Foreign Policy News

2025/6/2

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the flood in the Federal Republic of Nigeria

2025/5/17

Letter of Condolences by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the Passing of Former President José MUJICA of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay

2025/5/9

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on India and Pakistan

2025/5/8

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye

2025/5/8

Message of condolence by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye

2025/4/25

Regarding the Judgement of the Cheongju District Court of the Republic of Korea in the Lawsuit Filed by a Bereaved Family of a Former Comfort Woman (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)

2025/4/25

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visits to Vatican City State, the United States (NY), Senegal, Saudi Arabia, and France (April 25 - May 4)

2025/4/23

Prime Minister ISHIBA's Visit to Viet Nam and the Philippines (April 27-30)

2025/4/23

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru following the terrorist attack in Kashmir

2025/4/23

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the terrorist attack in Kashmir

2025/4/21

Condolences on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis (Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA and Foreign Minister IWAYA)

2025/4/21

Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis

2025/4/15

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement marking two years since the beginning of the devastating war in Sudan

2025/4/15

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage

2025/4/15

Message of condolence by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage

2025/4/11

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya following the roof collapse at a nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

2025/4/6

G7 foreign ministers’ statement on China’s large-scale military drills around Taiwan

2025/4/2

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting (April 2-5)

2025/3/28

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake in the central Myanmar

2025/3/28

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand

2025/3/28

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand

2025/3/27

Message of Condolences Issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Regarding the damages caused by the wild fire in the Republic of Korea

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)

2025/6/4

Ambassador Suzuki attended the Fukushima Reception. You can view highlights from the event here.

2025/5/21

2025 Nominations for "Hamaguchi Essay Contest for High School Students" have started

2025/5/21

2025 Nominations for "Hamaguchi Award" have started

2025/5/20

Employment Opportunities

2025/5/9

Ambassador's remarks at the 83rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea [151KB]

2025/5/9

Japan-Australia Summit Telephone Meeting

2025/5/5

Speech by Ambassador Suzuki on the occasion of the Cowra Koyo Matsuri Mayoral Reception [209KB]

2025/4/29

2025 Spring Conferment of Decorations

2025/4/23

Ambassador Suzuki’s Official Visit to Western Australia

2025/4/15

MEXT Scholarship - applications now open

2025/3/25

Speech by His Excellency Ambassador SUZUKI Kazuhiro to the 2025 Japan Symposium [191KB]

2025/2/20

2025 Emperor's Birthday Reception

2025/2/17

Ambassador Suzuki attends the Launch Event for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

2025/2/6

Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, on Mr Nicholas Peter Warner, AO, PSM

2025/2/3

The Support System for Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan through Foreign Human Resources

2025/1/22

Japan – Australia Foreign Minister’s Meeting

2025/1/1

Messages from Ambassador Suzuki

2024/12/23

Video on the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Mogami-class frigate's capabilities

2024/12/6

Self-Defense Force Day Reception and 2023 Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon on former Chief of Australian Army LTGEN Richard Burr (Rtd)

2024/11/6

2024 Autumn Conferment of Decorations

2024/10/28

Ambassador's Speech at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Australia and the Pacific), (KAS) Security Conference [268KB]

2024/10/5

Japan-Australia Summit Telephone Meeting

2024/9/24

Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Leaders’ Meeting

2024/9/24

Japan-Australia Summit Meeting

2024/9/24

Ambassador's speech at the ceremony to mark the United Nations International Day of Peace, Canberra Nara Peace Park [80KB]

2024/9/18

Ambassador's speech at the Golden Gala Dinner hosted by the Australia-Japan Business Council of Victoria, Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Melbourne and Japanese Society of Melbourne [170KB]

2024/9/10

Ambassador's speech at Minerals Week 2024 hosted by Minerals Council of Australia [99KB]

2024/9/6

Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Working Dinner

2024/9/6

Eleventh Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (“2+2”)

2024/9/5

Japan-Australia Defense Ministerial Meeting

2024/9/2

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoko Kamikawa's opinion piece published in The Australian Financial Review [48KB]

2024/8/19

Courtesy Call by Ambassador Suzuki on the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC

2024/8/14

Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund 2025 Grant Program

2024/8/13

Commemorative Events for the 80th Anniversary of the Cowra Breakout

2024/8/1

Foreign Minister’s Commendation for 2024

2024/7/30

Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

2024/7/30

Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Kishida by Australian Foreign Minister, Indian External Affairs Minister and US Secretary of State

2024/7/30

Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

2024/7/22

Working dinner between Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa and Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia

2024/7/22

Courtesy call on Prime Minister Kishida by Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia

2024/7/22

Informal Talks among Japan-Australia-New Zealand-ROK (IP4) Leaders and the president of the United States

2024/7/22

Japan-Australia-New Zealand-ROK Leaders’ Meeting

2024/7/22

Japan-Australia-New Zealand-ROK + Ukraine Leaders’ Meeting

2024/7/2

Ambassador Suzuki’s Visit with Treasurer Jim Chalmers MP

2024/6/25

Ambassador Suzuki’s Official Visit to South Australia

2024/6/25

Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care

2024/6/25

Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on Pat Conroy MP, Minister for Defence Industry, and International Development and the Pacific