INDIA-JAPAN ECONOMIC FORUM

TOKYO, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On August 29, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the India-Japan Economic Forum, held in Tokyo. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


INFORMATION GATHERING ACTIVITIES BY THE SDF NECESSARY FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY OF JAPAN -RELATED VESSELS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

TOKYO, Aug. 29 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: 1. Status of Activity Area No abnormalities were confirmed in the areas where the SDF operated 2. JS ASAHI (Deployment Surface Force for Counter-Piracy Enforcement) (1) Area of Activity: the high seas of the Gulf of Oman and the high seas of the northern Arabian sea (2) Number of confirmed vessels: 74 ships (Accumulated Total (AT): 96,148 ships) 3. P-3C (Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Enforcement) (1) Area of Activit...


MARITIME OPERATIONS AS THE COUNTER-PIRACY OPERATION OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA AND IN THE GULF OF ADEN

TOKYO, Aug. 29 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: Record of Mission 1.Direct Escort (1) Number of direct escort operations: 0 (2) Number of escorted vessels: 0 (Accumulated Total (AT) of 3,955 escorted vessels since the start of operations under the Counter-Piracy Measures Law) [Breakdown] - Japanese-registered ships: 0 (AT: 26) - Foreign ships operated by Japanese shipping companies: 0 (AT: 701) (Foreign ships which carry Japanese nationals: 0 (AT: 51) - Foreign ships other t...


AERIAL ACTIVITIES OF P-3C PATROL AIRCRAFT AS THE COUNTER-PIRACY OPERATION OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA AND IN THE GULF OF ADEN (JUL)

TOKYO, Aug. 29 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: 1.Record of Mission (JUL 1-31) (1) Number of flights 16 flights (Accumulated Total (AT): 3,464 flights) 2) Flight hours Approx. 100 hours (AT: Approx. 24,680 hours) (3) Number of visually confirmed commercial ships 507 ships (AT: 290,236 ships) (4) Number of the information provided to Japanese destroyers, foreign warships, and/or commercial ships 23 times (AT: 16,515 times) 2.Action in Response to Incidents None in particula...


CONFIRMATION OF MARINE SAMPLE COLLECTION ETC. UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA)

TOKYO, Aug. 28 -- Nuclear Regulation Authority issued the following news release: At the request of the Government of Japan (GOJ), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has organized Interlaboratory Comparisons (ILCs) * since 2014 to assist the GOJ. In these ILCs, marine samples in the vicinity of the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) are collected, and the IAEA, third-party laboratories, and Japanese analytical laboratories analyze the samples individually, and th...


JAPAN-ECUADOR SUMMIT MEETING

TOKYO, Aug. 28 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On August 28, commencing at 11:45 a.m. for approximately 40 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Daniel NOBOA, President of the Republic of Ecuador, who is visiting Japan. Following the meeting, commencing at 00:30 p.m. for approximately 60 minutes, a working lunch was held. 1. Introduction (1) Prime Minister ISHIBA welcomed President Noboa's visit to Japan, and ...


JAPAN-ECUADOR SUMMIT MEETING

TOKYO, Aug. 28 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On August 28, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Daniel NOBOA, President of the Republic of Ecuador, at the Prime Minister's Office. Following a salute and guard of honor ceremony, the two leaders held a meeting, which was followed by a working lunch. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


COURTESY CALL FROM UK SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE JOHN HEALEY

TOKYO, Aug. 28 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On August 28, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from the Rt Hon John Healey, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


UK-JAPAN DEFENCE MINISTERIAL MEETING JOINT STATEMENT

TOKYO, Aug. 28 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release: The Rt Hon John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to as the "UK"), and H.E. Mr Nakatani Gen, Minister of Defense of Japan, held a Defence Ministerial Meeting on 28 August 2025 in Tokyo. Responding to an increasingly severe international security environment and sharing the recognition that the security and prosperit...


COURTESY CALL ON PM ISHIBA FROM UK SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE JOHN HEALEY MP

TOKYO, Aug. 28 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release: On August 28, commencing at 10:00 for approximately 15 minutes, Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru received a courtesy call from Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon John Healey MP, who is visiting Japan. At the outset, Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his heartfelt welcome upon the visit of UK Carrier Strike Group 25 (CSG25) led by HMS Prince o...