TOKYO, Nov. 23 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On November 23, commencing at 10: 10 a.m. local time (5: 10 p.m. on November 23, JST) for approximately 3 hours, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, attended the G20 Johannesburg Summit Session 3 "A Fair and a Just Future for All ". The overview of the session is as follows: In this session, many members pointed out that strengthening and diversifying supply-chains for critical minerals is indispensabl...
TOKYO, Nov. 23 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On November 23, 2025 (local time), Prime Minister Takaichi, who is visiting Johannesburg, the Republic of South Africa, to attend the G20 Johannesburg Summit, participated in Session 3 "A Fair and a Just Future for All." She then held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, and had informal talks with H.E. Mr. LEE Jae Myung, President of the Republic of Korea,...
TOKYO, Nov. 22 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On November 22, commencing at 3:25 p.m. local time (10:25 p.m. on November 22, Japan time) for approximately 20 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, who is visiting South Africa to attend the G20 Johannesburg Summit, held a bilateral Summit Meeting with the Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The overview of the meeting is as follows...
TOKYO, Nov. 22 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On November 22, commencing at 10:35 a.m. local time (5:35 p.m. on November 22, Japan time) for approximately 6 hours and 15 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, attended the G20 Johannesburg Summit Session 1 "Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth that Leaves No One Behind". The overview of the session is as follows: In this session, members emphasized the importance of the G20 with shared r...
TOKYO, Nov. 22 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On November 22, 2025 (local time), Prime Minister Takaichi visited Johannesburg, the Republic of South Africa, to attend the G20 Johannesburg Summit. The Prime Minister attended Session 1 of the G20 Summit ("Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth that Leaves No One Behind"), followed by a Leaders' Meeting on Peace in Ukraine. She then held a meeting with the Rt Hon Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Ki...
TOKYO, Nov. 21 -- JASDF issued the following news: From November 15 to 18, Lieutenant General KOJIMA Takashi, Commander, Air Development and Test Command, visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and observed the Dubai Air Show held at the Al Maktoum International Airport. 1 During his visit to the UAE, Lt Gen Kojima participated in the Dubai International Air Chiefs' Conference 2025 (DIACC 2025). He also engaged in a discussion with Major General Mohamed Salem Ali Alhameli, Deputy Commander, UAE...
TOKYO, Nov. 21 -- JASDF issued the following news: From October 13 to November 15, Koku-Jieitai (JASDF) conducted live-fire training with its Surface-to-Air Missile units in the United States. 1 During the training, combined live-fire training was carried out with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). Bilateral live-fire training was also conducted with the U.S. Army, thereby enhancing Japan-U.S. response capabilities. 1 Additionally, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) training involvin...
TOKYO, Nov. 21 -- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs issued text of the following speech: From November 20 to 21, Ms. ERI Arfiya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, attended the 4th EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum held in Brussels, Belgium. The overview is as follows: Plenary Session (Opening) On November 21, Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI delivered a keynote speech at the opening plenary session of the 4th Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum. Parliamentary Vi...
TOKYO, Nov. 19 -- JAMSTEC issued the following news: The Global Carbon Budget (GCB), coordinated by the Global Carbon Project (GCP) under the auspices of Future Earth, provides a comprehensive assessment of the global carbon cycle. GCB synthesizes multiple datasets and methodologies annually to quantify fossil-fuel CO2 emissions, land-use change emissions, atmosphericCO2 growth, and the land and ocean carbon uptakes. The assessment integrates bottom-up methods (e.g., inventories, land-use and e...
TOKYO, Nov. 19 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On November 19, 2025, Prime Minister Takaichi held a meeting with Ms. KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo, at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....