Foreign Policy News

2025/3/21

Foreign Minister IWAYA Attends Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (March 21-22)

2025/3/18

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Michael H. Armacost

2025/3/17

Message of condolences and sympathies issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the devastating damages caused by tornadoes and storms in the Midwest and South of the United States of America

2025/3/17

Message of condolences and sympathies issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the devastating damages caused by tornadoes and storms in the Midwest and South of the United States of America

2025/3/10

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (March 12-14)

2025/3/3

The Election of Judge IWASAWA Yuji as President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (March 3)

2025/2/18

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (February 19-23)

2025/2/14

Messages of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the passing of H.E. Dr. Sam NUJOMA, the First President of the Republic of Namibia

2025/2/14

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at Munich Security Conference (February 14-16)

2025/2/4

Prime Minister ISHIBA's Visit to the United States of America (February 6-8)

2025/2/4

Messages of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the passing of H.E. Prof. Dr. Horst KÖHLER, former President of the Federal Republic of Germany

2025/2/1

The Situation in Myanmar Four Years after the Coup d’État (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/2/1

G7 foreign ministers’ statement on the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

2025/1/31

Message of Condolences issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the Aircraft Accident in Virginia, U.S.

2025/1/31

Message of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the Aircraft Accident in Virginia, U.S.

2025/1/22

Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister Iwaya following the fire accident at the ski accommodation facility in Bolu Province, Republic of Türkiye (January 22)

2025/1/21

Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Joint Statement by the Quad Foreign Ministers) (January 21)

2025/1/19

Messages of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru and Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the passing of H.E. Dr. Punsalmaa Ochirbat, the First President of Mongolia

2025/1/17

G7 Leaders’ Statement on Ceasefire and Hostage Deal

2025/1/17

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visit to the United States of America (January 19-23, 2025)

2025/1/16

Reaching an Agreement for the Release of Hostages and Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/1/10

G7 denounces the lack of democratic legitimacy of today’s presidential inauguration in Venezuela

2025/1/10

Message of condolences issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the wild fire in California, U.S.

2025/1/10

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visit to Republic of Korea, the Philippines and Palau (January 13-16)

2025/1/10

Summary of Japan’s Term as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/1/8

Prime Minister ISHIBA's Visit to Malaysia and Indonesia (January 9-12)

2025/1/7

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya on the earthquake damage in Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China

2025/1/7

Messages of condolences from Prime Minister Ishiba on the earthquake damage in Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China

2024/12/31

Joint Statement from the Quad Foreign Ministers Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Quad Cooperation

2024/12/30

Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru, on the Passing of Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President of the United States

2024/12/29

Message of Condolences Issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Regarding the airplane accident in the Republic of Korea

2024/12/29

Message of Condolences Issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru Regarding the airplane accident in the Republic of Korea

2024/12/27

Letters of Condolence by Prime Minister Ishiba and Foreign Minister Iwaya, following the passing of H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India

2024/12/27

A message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya over the Azerbaijan Airline’s plane crash

2024/12/24

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visit to China (December 25-26)

2025/3/17

[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY] Housekeeper/Household Assistant at the Official Residence of the Consul General of Japan in Chicago [97KB]

2025/2/28

[Employment Opportunity] MEXT Scholarship and JET Program Coordinator [164KB]

2025/2/7

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (January 2025) [654KB]

2025/1/31

The 2024 Foreign Minister's Commendation Award Ceremony in honor of Dr. John Tadao Teramoto [200KB]

2025/1/6

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (December 2024) [1.1MB]

2025/1/1

New Year Greetings from Consul-General Yanagi (2025)

2024/11/27

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (November 2024) [392KB]

2024/11/7

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (October 2024) [458KB]

2024/11/4

Japanese Decoration Conferred upon Ms. Carol Grant for her Outstanding Contribution to Japan-U.S. Relations [159KB]

2024/10/24

[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY] 2025 Chicago JET Program Interview Assistant Position [75KB]

2024/10/16

The 2024 Foreign Minister’s Commendation Award Ceremony in honor of Ms. Ikuko Nichols [234KB]

2024/10/1

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (September 2024) [295KB]

2024/9/25

2024 JET Program Virtual Information Sessions - Registration Links

2024/9/3

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (August 2024) [368KB]

2024/8/26

Application Open: 2025 Japanese American Leadership Delegation to Japan

2024/8/1

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (July 2024) [490KB]

2024/8/1

Announcement: 2024 Foreign Minister’s Commendations [216KB]

2024/7/1

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (June 2024) [487KB]

2024/6/24

Conferment Ceremony for Mr. David D. Johnson [173KB]

2024/6/1

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (May 2024) [704KB]

2024/5/1

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (April 2024) [738KB]

2024/4/29

Japanese Decorations Conferred upon Dr. Chikako Usui for her Outstanding Contribution to Japan-U.S. Relations [154KB]

2024/4/1

Consul General Yanagi's Monthly Reflection (March 2024) [489KB]