Foreign Policy News

2024/10/8

Prime Minister Ishiba Attends ASEAN-related Summit Meetings (October 10-12, 2024)

2024/10/7

On the Current Situation Surrounding the Gaza Strip (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (October 7)

2024/10/4

G7 Leaders’ statement on the situation in the Middle East (October 4)

2024/10/3

G7 Leaders’ Teleconference (October 3)

2024/10/2

Attack by Iran against Israel (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (October 2)

2024/9/17

Prime Minister Kishida and Foreign Minister Kamikawa Visit the United States of America

2024/9/6

Prime Minister Kishida Visits Republic of Korea (September 6-7, 2024)

2024/9/2

Foreign Minister Kamikawa Visits Australia (September 4-6, 2024)

2024/8/15

Foreign Minister Kamikawa Visits India (August 19-21, 2024)

2024/7/23

Foreign Minister Kamikawa Attends ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings (July 25-28, 2024)

2024/7/12

Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s visit to Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo (July 15-21, 2024)

2024/7/9

Prime Minister Kishida’s Attendance at the NATO Summit and Visit to the Federal Republic of Germany (July 10-14, 2024)

2024/10/14

Statement (General Debate) by Ambassador ICHIKAWA Tomiko at the First Committee of the 79th UNGA

2024/9/30

Farewell and Welcome Reception for Mr. Umetsu, the departing Deputy Permanent Representative and his successor Mr. Namioka (27 September 2024)

2024/9/23

Prime Minister Kishida attends the High-Level Launch Meeting of the Friends of a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT)

2024/9/11

Meeting with students from Sofia University

2024/9/10

Statement delivered by Ambassador ICHIKAWA Tomiko at 12th Meeting of State Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions

2024/8/26

Statement by DPR Umetsu 2024 Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: second session

2024/8/22

Organization of a Reception for Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Messengers High School students

2024/8/20

Attendance of Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Messengers (Youth Communicators for the World without Nuclear Weapons) to the Conference on Disarmament

2024/8/19

19 August 2024, Statement by H.E. Ms Tomiko ICHIKAWA, Ambassador of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament at the Special Session on ATT@10, Tenth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty

2024/8/19

Exchange of views with Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Messengers

2024/7/30

30 July 2024 Statement delivered by Ambassador Tomiko Ichikawa at the Cluster III Specific Issue of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference

2024/7/29

29 July 2024 NPT PrepCom Side event on Transparency, Accountability and Strengthening the NPT Revue Process, organized by NPDI

2024/7/26

A Garden Reception hosted by Ambassador ICHIKAWA on the occasion of the NPT Second PrepCom

2024/7/25

25 July 2024 Statement delivered by Ambassador Tomiko Ichikawa at the Cluster I Specific Issue of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference

2024/7/25

25 July 2024 Statement delivered by Ambassador Tomiko Ichikawa at the Cluster I of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference

2024/7/25

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs KOMURA attends the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference

2024/7/25

Exchange of views with Hiroshima and Nagasaki City and their youth representatives

2024/7/24

24 July 2024 NPT PrepCom Side event on Nuclear Safety and Security Challenges in Ukraine, co-organized by Ukraine, France and Japan

2024/7/24

A Youth Reception hosted by Ambassador Ichikawa on the occasion of the NPT Second PrepCom

2024/7/23

Screening of “Paper Lanterns” on the occasion of the NPT Second Preparatory Committee

2024/7/22

Speech by H.E. Mr. KOMURA Masahiro, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Side Event on FMCT at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference

2024/7/22

General Statement by H.E. Mr. KOMURA Masahiro, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference

2024/6/11

Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative Umetsu on the " Challenges of new and emerging threats: Assessing the impact of emerging technology on international security and arms control efforts" at the plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/6/6

Organization of a Reception for the 2024 UN Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament

2024/6/6

Statement by Ambassador Ichikawa on “Building capacity in disarmament through education and research” at the plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/5/30

Statement by Ambassador Ichikawa on "Promoting transparency, including on nuclear doctrines and arsenals" at the plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/5/28

Statement by Ambassador Ichikawa on " Various approaches to promote nuclear disarmament negotiations within the CD" at the plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/5/23

Statement by Counsellor Namekawa on "zones free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction" at the plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/5/22

The Fourth Meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons (IGEP)

2024/5/21

Announcement of Japan’s contribution to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Implementation Support Unit (ISU)

2024/5/21

Announcement of Japan’s contribution to the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention Implementation Support Unit(ISU)

2024/5/14

Statement by Ambassador Ichikawa on "Relationship between disarmament and development" at the plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/4/19

Statement by the G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group

2024/3/26

Statement by Ambassador Ichikawa on "Cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament" at the General Debate of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/3/18

Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s attendance at the Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Security Council on “Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation”

2024/3/14

Statement by Ambassador Ichikawa on Effective international arrangements to ensure non-nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons at the plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/3/12

Statement by Ambassador Ichikawa on the Prevention of Nuclear War and related material at the plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/3/4

Ambassador Ichikawa becomes an International Gender Champion

2024/3/4

Statement by DPR Umetsu 2024 Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: first session

2024/3/1

Statement delivered by Ambassador ICHIKAWA Tomiko at The Ninth Annual Pledging Conference

2024/2/28

Statement by H.E. FUKAZAWA Yoichi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the High-Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/2/23

Statement by Japan at the Tenth Conference of the States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, Working Group on Transparency and Reporting（WGTR）

2024/2/22

Statement by Japan at the Tenth Conference of the States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, Working Group on Treaty Universalization（WGTU）

2024/2/21

Statement by Japan at the Ninth Conference of the States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, Working Group on Effective Treaty Implementation (WGETI) on Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda

2024/2/16

Vacancy for Political Section Clerk / Secretary (Full-time)（Deadline extension : before February 23,2024)

2024/2/8

Statement by Ambassador Ichikawa on the program of work at the General Debate of the Conference on Disarmament

2024/1/25

Call for 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Donations

2024/1/24

Vacancy for Political Section Clerk / Secretary (Full-time)

2024/1/23

Statement by Ambassador Ichikawa at the General Debate of the Conference on Disarmament

2023/12/14

Message from Ambassador

2023/12/5

The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons submitted by Japan in the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly

2023/12/5

Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons Submitted by Japan in the Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly

2023/11/3

Russia’s decision to revoke its ratification of the CTBT (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)

2023/11/2

Adoption of the Draft Resolution on The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspect Submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the UN General Assembly

2023/11/2

General Statement on the resolution "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects"

2023/10/28

Adoption of the Draft Resolution on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)

2023/10/24

Statement (Other Disarmament Measures and International Security) by H.E. OGASAWARA Ichiro at the First Committee of the 78th UNGA

2023/10/23

Statement (Conventional Weapons) by H.E. OGASAWARA Ichiro at the First Committee of the 78th UNGA

2023/10/20

Statement (Outer Space) by H.E. OGASAWARA Ichiro at the First Committee of the 78th UNGA

2023/10/18

Statement (other Weapons of Mass Destruction) by H.E. OGASAWARA Ichiro at the First Committee of the 78th UNGA

2023/10/16

Statement (Nuclear Weapons) by H.E. OGASAWARA Ichiro at the First Committee of the 78th UNGA