CEREMONY OF REVERENCE AT CHIDORIGAFUCHI NATIONAL CEMETERY

TOKYO, May 25 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On May 25, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi attended the Ceremony of Reverence at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery held in Tokyo and offered a flower. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH STARTUPS

TOKYO, May 25 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On May 25, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi held an exchange of views with representatives from startups at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


AFRICA DAY CELEBRATION

TOKYO, May 25 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On May 25, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi attended a reception in Tokyo celebrating Africa Day. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


COURTESY CALL FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE "TWO MAJOR SUIGO IRIS FESTIVALS"

TOKYO, May 25 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On May 25, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi received a courtesy call from representatives of the "Two Major Suigo Iris Festivals" held in Itako City, Ibaraki Prefecture and Katori City, Chiba Prefecture at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM PRIME MINISTER TAKAICHI TO PRESIDENT WADAGNI OF BENIN

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...


2026 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting

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...


MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCES BY PRIME MINISTER TAKAICHI SANAE, FOLLOWING THE GAS EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED AT A COAL MINE IN SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA

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...


Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA's attendance at the "Completion Ceremony and Farewell Party for the Japanese-Language Program for Foreign Service Officers and Public Officials"

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...


Japan-Laos Foreign Ministers' Meeting

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...


Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework Related to the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea

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...