Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Dr. Abdelmoneim, President of Medecins Sans Frontieres International

TOKYO, April 14 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 17, commencing at 4:00 p.m. for approximately 35 minutes, Dr. KUNIMITSU Ayano, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call from Dr. Javid Abdelmoneim, President of Medecins Sans Frontieres International. The overview of the courtesy call is as follows: At the outset, State Minister KUNIMITSU, while referring to her own experience in medical assistance, expressed her res...


Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers' Telephone Call

TOKYO, April 14 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 17, commencing at 10 p.m. for 30 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a telephone call with H.E. Dr. Seyyed Abbas ARAGHCHI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The overview is as follows: At the outset, Minister MOTEGI expressed his grave concern that the exchange of retaliatory attacks has continued since the previous telephone cal...


JAPAN'S NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND REMOVALS IN FY 2024

TOKYO, April 14 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals in FY 2024 The Ministry of the Environment and the National Institute for Environmental Studies have released Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals for fiscal year (FY)1 2024. Japan's national greenhouse gas emissions and removals for FY2024 were 994 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2 eq.), showing a 1.9% (18.8 Mt CO2 eq.) decrease...


Publication of the White Paper on Development Cooperation 2025

TOKYO, April 13 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 13, "White paper on Development Cooperation-Japan's International Cooperation" was published. Every year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan publishes a White Paper on Development Cooperation. The Paper summarizes Japan's policies on development cooperation by issues and regions as well as its achievements over the course of the year. The 2025 edition of the White Paper on Development Coop...


Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. HORII and Hon. Ralph REGENVANU, Minister for Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and National Disaster Management of the Republic of Vanuatu

TOKYO, April 13 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 13, commencing at 11:30 a.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with the Hon. Ralph REGENVANU, Minister for Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and National Disaster Management of the Republic of Vanuatu, who is visiting Japan. The overview of the meeting is as follows. At the outset, S...


Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by the delegation of members of Business Co-operation Committees of Japan and India

TOKYO, April 13 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 13, commencing at 1:20 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call by the delegation of members of Business Co-operation Committees of Japan and India, co-headed by Mr. Rohit Relan, Co-Chairman, India-Japan Business Co-operation Committee and Mr. YASUNAGA Tatsuo, Chairman, Japan-India Business Co-operation Committee. The...


Agreement in Principle on New Tax Convention between Japan and the Czech Republic

TOKYO, April 13 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: The Government of Japan and the Government of the Czech Republic have reached agreement in principle on a new Tax Convention replacing the current Tax Convention (Convention between Japan and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income), which entered into force in 1978. The new Convention reinforces or introduces provisions for the purposes of...


Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers

TOKYO, April 13 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: From late February to mid-March, Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS TOOWOOMBA conducted monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by the United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), in waters surrounding Japan. It was the fourteenth time Royal Australian Navy vessel to engage in these a...


State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII's attendance at the St Patrick's Day Reception

TOKYO, April 13 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On March 13, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, attended the St Patrick's Day Reception held at the Embassy of Ireland in Tokyo, and delivered his remarks on behalf of the Government of Japan. From Ireland, Mr. Sean Canney, TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rails and Ports, attended the reception and talked with State Minister HORII. The overview of hi...


Japan-Viet Nam Summit Telephone Meeting (Summary)

TOKYO, April 13 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On April 13, commencing at 15:00 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, held a telephone meeting with H.E. Mr. To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. At the outset, Prime Minister TAKAICHI offered her congratulations to Secretary General and President To Lam on the General Secretary's...