TOKYO, May 18 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On May 18, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi received a courtesy call from Japan's Sakura Queen and the U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, May 17 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 23 and 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan will conduct a study tour in Yugawara Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, for diplomatic corps in Japan, co-hosted by Yugawara Town. The Diplomats' study tour program, co-hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and local governments, has been held annually since 2010 to introduce diverse charms of Japan's regions, such as local history, culture, ...
TOKYO, May 16 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: From May 17 to May 23, Ms. ERI Arfiya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, will visit the United States and Suriname. In the United States, Parliamentary Vice-Minister ERI is scheduled to travel to New York to attend the final week of the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and make every effort to engage in consultations with and o...
TOKYO, May 16 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 15, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan received a courtesy call from Mr. Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. State Minister HORII welcomed High Commissioner Turk to Japan and expressed his respect for the work by the OHCHR to promote and protect human rights around the world. He also noted the importance of the immediate resolution of the abdu...
TOKYO, May 15 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On May 15, commencing at 7:30 p.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, held a Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk, with the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America. * At the outset, President Trump provided a detailed explanation of the President's latest visit to China. The two leaders exchanged views primarily on issues ...
TOKYO, May 15 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] (Reporter) I am Tsurudome with Kyodo News. Thank you for taking my question. Madame Prime Minister, you just held a telephone call with President Trump of the United States. As the call took place immediately after President Trump wrapped up his visit to China, would you tell us what kind of explanation you received from President Trump, and what you conveyed to him during the conversat...
TOKYO, May 15 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: Results of the Public Call for Proposals for the FY2025 Supplementary Budget Demonstration Project on Technologies to Reduce PFOS and PFOA Concentrations The Ministry of the Environment conducted a public call for proposals for the FY2025 Supplementary Budget Demonstration Project on Technologies to Reduce PFOS and PFOA Concentrations from February 27 to March 27, 2026 in order to accumulate technical knowledge on the techn...
TOKYO, May 14 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: From May 11 to 15, the IAEA Task Force, consisting of the IAEA officials and international experts, visited Japan for a review of the discharge of ALPS treated water from TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) into the sea (the sixth review mission since the start of the discharge of ALPS treated water). This IAEA review is based on the Terms of Reference (TOR) for reviews of safety aspect...
TOKYO, May 14 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 14, commencing at 5:00 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call from the Honorable Mark Gordon, Governor of the State of Wyoming, the United States and the Honorable Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of the State of New Mexico, the United States during their visit to Japan. At the outset, State Minister HORII welcomed the...
TOKYO, May 13 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On April 24, commencing at 1:50 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Dr. KUNIMITSU Ayano, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call by the delegation of members of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), headed by Mr. Rajiv Memani, President of the CII. State Minister KUNIMITSU paid tribute to the efforts made by the CII to drive economic cooperation between Japan and India, w...