TOKYO, July 23 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On July 23, commencing at 6:00 p.m., Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting (for approximately 30 minutes) and working dinner (for approximately 90 minutes) with H.E. Ms. Gabriela SOMMERFELD, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of the Republic of Ecuador, who is paying a visit to Japan, as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The overview is as f...
TOKYO, July 23 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On July 23, commencing at 5:15 p.m. for approximately 60 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, held the 30th Japan-European Union (EU) Summit with H.E. Dr. Antonio Luis Santos da Costa, President of the European Council, and H.E. Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, who were visiting Japan. Following the joint press announcement held after the Summit, working din...
TOKYO, July 23 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On July 23, commencing at 3:00 p.m. for approximately 40 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with H.E. Ms. Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission. The overview of the meeting is as follows. At the outset, Minister Iwaya welcomed High Representative Kallas's visit...
TOKYO, July 23 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On July 23, for approximately 15 minutes from 11:00 a.m., Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru received a courtesy call from the Japan-EU Business Round Table (BRT) Co-Chair Mr. ENDO Nobuhiro (Executive Advisor for NEC Corporation), and acting Co-Chair Mr. Jeremy GROSSAS (Representative Director, President of Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd.). The summary of the meeting is as follows: At the beginning of the meeting, M...
TOKYO, July 23 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On July 23, commencing at 11:15 for approximately 60 minutes, Minister Nakatani held a meeting with H.E. Ms. Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission. At the outset, Minister Nakatani welcomed HRVP Kallas' visit to Japan. HRVP Kallas conveyed her appreciation to Minister Nakatani for hosting the meeting. Both ...
TOKYO, July 22 -- JMSDF issued the following news: JS SHIRASE will conduct the Comprehensive Training as described below. 1. Period October 3 - October 14 2. Plan The rest of the document can be viewed at https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/release/202507/20250722en.pdf Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, July 22 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: In the A.M., Wednesday, July 16, 2025, JASDF spotted aircraft over East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft was: Chinese uav 1 presumed affiliation, type and number In the P.M., the same day, JASDF also spotted aircraft over East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft was: Chinese uav1presumed affiliation, type and number JASDF fighters conducted scramble to monitor the activity of those aircraft. ATTACHMENT...
TOKYO, July 22 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: In the P.M., Tuesday, July 15, 2025, JASDF spotted aircraft over the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft were: Chinese Uav 1 presumed affiliation type and number Y-9 intelligence-gathering aircraft 1 JASDF fighters conducted scramble to monitor the activity of these aircraft. ATTACHMENT: Overview of the aircraft's activity ABBREVIATIONS JASDF: Japan Air Self-Defense Force UAV: unmanned aerial vehicle Disclaimer:...
TOKYO, July 22 -- Japan Customs issued the following news: On May 12, 2025, the Minister of Finance received an application to impose an anti-dumping duty on nickel-added cold-rolled stainless-steel coils, sheets, and strips* originating in the People's Republic of China** and Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, from NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd., NAS Stainless Steel Strip MFG. Co., Ltd. and NIPPON KINZOKU CO., LTD. The Ministry of Finance (M...
TOKYO, July 22 -- JASDF issued the following news: From July 15 to 20, accepting the invitation from Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, KCB ADC FREng, Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force, General UCHIKURA Hiroaki, Chief of Staff, Koku-Jieitai (JASDF), participated in GASCC (Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference) and observed RIAT25 (Royal International Air Tattoo) in the UK. During the visit, he conducted bilateral meetings with Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force , Ai...