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FOREIGN MINISTRY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2020
Top diplomats from 'Quad' countries to meet Oct. 6 in Tokyo
The U.S., Japan, Australia and India have been bolstering cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing Chinese assertiveness.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2020
Japan pledges $1 million to assist ASEAN’s coronavirus response
Tokyo will provide Southeast Asian countries with health care equipment and extend emergency yen loans to help their post-pandemic economic recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2020
Groups from U.S., Europe and Oceania protest Japan’s travel ban
Many countries have imposed curbs to battle the pandemic but Japan's are among the most strict, effectively banning foreign nationals' entry from more than 140 countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2020
Japan raises travel advisory and plans entry bans for 17 more territories
The move brings the total number of countries and regions at the second-highest level on the Foreign Ministry's four-point scale for infectious diseases to 146.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2020
Japan names new deputy envoy to United Nations
Tetsuya Kimura replaces Toshiya Hoshino, a former professor and vice president at Osaka University.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2020
Emperor resumes foreign envoy credential ceremonies
Before Wednesday's event, the most recent such ceremony to be held was on March 17.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2020
South Korea's actions 'not helpful' in resolving export row, Japan says
In July last year, Japan placed tougher restrictions on South Korea-bound exports of three key materials used to manufacture semiconductors and display panels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2020
Japan to expand entry ban to visitors from India and 10 other nations
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan will maintain the current set of border control measures until the end of June.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2020
Japan raises travel advisory for India and 10 other countries
The countries are expected to be added to a list of 100 countries and regions subject to an entry ban for foreign travelers soon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2020
Japan renews claim on Russian-held isles in foreign policy report
The issue has prevented the two countries from signing a World War II peace treaty even 75 years after the end of the conflict.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2020
Japan raises travel alert for 13 countries over virus pandemic
Japan on Tuesday raised its travel alert for 13 countries to its second-highest level, warning against any trips to these areas as new coronavirus infections continue to spread globally.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2020
Japan's travel security info service to cover Line users
The Foreign Ministry's email-based security information service for Japanese travelers overseas will become available for users of the Line free messaging app.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020
Japan to extend entry ban to Russia and 13 other countries, Abe says
Japan will deny entry to foreign travelers from a further 14 countries, including Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, strengthening its border controls to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2020
Government vows safe return of 1,100 Japanese caught up in pandemic
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said there are still about 1,100 Japanese nationals around the world who want to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic and that the government will do everything it can to help them.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2020
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi suddenly cancels briefing in Japan after virus scare
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday canceled a regular news conference after learning an official who has the new coronavirus may have come into contact with him.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2020
Japan advises against travel to 49 more nations, including U.S.
Japan on Tuesday warned citizens to avoid all travel to 49 more countries and regions including the United States, China, South Korea and Taiwan amid the coronavirus pandemic.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 26, 2020
Hundreds of Japanese stranded overseas amid coronavirus travel curbs
Hundreds of Japanese nationals are currently stranded overseas due to travel restrictions meant to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 25, 2020
Japan asks citizens to avoid overseas travel due to coronavirus
The government advised citizens on Wednesday to refrain from all nonessential overseas travel as the coronavirus continues to spread.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2020
Japan to ban entry from 18 European nations and Iran in toughest move yet
Foreign travelers who have been to any of the 19 countries within 14 days of arriving in Japan will be turned away.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2020
Japan won't back U.N. exhibition unless Fukushima references removed, hibakusha say
The Foreign Ministry has said it may withdraw its backing for an upcoming exhibition at the United Nations unless references to the Fukushima nuclear disaster are removed, a group representing hibakusha has said.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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