TOKYO, Sept. 16 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On September 16, commencing at 11:35 a.m. for approximately 35 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Japan-Belgium Foreign Ministers' Meeting with H.E. Mr. Maxime Prevot, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium, who is visiting Japan. Subsequently, commencing at 12:10 p.m. for approxim...
TOKYO, Sept. 16 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On September 16, commencing at 2:40 p.m. for approximately 50 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Aleksandar Vucic, President of the Republic of Serbia, who is visiting Japan as an official Guest of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The overview of the meeting is as follows: 1. At the outset, Prime Minister ISHIBA sincerely welcomed President Vucic's first vis...
TOKYO, Sept. 16 -- National Diet Library issued the following news: The National Diet Library, Japan, plans to renew the web services for the National Diet Library Web Archiving Project (WARP) in December 2025. As part of this renewal, the URL structure and other elements will change. After the renewal, old URLs will automatically redirect. Hyperlink (https://warp.da.ndl.go.jp/contents/news/2025renewal_en.html) Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Sept. 14 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: In demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF), the United States Navy (USN), the Philippine Navy (PN) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) conducted a Multilateral Exercise as a Maritime Cooperative Activity. This underscores multilateral commitments to upholding the right of freedom of navigation and overfli...
TOKYO, Sept. 12 -- JMSDF issued the following news: The JMSDF will participate in the 9th Pacific Reach 2025 as described below. 1. Objectives (1) To improve the JMSDF's submarine search and rescue capabilities (2) To enhance mutual understanding and strengthen relationship with participating countries 2. Period September 15 - 29 3. Exercise Area (1) In the vicinity of Singapore (2) Changi Naval Base 4. Participating Unit (1) Commanding Officer Captain UMEHARA Atsushi, Commander, Submarine ...
TOKYO, Sept. 12 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: At around 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 11, 2025, JMSDF spotted the following three PLAN vessels sailing southwestward in the waters approximately 200km northwest of Uotsuri-shima Island. CV "Fujian" Sovremenny-class DDG x 1 (hull number 136) Luyang-II-class DDG x 1 (hull number 152) This marks the first time that JMSDF has confirmed the CV "Fujian". JMSDF assets monitored the activities of these vessels. ABBREVIATIONS JMSDF: ...
TOKYO, Sept. 12 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: 1. Record of Mission (AUG 1-31) (1) Number of flights 7 flights (Accumulated Total (AT): 3,471 flights) (2) Flight hours Approx. 40 hours (AT: Approx. 24,720 hours) (3) Number of visually confirmed commercial ships 202 ships (AT: 290,438 ships) (4) Number of the information provided to Japanese destroyers, foreign warships, and/or commercial ships 5 times (AT: 16,520 times) 2. Action in Response to Incidents None in particul...
TOKYO, Sept. 12 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: Record of Mission 1. Direct Escort (1) Number of direct escort operations: 0 (2) Number of escorted vessels: 0 (Accumulated Total (AT) of 3,955 escorted vessels since the start of operations under the Counter-Piracy Measures Law) [Breakdown] - Japanese-registered ships: 0 (AT: 26) - Foreign ships operated by Japanese shipping companies: 0 (AT: 701) (Foreign ships which carry Japanese nationals: 0 (AT: 51) - Foreign ships other ...
TOKYO, Sept. 12 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF), the United States (U.S.) Armed Forces, and the British Armed Forces conducted a trilateral exercise, taking the opportunity of the activity of the HMS Prince of Wales in the vicinity of the Southwestern islands, amid an increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan. This trilateral exercise reaffirms the strong intention among Japan, U.S. and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and N...
TOKYO, Sept. 12 -- JASDF issued the following news: From September 9 to 11, General MORITA Takehiro, Chief of Staff, Koku-Jieitai (JASDF) and Lieutenant General MOMMA Masahito, Vice Chief of Staff, KokuJieitai held meetings (including VTCs) with senior officials of U.S. Forces, including General David W. Allvin, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). On September 9, General MORITA held a VTC with General Allvin, Chief of Staff, USAF. During the VTC, they exchanged views on enhancing inte...