TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On August 21, commencing at 10:10 a.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Faustin Archange TOUADERA, President of the Central African Republic, who is visiting Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). The overview of the meeting is as follows: 1. At the outset, Prime Minister ISHIB...
TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On August 21, commencing at 9:45 a.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, received a courtesy call in Yokohama from H.E. Mr. Abdullah ALLAFI, Vice President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya, who is visiting Japan to attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). The summary of the meeting is as follows: 1. At the outset, Pr...
TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release: Courtesy Call on His Majesty King Abdullah II, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan On August 21, 2025, commencing at 12:20 local time for approximately 15 minutes, Minister Nakatani paid a courtesy call on His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The overview is as follows: At the outset, Minister Nakatani expressed his respect for Jordan's significant rol...
TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- JMSDF issued the following news: The Overseas Training Cruise 2025 units conducted a goodwill exercise with the Argentine Navy as described below. 1. Objectives (1) To improve the JMSDF's tactical capabilities (2) To promote friendship and mutual understanding with the Argentine Navy 2. Date August 14 3. Exercise Area In the vicinity of Puerto Belgrano 4. Participating Units (1) JMSDF: JS KASHIMA, JS SHIMAKAZE (2) Argentine Navy: ARA SARANDI, ARA ROSALES 5. Type of Exer...
TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: At around 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 17, 2025, JMSDF spotted RFN Steregushchiy-III-class FFG 1 (hull number 337) sailing westward in the waters approximately 40 km northeast of Cape Soya. The RFN vessel continued to sail westward through Soya Strait. JMSDF assets monitored the activities of the vessel. ABBREVIATIONS JMSDF: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force RFN: Russian Federation Navy FFG: Guided Missile Frigate Disclaimer: Cur...
TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: From the a.m. to p.m., Tuesday, August 19, 2025, JASDF spotted aircraft over the Sea of Japan. The aircraft were: - Tu-95 bomber 2 - Russian fighter 2 JASDF fighters conducted scramble to monitor the activity of these aircraft. ATTACHMENT: Overview of the aircraft's activity ABBREVIATIONS JASDF: Japan Air Self-Defense Force Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: This is to announce the event as follows: 1 Country of visit Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of Thailand 2 Purpose (1) Republic of Indonesia - To meet with the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces and other high ranked officers to enhance mutual understanding, friendship and trust and promote bilateral defense cooperation with Indonesia - To meet with partner countries at the CHOD level on JMSDF Ship JS Osum...
TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On August 21, commencing at 3:15 p.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, held a summit meeting with Rt. Hon. Mr. Samuel Ntsokoane MATEKANE, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, who is visiting Japan to participate in the in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). The overview of the meeting is as follows: 1. At the outset, Pr...
TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: "From Aid to Investment" no other words better capture the transformation of relations between Japan and Africa through more than three decades of the TICAD process. In the tariff negotiations with the United States, the keyword was "investment over tariffs," so I was worried about making a mistake at the beginning of my speech, but in our relations with Africa, the keyword is "from aid to investment." At this TI...
TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On August 21, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), held in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. After observing the business exhibition, the Prime Minister attended the signing ceremony. Afterwards, he received a courtesy call from H.E. Mr. Abdullah ALLAFI, Vice President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya, and held a meetin...