Japan-Viet Nam Summit Telephone Meeting (Summary)

TOKYO, April 13 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On April 13, commencing at 15:00 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, held a telephone meeting with H.E. Mr. To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. At the outset, Prime Minister TAKAICHI offered her congratulations to Secretary General and President To Lam on the General Secretary's...


Courtesy Call from Deep Purple

TOKYO, April 13 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On April 10, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi received a courtesy call from the British band Deep Purple at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


Ministerial Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East

TOKYO, April 13 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On April 10, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi attended the third Ministerial Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East at the Prime Minister's Office. At the meeting, the participants engaged in discussions on the situation in the Middle East and related matters. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


Press Conference by Prime Minister Takaichi regarding Her Summit Telephone Call with President Pezeshkian of the Islamic Republic of Iran

TOKYO, April 10 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: (Reporter) I am Sugiyama, with the Asahi Shimbun. Thank you for taking my question. Just now, you had a summit telephone call with President Pezeshkian of Iran. I would like to know what you conveyed to President Pezeshkian during the summit call, how the president reacted to that, what he talked about from his side, and what you conveyed to him in response. Additionally, what prospects did the president indicat...


Japan-Iran Summit Telephone Call (Summary)

TOKYO, April 10 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On April 8, commencing at 4:00 p.m. for approximately 25 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, held a summit telephone call with H.E. Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The overview is as follows: At the outset, Prime Minister TAKAICHI reiterated Japan's position, emphasizing that the de-escalation of the situation is of utmost importance. Furthermore, Prime Minis...


Courtesy Call from Mr. IIJIMA Masami, Chair of the Wise Group Meeting for Strategic Economic Partnership between Japan and Brazil, and other members of the Group

TOKYO, April 10 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On April 8, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi received a courtesy call from Mr. Iijima Masami, Chair of the Wise Group Meeting for Strategic Economic Partnership between Japan and Brazil, and other members of the Group, at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


Japan-UAE Summit Telephone Call (Summary)

TOKYO, April 10 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On April 7, commencing at 9:00 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, held a summit telephone call with H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates. The overview is as follows: At the outset, Prime Minister TAKAICHI conveyed her sympathy regarding the extensive damage attacks by Iran, which have heavy consequences on the UAE in particul...


Message of condolences from Foreign Minister MOTEGI regarding the damages caused by the flood in the Republic of Angola

TOKYO, April 10 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On April 13, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, issued the following message of condolences to H.E. Mr. Tete Antonio, Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola, regarding the damage from the flood in Angola. "I would like to express my deepest condolences to those who lost their lives due to the heavy rains and flood damage in the Republic of Angola, and I extend...


Joint Statement by the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) ahead of the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

TOKYO, April 10 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: The Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI), a cross-regional group of non-nuclear-weapon States, released a Joint Statement ahead of the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) on April 13, 2026. This joint statement is intended to increase momentum towards the 11th NPT Review Conference and calls upon all NPT States parties to engage in dialogue...


Japan-Australia Vice Ministers' Meeting

TOKYO, April 10 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On April 10, commencing at 3:00 p.m. local time (2.00 p.m. on April 10, Japan time) for approximately 3 hours and half, including a break, Mr. FUNAKOSHI Takehiro, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting including a working dinner with his Australian counterpart, Ms. Jan Adams, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia. The overview of the meeting is as follows: Ma...