On July 29, 2026, the 25th Japan–Korea Ship Safety and Environment Directors' Meeting was held in Kagoshima City. Japan and Korea agreed to coordinate their responses to ship discharge management and...
For the JapanIndonesia Economic Partnership Agreement, which entered into force in July 2008, general review negotiations began in May 2015, agreement in principle was confirmed in December 2023, and...
On July 31, the 14th JapanCanada Foreign and Defense Officials' (PM) Consultations were held in Ottawa, Canada. Officials from both Japan and Canada attended and exchanged views on security and...
Parliamentary ViceMinister Yamashita of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held discussions with the Mexican government, exchanging views on the importance of resource management and...
The Ministry of Defense announced that, for the joint exercise YAMASAKURA 91, the JapanU.S. Joint Committee approved on July 16, 2026, the limited use of parts of Japan SelfDefense Forces facilities...
On July 28, 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, together with Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and...
METI Vice Minister Ino visited the United Kingdom and the French Republic from July 20 to 24, 2026. In the 12th JapanUK Defense Industry Dialogue, he emphasized the importance of building resilient,...
On July 24, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Finance held an online meeting of the consultation committee on the strategic investment initiative by the Japanese and U.S. governments. Japan was represented...
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) signed a memorandum of cooperation on mutual recognition of cybersecurity schemes for IoT products on March...
The Ministry of Defense spokesperson explained that at the JapanU.S. Joint Committee meeting on July 16, 2026, coordination between Japan and the United States had been completed on carrying out part...