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FOREIGN MINISTRY

JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Japanese officials battling misinformation on social media
A ministry official highlighted a benefit of sharing information under individual names, saying that officials ¡°can post (information) smoothly without complicated procedures.¡±
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reacts as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, during a visit to U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, last October.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2026
Japan and U.S. begin working-level talks on host nation support
The U.S. government during preliminary talks indicated that it would ask Japan to increase its host nation support.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra?Modi greets Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum in New Delhi on July 2.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2026
Japan eyes diplomatic support for firms¡¯ entry into India
India has ranked first for the fourth straight year as the most promising overseas market in a survey released in 2025 by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
The Foreign Ministry building in Tokyo
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2026
Japan and Russia to resume youth exchanges after seven-year hiatus
Some 15 students from Japanese universities and graduate schools will be sent to St. Petersburg for about 10 days.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will chair a national intelligence council slated to be launched as early as this month.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 14, 2026
Prime Minister¡¯s Office to lead intelligence efforts in Japan
A new council will be responsible for examining and deliberating on ¡°important intelligence activities,¡± including those linked to national security and terrorism.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi says his ministry plans to decide on whether to ease the evacuation advisory for Iran and other countries.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2026
Japan mulls easing travel advisory for Iran
The plan emerged as other countries move to resume business in the Middle East and Japanese companies in the region are calling to lower the travel advisory.
Eighteen officials have been certified to be eligible to handle critical economic security information, with those results included in a draft of the government's upcoming report on economic security information.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 25, 2026
Japan clears 18 officials to handle economic security info
The personnel were qualified under the security clearance assessment system based on the law, which was enacted in May 2024.
All Japan-linked vessels ?carrying ?Japanese crew members have now evacuated the Gulf, Japan's Foreign Ministry ?said.
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2026
Japan-owned vessel passed through Strait of Hormuz on Friday
All Japan-linked vessels ?carrying ?Japanese crew members have now evacuated the Gulf, the Foreign Ministry said.
Japan fans watch Samurai Blue's training session in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2026
Japan launches heightened safety campaign for citizens traveling to World Cup
Â鶹´«Ã½ Foreign Ministry decided to implement unprecedented safety measures due to anticipated confusion related to the tournament being hosted by multiple countries.
Russia's Ministry of Economic Development in Moscow
JAPAN
May 28, 2026
Japanese officials visit Russia to discuss business environment amid war
Economic cooperation between the two countries has significantly stalled since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
A booklet released by the Foreign Ministry in partnership with the Globe-Trotter Travel Guidebook
JAPAN
May 18, 2026
Japan taps popular travel guide to promote overseas development assistance
The newly released booklet shows bridges and railways built with Â鶹´«Ã½ contributions as well as historic World Heritage Sites preserved and restored with such support.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi receives a policy recommendation document from Takayuki Kobayashi (center left), head of the Liberal Democratic Party's Headquarters for Intelligence Strategy, in March at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 14, 2026
Government ramps up push to enhance intelligence capabilities
As a first step, the government plans to establish a national intelligence bureau as early as July.
At a plenary session on Friday, the House of Councilors passed a bill cutting application fees for 10-year passports to ?8,900 for online applications and to ?9,300 for in-person applications.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2026
Japanese passport fees going down to ?9,000 in July
Under the revised passport law, which takes effect on July 1, adult Japanese nationals aged at least 18 can apply for passports valid for 10 years only.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during a parliamentary session in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2026
Japan lowers view of China relations amid tension over Taiwan
Japan referred to China as ¡°an important neighbor¡± after describing Tokyo-Beijing ties as ¡°one of the most important bilateral relations¡± in the 2025 iteration of a key report.
U.S. service members conduct early morning security rounds at the Cryptologic Operations Center in Misawa, Japan. Japan needs its own central agency to integrate signal and human intelligence, as well as open-source and cyber data, to produce actionable analysis.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ intelligence overhaul is overdue, not ominous
Â鶹´«Ã½ planned reforms would upgrade the existing Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (CIRO) into a national intelligence bureau.
Â鶹´«Ã½ tonal shift about China is likely less a dramatic shift in Tokyo¡¯s approach to Beijing, and more of a reflection of both long-standing policy trends and a response to recent flare-ups.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 26, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ change of China¡¯s description is not a ¡®significant shift¡¯
Tokyo¡¯s adjusted phrasing is likely more a reflection of both long-standing policy trends and a response to recent flare-ups.
Japan's relationship with China has been on a downward trend since November.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Japan to drop ¡®most important¡¯ tag for China ties
The 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook will describe China as an important neighbor and the relationship as ¡°strategic¡± and ¡°mutually beneficial.¡±
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi delivers a speech during the House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo last month.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ push to mediate conflicts meets familiar limits
Tokyo¡¯s past efforts to broker peace have had mixed results, and questions remain about how Japan will handle the Iran war.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi responds to questions during a budget committee session of the House of Representatives at parliament in Tokyo on March 9.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2026
Japanese panel begins talks on improving development aid
The panel of 10 specialists on areas including development policy will discuss ways to strengthen the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
A Self-Defense Forces transport plane departs for the Maldives at Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture early Sunday.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 9, 2026
In Iran conflict, Japan shows improved evacuation readiness
Â鶹´«Ã½ response underscores both Tokyo¡¯s growing security role overseas and the diplomatic balancing act between Washington and Gulf states hosting Japanese nationals.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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