Foreign Policy News

Ministry of Foreign Affairs News

May 25, 2019

President of the United States of America to Visit Japan
May 21, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Attends OECD Council Meeting and WTO Meetings
May 18, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Tajikistan
May 10, 2019

Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Visits United States of America
May 10, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Russia
May 5, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Angola, South Sudan and Ethiopia
April 28, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Saudi Arabia
April 28, 2019

Prime Minister Abe Visits Europe and North America
April 25, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits China
April 19, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits United States of America
April 6, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits France
February 27, 2019

Videos on Japan's Foreign Policy

News from the Embassy

May 21, 2019

2019 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals
May 10, 2019

Nominations for “Hamaguchi Award” - Coastal Disaster Resilience Technology
May 10, 2019

Announcement of the Application for the 13th Japan International MANGA Award
May 10, 2019

Publication of the Cowra Japanese War Cemetery Database and Website
May 3, 2019

Accession to the Throne of His Majesty the Emperor
April 26, 2019

The Support System for Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan through Foreign Human Resources
March 29, 2019

Ambassador Takahashi's Visit to Cowra
March 13, 2019

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals Ceremony for Mr Barrington Frederick Jarman, Former President of the Australia-Japan Society (ACT) Inc.
March 8, 2019

Ambassador Takahashi’s visit to the State of Victoria
February 26, 2019

Ambassador Takahashi’s visit to the Northern Territory
February 22, 2019

Presentation of Credentials
December 13, 2018

Ambassador Kusaka’s Message No.72 "Farewell and thank you Australia" (PDF) (162KB)
November 22, 2018

Ambassador Kusaka’s Message No.71 "Visit to Darwin by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - A historic visit reaffirming the robust Japan-Australia relationship - " (PDF) (289KB)
November 8, 2018

Ambassador Kusaka’s Message No.70 "2018 Canberra Nara Candle Festival - Celebrating the 25th year of the Canberra -Nara sister city relationship -" (PDF) (347KB)
November 3, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals
November 3, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals
October 26, 2018

Ambassador Kusaka’s Message No.69 "Eighth Japan-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations ("2+2")" (PDF) (229KB)
October 18, 2018

High School Students Summit on "World Tsunami Awareness Day" 2018 in Wakayama
October 18, 2018

World Tsunami Awareness Day - 5 November 2018
October 2, 2018

Ambassador Kusaka’s Message No.68 "The Indo-Pacific: Strategic Implications and Challenges" (PDF) (112KB)
September 14, 2018

Ambassador Kusaka’s Message No.67 "Japan Update 2018 - demography also discussed" (PDF) (111KB)
August 31, 2018

Initial screening for Ship for World Youth Program ~MEIJI 150th~ has been completed
August 22, 2018

Ambassador’s participation in the ceremony commemorating the Cowra Breakout
August 8, 2018

Ambassador Kusaka’s Message No.66 "The Third Japan-Australia Infrastructure Networking Meeting" (PDF) (485KB)
July 24, 2018

Ambassador's Message vol.65 "Bridges connecting Japan and Australia" (PDF) (655KB)
July 24, 2018

2018 JET Programme Farewell Reception
July 23, 2018

Mr John Lamb bestowed the Ambassadorial Conferment
July 20, 2018

2018 Japan Self Defence Force Day Reception
July 17, 2018

Ambassador's Message vol.64 "Japan Self Defence Forces Day Reception – reflecting on Japan-Australia defence cooperation" (PDF) (348KB)
June 22, 2018

The Rotary Club of Nara’s visit to Canberra and the 90th anniversary celebrations of the Rotary Club of Canberra
June 5, 2018

The Third Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Nominations Open NOW (nomination deadline: 31st July 2018)
May 25, 2018

Ambassador’s Message No.63 "Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting – Renewing strong commitment to the robust partnership between Japan and PIF Members" (PDF) (321KB)
May 22, 2018

Attendance of commemoration ceremony for the 76th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea in Canberra
May 22, 2018

Attendance of commemoration ceremony for the 76th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea in Sydney
May 18, 2018

Ambassador's Message No.62 "Visit to Adelaide – yet another milestone in the robust Japan- Australia relationship" (PDF) (488KB)
April 27, 2018

Ambassador’s Message No.61 "Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Pilot Project Launch in the Latrobe Valley" (PDF) (271KB)
April 12, 2018

The MEXT Scholar Experience Second Edition
April 9, 2018

Tohoku Youth Program Participants visit Ambassador Kusaka
April 6, 2018

Ambassador’s Message No.60 "Both Japan & Australia enjoy the boost of two-way bilateral trade" (PDF) (374KB)
March 23, 2018

Memorial Service for the Earthquake and Tsunami Victims in Japan
March 16, 2018

Ambassador's Message vol.59 "Japan-U.S.-Australia relations and the Indo-Pacific Symposium at the Perth USAsia Centre" (PDF) (211KB)
March 15, 2018

Ambassador's Remarks at the Japan-U.S.-Australia relations and the Indo-Pacific Symposium (PDF) (205KB)
March 6, 2018

Ambassador's Message vol.58 "Cooperation between Australia and Japan as global partners symposium at ANU" (PDF) (276KB)
January 29, 2018

Ambassador’s Message vol.57 "The visit of Prime Minister Turnbull to Japan" (PDF) (182KB)
January 24, 2018

Japan-Australia Summit Meeting and the Prime Minister of Australia’s Attendance at a Special Meeting (Four Ministers’ Meeting) of the National Security Council
December 5, 2017

2017 Emperor’s Birthday Reception
November 30, 2017

Ambassador's Remarks at the Emperor's Birthday Reception (PDF) (376KB)
November 30, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.56 "Handover ceremony of Japnese company records" (PDF) (873KB)
November 3, 2017

2017 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals
October 25, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.54 "55th Japan Australia Joint Business Conference" (PDF) (257KB)
October 23, 2017

Video Message by FM Kono on Japan's efforts on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
October 11, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.53 "Japan-Australia Grassroots Exchange Programme" (PDF) (328KB)
October 5, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.52 "Cowra and Japan – Symbol of reconciliation and friendship between Japan and Australia" (PDF) (802KB)
September 22, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.51 "Institute for Regional Affairs (IFRA) Annual Dinner" (PDF) (121KB)
September 20, 2017

Mr Ron Murray awarded with Foreign Minister’s Commendation
September 14, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.50 "Foreign Minister Bishop attends Japan Update 2017" (PDF) (177KB)
September 4, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.49 "Spring 2017 Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals Ceremony for Former Australian Ambassador to Japan Mr Peter Grey" (PDF) (156KB)
August 18, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.48 "Japan-United States-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue" (PDF) (145KB)
August 17, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.47 "Reception for the 60th Anniversary of the Japan-Australia Commerce Agreement" (PDF) (675KB)
August 17, 2017

Attendance at the memorial ceremony for the Cowra breakout held in Cowra
August 16, 2017

Reception for the 60th Anniversary of the Japan-Australia Commerce Agreement
July 21, 2017

Ambassador’s Message Vol.46 "30th Anniversary of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme" (PDF) (393KB)
June 28, 2017

Opening of Warm Trees 2017 at the National Arboretum on 4th July 2017
June 21, 2017

2017 Japan Self Defence Force Day Reception
June 20, 2017

Ambassador Kusaka’s official visit to Western Australia
June 16, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.45 "Official Visit to Western Australia" (PDF) (234KB)
June 15, 2017

Ambassador's Speech at the Perth USAsia Centre on Australia-Japan relations in an age of uncertainty (PDF) (70KB)
June 6, 2017

Joint Statement Australia-Japan-US Defence Ministers' Meeting
June 1, 2017

Ambassador Kusaka and Mrs Kusaka attend the Commemorative Service for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea
May 31, 2017

Minister Miyashita attends the Commemorative Service for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea
May 30, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.44 "Exhibition “Melodrama in Meiji Japan” at the National Library of Australia" (PDF) (192KB)
May 26, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol. 43 "Self Defense Force Day Reception 23 May 2017"
April 28, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.42 "Seventh Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations in Tokyo" (PDF) (66KB)
April 10, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.41 "Official visit to Queensland" (PDF) (235KB)
April 7, 2017

Ambassador Kusaka and Mrs. Kusaka make an official visit to Queensland
April 4, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.40 "Japan-Australia-U.S. Security Cooperation Symposium at ASPI" (PDF) (162KB)
March 21, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.39 "Sixth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake" (PDF) (211KB)
March 14, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.38 "Speech at the Japan-Australia roundtable in Melbourne - Strengthening of Japan-Australia relations at a time of international uncertainty" (PDF) (114KB)
March 14, 2017

Attendance at the Memorial Service to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Japanese Air Raid on Broome
March 7, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.37 "Japan-Australia Infrastructure Networking Meeting in Canberra" (PDF) (109KB)
March 6, 2017

Ambassador Kusaka’s visit to the Northern Territory
February 24, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.36 "Official Visit to the Northern Territory" (PDF) (205KB)
February 17, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.35 "Prime Minister Abe’s visit to the U.S." (PDF) (40KB)
February 8, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.34 / "Australia-Japan-U.S. Strategic Cooperation Conference at ANU" (PDF) (57KB)
January 25, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.33 "Telephone Talk between Prime Minister Abe and Prime Minister Turnbull" (PDF) (26KB)
January 23, 2017

Ambassador's Message vol.32 "Visit of Prime Minister Abe to Australia" (PDF) (52KB)
December 21, 2016

Ambassador's Message vol.31 "Japan's Foreign Policy towards South East and South Asian Countries" (PDF) (81KB)
December 15, 2016

Conferral ceremony for the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star to Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia, H.E. Dr Mykola Kulinich (former Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan)
December 6, 2016

Ambassador's Message vol.30 / "Asia Society Policy Briefings" (PDF) (92KB)
December 1, 2016

2016 Emperor’s Birthday Reception
November 25, 2016

International Disaster Relief Activities following earthquake in New Zealand’s South Island
November 9, 2016

Ambassador's Message vol.29 "Signing of Trilateral Information Sharing Agreement" (PDF) (161KB)
November 2, 2016

Ambassador's Message vol.28 "Institute for Regional Affairs (IFRS) Annual Dinner" (PDF) (51KB)
October 24, 2016

Ambassador's Message vol.27 "Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016" (PDF) (50KB)
October 20, 2016

40th Anniversaries of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia and the establishment of Australia-Japan Foundation
October 20, 2016

Ambassador's Message Vol.26 "G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting" (PDF) (34KB)
October 19, 2016

Ambassador's Message Vol.25 - "40th Anniversaries of the Australia-Japan Basic Treaty and the Australia-Japan Foundation" (PDF) (162KB)
October 11, 2016

Ambassador’s Official Visit to Tasmania
September 29, 2016

Ambassador’s Visit to Melbourne
September 23, 2016

Ambassador's Message "The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) (PDF) (29KB)
September 14, 2016

Ambassador’s Message "The Nuclear Test by North Korea" (PDF) (35KB)
September 14, 2016

Ambassador’s Message "The Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development" (PDF) (41KB)
September 13, 2016

Japan-UK-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (PDF) (179KB)
September 13, 2016

Statement by the Prime Minister of Japan (on the Nuclear Test by North Korea)
September 6, 2016

Ambassador’s Official Visit to South Australia
August 8, 2016

Japan–Australia Infrastructure Networking Meeting
August 1, 2016

Ambassador's Message vol. 20 (PDF) (45KB)
July 29, 2016

Hiroshima Tree Planting Ceremony
July 26, 2016

Japan-United States-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement
July 13, 2016

Statement by Foreign Minister Kishida on the Arbitration between the Republic of the Philippines and the People's Republic of China regarding the South Chinna Sea
July 4, 2016

Ambassador's speech on the occasion of 40th Anniversary of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Australia and Japan (at AIIA) (PDF) (468KB)
July 1, 2016

Ambassador's Interview at the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA website)
June 21, 2016

Ambassador’s Message "Goodwill Ambassador for Japanese Cuisine awarded to Mr Adam Liaw" (PDF) (155KB)
June 16, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka’s attendance of the American Australian Association and US Studies Centre’s 10th Anniversary and Benefit Dinner
June 9, 2016

74th Anniversary Memorial Service for HMAS Kuttabul (Consulate-General of Japan, Sydney)
June 6, 2016

Ambassador's Message "G7 Ise-Shima Summit and the visit to Hiroshima by President Obama" (PDF) (50KB)
May 31, 2016

Japan-Australia Infrastructure Networking Meeting (PDF) (31KB)
May 12, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka’s Visit to Cowra
May 6, 2016

Ambassador’s Official Visit to Victoria
April 27, 2016

Ambassador’s Official Visit to Western Australia
April 18, 2016

[Media Release] Reception held to commemorate Japanese SDF vessels port call (PDF) (85KB)
April 15, 2016

Stories from former MEXT Scholars
April 14, 2016

Applications for 2017 MEXT Scholarships Research and Undergraduate Categories Open Now
April 13, 2016

Ambassador's Message（Vol.17）
April 6, 2016

Conveyance of Certificates of Commendation to members of the Australian Defence Force that co-operated in activities with the Japanese Self-Defence Force as part of UN peace-keeping duties in South Sudan
April 4, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka’s Visit to Melbourne
March 23, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka attends Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Conference
March 23, 2016

Messages of condolence following the terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium
March 23, 2016

Messages of condolence following the terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium
March 8, 2016

Mr Hideo Dekura and Mr Adam Liaw appointed as Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassadors for the promotion of Japanese cuisine (February 26, 2016)
March 8, 2016

Japan's United Nations Diplomacy "Together with Developing Countries" - Speech by Foreign Minister Kishida (February 23, 2016)
March 8, 2016

Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (February 15, 2016)
March 8, 2016

The Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship 2016 Teacher Training Studies Category and Japanese Studies Category are now open
March 8, 2016

Investment Advisor Assignment System
March 7, 2016

Japan-Australia Summit Meeting (December 18, 2015)
March 7, 2016

2015 Emperor’s Birthday Reception（November 25, 2015）
March 7, 2016

Japan-Australia Summit Meeting (November 14, 2015)
March 7, 2016

The Sixth Australia-Japan Foreign and Defense Ministerial Consultations("2+2")（November 22, 2015）
March 7, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka's Visit to Pilbara Iron Ore Mine and Operation Site（October 14-15, 2015）
March 7, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka's speech at Canberra Nara Candle Festival（October 24, 2015）
March 2, 2016

Ambassador's Official Visit to New South Wales (September 29, 2015)
March 2, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka attends the ceremony commemorating the launch of the Himawari-8 satellite (September 30, 2015)
March 2, 2016

Japan-Australia Summit Telephone Talk (September 18, 2015)
March 2, 2016

Prime Minister Abe holds Telephone Talks with the Former Prime Minister of Australia (September 18, 2015)
March 2, 2016

Boggabri Coal Expansion Project Completion Ceremony
March 2, 2016

Courtesy Calls by Ambassador Kusaka
March 1, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka's tour of the Gold Coast's light rail (August 7, 2015) (PDF) (244KB)
March 1, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka attends 30th Anniversary Reception of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UJF Bank (BTMU) (August 4, 2015) (PDF) (265KB)
March 1, 2016

Presentation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan’s Citation to the Cowra Breakout 70th Anniversary Committee(August 5, 2015)
March 1, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka attended a wreath laying ceremony in Cowra (August 5, 2015)
March 1, 2016

Ambassador Kusaka's address at the National Press Club of Australia (July 28, 2015)
March 1, 2016

Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality: World Assembly for Women in Tokyo: WAW! 2015
March 1, 2016

Official Channel of World Assembly for Women(Youtube)
February 29, 2016

Ambassador's Official Visit to Queensland