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FOREIGN MINISTRY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2023
U.S. and Japan to hold 'two-plus-two' security talks on Jan. 11
The meeting will precede a summit at the White House between Kishida and Biden and comes as the two countries continue to deepen their ties amid China's assertiveness.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2023
Japan was among the first to confirm Gorbachev alive after 1991 coup attempt
The United States and many other countries were rushing to confirm the safety of Gorbachev following the coup, which failed within three days.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2023
Japan to be tested as nonpermanent U.N. Security Council member
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed that Japan 'will play the role of advancing reform to restore the functions of the United Nations.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2022
Foreign minister postpones China visit this year due to scheduling conflict
It would have been the first visit to China by a Japanese foreign minister in about three years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2022
Japan pressed Russia to note 1956 declaration on disputed islands in 1991 statement
While the 1991 document was the first to acknowledging disagreement between Tokyo and Moscow on the islands, it stopped short of confirming earlier talks on their partial transfer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2022
Japan eyeing F-35 fighter rotational deployments to Australia
During “two-plus-two” talks held Friday evening in Tokyo, the nations' foreign and defense ministers agreed to step up both military cooperation and exchanges.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2022
Japan should double foreign aid over the next decade, panel says
The proposals were made as the country prepares to revise its foreign aid charter next year for the first time since 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
Japan will use G7 and U.N. roles to pressure Russia, foreign minister says
The country's G7 presidency in 2023 and its return for a two-year stint as a nonpermanent Security Council member will give it a more conspicuous to voice its concerns.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2022
Japanese government gave ¥9.55 million to Unification Church-linked NGO
The Foreign Ministry said it provided the funds in 2018 in order for a group to build a women's vocational training school in Senegal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2022
Japan's development assistance program battered by yen's rapid weakening
A weaker yen means a decrease in the amount of Japanese assistance when converted into dollars.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2022
Foreign minister declines to clarify Japan's position on Iran drone allegations
Japan's top envoy said the nation will closely monitor developments and urge Iran to 'play a constructive role for peace and stability' amid the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2022
Japan eases COVID-19 advisory for all overseas trips
Those who plan to travel overseas are still encouraged to get fully vaccinated to prevent COVID-19 infection, the Foreign Ministry said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2022
Japan plans to reopen embassy in Kyiv in step with other G7 nations
Japan is set to finalize the decision in light of the improved security situation in the Ukrainian capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2022
Japan's top envoy unable to meet Chinese counterpart on fringes of U.N. gathering
Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters before wrapping up his five-day trip in New York that talks did not materialize due to scheduling conflicts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2022
'Quad' nations favor expansion of U.N. Security Council permanent seats
The ministers said they backed expansion of the Security Council 'so that the Council reflects the current global realities and incorporates more geographically diverse perspectives.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 21, 2022
Tokyo man tells police he used fake pin to enter parliament building
Kanato Fujimoto of Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward told police he trespassed because he 'wanted to feel like a person in a high position.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2022
Japan's top envoy promises Tokyo will help ASEAN with Myanmar issue
During a meeting with Cambodia's prime minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed 'serious concern' about executions of four Myanmar people, including two pro-democracy activists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2022
Japan vows to build international opposition to any change of status quo by force
'Russia's aggression needs to go down in history as a clear failure, otherwise it is inevitable that other countries will follow,' Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi warned.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2022
Japan to help Africa double rice output amid food crisis, draft shows
Tokyo will also urge African countries to ensure transparency when they raise funds for development in light of China's so-called debt-trap diplomacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2022
Government makes preparations for influx of global dignitaries for Abe's state funeral
A Japanese government official said that a considerable number of foreign dignitaries are expected to come to offer condolences during Shinzo Abe's state funeral.
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.
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.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
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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