Foreign Policy News

Ministry of Foreign Affairs News

2022/6/28

Foreign Minister Hayashi Visits the Philippines (June 29-July 1, 2022)
2022/6/24

Prime Minister Kishida Attends G7 Summit 2022 and NATO Summit Meeting (June 26-30, 2022)
2022/6/10

Prime Minister Kishida Visits Singapore (June 10-11, 2022)
2022/5/10

Foreign Minister Hayashi Attends G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Germany (May 11-15, 2022)
2022/5/2

Foreign Minister Hayashi Visits Fiji and Palau (May 6-8, 2022)
2022/4/28

Prime Minister Kishida Visits South East Asia and Europe (April 29 - May 6, 2022)
2022/4/28

Foreign Minister Hayashi visits Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia (April 28-May 2, 2022)
2022/4/5

Foreign Minister Hayashi Attends the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting and G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Belgium (April 6-8, 2022)
2022/4/1

Foreign Minister Hayashi visits Poland (April 1-5, 2022)

News from the Embassy

2022/7/1

Ambassador's Speech at the Rinnai Corporation Exclusive Decarbonisation Event [452KB]
2022/6/30

News From Under the Southern Cross - Edition 79. Queensland Dreaming [1.2MB]
2022/6/27

Ambassador's Speech at Southern Cross University (Speech) [391KB]
2022/6/20

Conferral of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation on Mr Okawa Hitoshi, Managing Executive Officer of INPEX Corporation
2022/6/15

Ambassador's speech on the occasion of the UQ Japan Reception [568KB]
2022/6/15

Ambassador's Speech on the occasion of the AJS Qld Inc and QJCCI Lunch [523KB]
2022/6/8

Employment Opportunities
2022/6/6

News From Under the Southern Cross - Edition 78. Prime Minister Albanese’s Visit to Japan [697KB]
2022/6/2

News From Under the Southern Cross - Edition 77. Ambassadors Come and Go [777KB]
2022/5/27

News From Under the Southern Cross - Edition 76. Long Autumn Nights and the Sound of Strings [658KB]
2022/5/25

QUAD Leaders’ Meeting
2022/5/25

Japan-Australia Leaders Meeting
2022/5/19

News From Under the Southern Cross - Edition 75. Leaping 'Gullivers' [856KB]
2022/5/19

News From Under the Southern Cross - Edition 74. Cowra Autumn Festival and the Commemoration Service for the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea [907KB]
2022/5/18

News from Under the Southern Cross Edition 73: Bonds Deepened Through Art [770KB]
2022/5/17

News From Under the Southern Cross - Edition 72. The Upcoming Election [337KB]
2022/5/6

Ambassador's Speech on the occasion of the Commemoration Service for the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea [588KB]
2022/5/5

Ambassador's speech on the Occasion of the Official Kōyō Mayoral Reception 4 May 2022 [616KB]
2022/5/3

News From Under the Southern Cross - Edition 71. Cutting across Tasmania [857KB]
2022/5/2

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 70. Sister City Ties (Adelaide - Himeji) [649KB]
2022/4/29

2022 Spring Conferment of Decorations
2022/4/28

Ambassador Yamagami interviewed by The Examiner
2022/4/26

Ambassador's speech at the ADI Public Policy Forum and former RAAF Air Commodore Peter McDermott's Book Launch [555KB]
2022/4/21

Ambassador's speech on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Adelaide-Himeji ties [525KB]
2022/4/21

2021 Spring Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for the Honourable Warren George Entsch MP
2022/4/20

Application is now open for the 16th Japan International MANGA Award!!
2022/4/14

News From Under the Southern Cross - Edition 69. Visit to Cairns [2.2MB]
2022/4/12

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 68. Galloping Horses [1.1MB]
2022/4/11

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 67. The Ukrainian President's Address to the Australian Parliament [453KB]
2022/4/8

Ambassador's Speech at the Conferment Ceremony of The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star to the Honorable Warren George Entsch MP [613KB]
2022/4/6

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 66. World Cup Qualifiers - Japan vs Australia [673KB]
2022/4/6

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 65. Revisiting Western Australia [1000KB]
2022/3/29

Ambassador’s speech at the book launch for “Alliances, Nuclear Weapons, and Escalation” [479KB]
2022/3/29

Ambassador’s speech on the occasion of the launch of the Australia Japan Business Council (WA) Inc [459KB]
2022/3/29

Ambassador’s speech on the occasion of a dinner with Deputy Premier the Hon Roger Cook [461KB]
2022/3/29

2021 Autumn Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for the Chair of the Canberra Nara Sister City Committee, Mrs Narelle Hargreaves AM, OAM
2022/3/22

Ambassador’s keynote speech at the 2022 Japan Symposium, Perth USAsia Centre [459KB]
2022/3/18

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 64. Farewells and First Encounters [325KB]
2022/3/15

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 63. Australia's Response to the Situation in Ukraine [461KB]
2022/3/15

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 62. Rugby - Bringing Australia and Japan Together [537KB]
2022/3/11

Ambassador Yamagami interviewed on Between The Lines: ABC Radio National
2022/3/9

News From Under the Southern Cross - Edition 61: Cowra Rotary Peace Award [789KB]
2022/3/4

News from Under the Southern Cross - Edition 60: Official Visit to Victoria [307KB]
2022/3/2

News from Under the Southern Cross - Edition 59: Revisiting Darwin [689KB]
2022/2/25

Ambassador's acceptance speech on the occasion of the 2021 Rotary Club of Cowra Peace Award [442KB]
2022/2/24

News from Under the Southern Cross - Edition 58: The Emperor’s Birthday Reception Mark II [938KB]
2022/2/22

Ambassador's Speech on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Sinking of the USS PEARY [413KB]
2022/2/22

Ambassador's Speech on the occasion of the unveiling ceremony of a memorial name plaque to the crew of the I-124 [418KB]
2022/2/22

Ambassador's Speech to the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory [567KB]
2022/2/16

News from Under the Southern Cross - Edition 57: Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting [322KB]
2022/2/10

News from Under the Southern Cross Edition 56:Conferral Ceremony for Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard [535KB]
2022/2/9

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 55. My Trip to the Hunter Region [458KB]
2022/2/7

2021 Spring Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for the Honourable Julia Eileen Gillard AC
2022/2/4

Ambassador's Speech on the occasion of the Conferral Ceremony of Ms Julia Gillard AC [600KB]
2022/2/1

Ambassador's speech on the occasion of the Australia-Japan Roundtable Dinner [697KB]
2022/1/28

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 54: Assistance for Tonga [560KB]
2022/1/28

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 53: The Australian Open [442KB]
2022/1/28

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 52: Towards the Hydrogen Era [520KB]
2022/1/7

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 51: The Japan Australia Leaders' Summit [782KB]
2021/12/28

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 50: 'Japanaroo 2021' [1.8MB]
2021/12/23

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 49: The Five Eyes [707KB]
2021/12/21

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 48: Deepening Security Cooperation [598KB]
2021/12/21

Ambassador's speech on the occasion of Japanaroo2021 A Festive Season Concert [556KB]
2021/12/21

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 47: Persona Non Grata film screening [973KB]
2021/12/21

Chef's Kitchen New Episode
2021/12/19

Ambassador's speech on the occasion of Matsuri Japan Festival in Chatswood 2021 [555KB]
2021/12/17

Ambassador Yamagami contributed an opinion piece on the child removal issue to The Age
2021/12/15

Ambassador's speech on the occasion of the Conferral of the Praemium Imperiale Award on Mr Glenn Murcutt AO [655KB]
2021/12/14

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 46: Sports Exchange [1.2MB]
2021/12/8

Ambassador's speech at the Export Council of Australia’s launch of Australia’s International Business Survey 2021 [545KB]
2021/12/7

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 45: Bussiness Trip to Melbourne [655KB]
2021/12/3

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 44: Support for Japanese Corporations [442KB]
2021/12/2

Ambassador's speech on the occasion of a special screening of the film, Persona Non Grata at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland [648KB]
2021/12/2

Conferral of the Minister for Foreign Affairs’ Commendation to Mr Peter Jennings AM Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
2021/12/1

Ambassador's speech on the occasion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games reception [765KB]
2021/11/30

Ambassador’s speech on the occasion of the Southern Space Symposium [473KB]
2021/11/25

Ambassador’s speech on the occasion of the opening of the ‘Golden Shells and the Gentle Mastery of Japanese Lacquer Exhibition’ at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne [524KB]
2021/11/19

Ambassador's speech on the occasion of the 5th Japan-Australia Infrastructure Network Meeting [431KB]
2021/11/19

Ambassador Yamagami's interview regarding Taiwan with Afternoon Agenda, Sky News
2021/11/17

News from under the Southern Cross Edition 43: The "Sharing Your Experience of Japan" Reception [1.7MB]
2021/11/12

Ambassador Yamagami interviewed on Policy, Guns & Money: The ASPI Podcast
2021/11/10

An opening remark at UQ-Japan Day hosted by The University of Queensland [547KB]
2021/11/8

Ambassador's speech at the Sharing Your Experience of Japan Reception [565KB]
2021/11/3

2021 Autumn Conferment of Decorations of Foreign Nationals
2021/11/3

News from under the Souther Cross Edition 42: Japanese decoration for Dame Olivia Newton-John DBE AC [806KB]
2021/10/29

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 41. Diplomacy restarts [611KB]
2021/10/20

The 125th Anniversary of Japan’s Townsville Mission
2021/10/18

Ambassador Yamagami interviewed about magpies and the life in Australia on Drive, ABC Radio Sydney
2021/10/13

News from under the Southern Cross (Edition 40): The Self-Defense Forces Day Reception [1.4MB]
2021/10/13

Japan Self-Defense Forces Day
2021/10/12

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 39. Australian English [551KB]
2021/10/11

Ambassador's Speech on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the establishment of Japan's first Australian diplomatic mission in Townsville [578KB]
2021/10/5

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 38. “The Bird of Terror” – A postscript [545KB]
2021/10/1

"South Korea would be a good fit with the Quad" written by Professor Nobukatsu Kanehara, Doshisha University [449KB]
2021/10/1

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 37. The Quad [359KB]
2021/9/30

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 36. The Phantasmal Queensland Business Trip [404KB]
2021/9/23

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 35. AUKUS [594KB]
2021/9/23

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 34. Springtime in Canberra [310KB]
2021/9/21

Virtual HANAMI (Japanese traditional cherry blossom viewing party)
2021/9/21

Ambassador Yamagami's speech on Japan-Australia relations in a post-Covid world at the Griffith Asia Institute [Video]
2021/9/21

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 33. A Major Sporting Power [967KB]
2021/9/17

Ambassador Yamagami's speech on Japan-Australia relations in a post-Covid world at the Griffith Asia Institute [707KB]
2021/9/17

Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (September 17, 2021)
2021/9/17

News from under the Southern Cross – Edition 32 Still in lockdown [615KB]
2021/9/15

Ambassador YAMAGAMI's speech at AIIA Brisbane Branch Panel Discussion Event [501KB]
2021/9/14

News from under the Southern Cross – Edition 31 Working towards the return of two-way tourism [1.1MB]
2021/9/8

The Japan Pacific Islands Defense Dialogue (JPIDD)
2021/9/7

News from under the Southern Cross – Edition 30. The Bird of Terror [240KB]
2021/9/2

News from under the Southern Cross – Edition 29. Diplomatic activities during the COVID-19 pandemic [123KB]
2021/9/1

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 28. The power of Washoku [446KB]
2021/8/30

Ambassador Yamagami interviewed on [Chris Smith Tonight], Sky News
2021/8/30

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 27. A Police Conversation [542KB]
2021/8/24

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 26. Lockdown [519KB]
2021/8/20

Foreign Minister’s Commendation for 2021
2021/8/20

Ambassador Yamagami's speech at Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC) webinar [464KB]
2021/8/13

News from under the Southern Cross – Edition 25. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games [991KB]
2021/8/13

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 24. Mass Media [240KB]
2021/8/12

Japan -Australia-India-U.S. Consultations
2021/7/29

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 23. The National Press Club [328KB]
2021/7/22

Ambassador Yamagami interviewed by the Canberra Times [1.1MB]
2021/7/21

Ambassador's address at National Press Club ‘Japan-Australia Relations: Current situation and future prospects’ [483KB]
2021/7/21

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 22. Talisman Sabre [671KB]
2021/7/16

Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and Hon. Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment of Australia
2021/7/14

Ambassador Yamagami's article on the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC) website
2021/7/10

Ambassador Yamagami interviewed by the Canberra Times [1.8MB]
2021/7/9

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 21. The World of Cinema [307KB]
2021/7/9

News from under the Southern Cross - Edition 20. Winters in Canberra [526KB]
2021/7/8

Ambassador Yamagami's opinion piece published in the AFR [523KB]
2021/7/5

The Ambassador's Interview with The Australian [2.2MB]
2021/7/2

The Ninth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM9)