TOKYO, July 22 -- Japan Fair Trade Commission issued the following press release: The Japan Fair Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "JFTC") has investigated Visa Worldwide Pte Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Visa Worldwide") in accordance with the provisions of the Antimonopoly Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), and suspected that Visa Worldwide's conduct described 3 below might violate the Article 19 of the Act (Paragraph 12 (Trading on Restrictive Terms) of Designa...
TOKYO, July 22 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On July 22, commencing at 3:00 pm for approximately 50 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, held a Japan-Papua New Guinea Summit Meeting with Hon. Mr. James Marape, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, who was paying a visit to Japan as an official Guest of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The overview of the meeting is as follows. Prime Minister Ishiba sincerely welcomed Pr...
TOKYO, July 22 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On July 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a summit meeting with the Hon. James Marape, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, July 22 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On the evening of July 22, local time, for over 2 hours, Mr. AKAZAWA Ryosei, Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization of Japan, visiting Washington D.C., the United States of America, held a consultation with the Honorable Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America. The overview is stated in the attached Cabinet Secretariat press release. The rest of the document can be vie...
TOKYO, July 22 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On July 22, regarding the Bangladesh Air Force training jet accident that occurred in Uttara area of Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 21, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, issued the following mes-sage of condolences to H. E. Mr. Md. Touhid Hossain, Honorable Advis-er for Foreign Affairs of the Interim Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. "I am deeply saddened by the news of...
TOKYO, July 22 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On July 22, commencing at 3:00 pm for approximately 50 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, held a Japan-Papua New Guinea Summit Meeting with Hon. Mr. James Marape, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, who was paying a visit to Japan as an official Guest of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The overview of the meeting is as follows. Prime Minister Ishiba sincerely we...
TOKYO, July 21 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: From July 18th to the 20th, the U.S. Presidential Delegation led by the Honorable Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America, visited Japan. Following a courtesy call on Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on July 18th, the U.S. Presidential Delegation attended the U.S. National Day events at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan on July 19th. Mr. AKAZAWA Ryosei , Minister in charge ...
TOKYO, July 21 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On July 21, Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi sent the following message of condolences to H.E. Dr. Cho Hyun, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK), regarding the damages caused by the heavy rain in the ROK. "I am deeply saddened to learn of the loss of precious lives and the tremendous damage caused by the heavy rain in the ROK. I would like to express my heartfelt condolences about the...
TOKYO, July 20 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On July 20, Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi sent the following message of condolences to H.E. Mr. Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, regarding the tourist boat incident which occurred in Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam. "I am deeply saddened to learn of the loss of many precious lives due to the tourist boat incident which occurred in Ha Long B...
TOKYO, July 18 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On July 18th, commencing at 5:35 p.m. for approximately 40 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, received a courtesy call by the U.S. Presidential Delegation, who are visiting Japan to participate in the U.S. National Day Event of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The overview is as follows. At the outset, Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his condolences and sympathies on the casualties and damages ca...