting in 32 years since 1994, UYAMA Hideki, Ambassador in charge of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM), served as Chair of at this meeting (ATCM48). D...
TOKYO, May 21 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: From May 18 to 21, the third round of negotiations after the resumption of negotiations was held for Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in virtual format. The meeting was attended, from the Japanese side, by Mr. TAKAHASHI Katsuhiko, Ambassador for International Economic Affairs and Chief Negotiator, along with representatives from relevant ministries. From the GCC sid...
TOKYO, May 21 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 21, from 2:15 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Dr. KUNIMITSU Ayano, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call by Mr. Christophe BIGOT, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process. At the outset, State Minister KUNIMITSU touched upon her own experience as a medical doctor engaged in medical activities such as in the Middle East and Africa, including Pales...