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FOREIGN MINISTRY

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 17, 2015
Foreign Ministry's 1969 China map identifies Senkaku Islands by Japanese name
The Foreign Ministry has published on its website a map released by a Chinese government organ in 1969 calling the disputed Senkaku Islands by their Japanese name.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 5, 2015
Foreign Ministry website deletes value-sharing line about ties with South Korea
The Foreign Ministry has changed its description of South Korea on its website, deleting text referring to the country as one that shares the values of freedom, democracy and a market economy, government officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2015
Japanese tourists took 'incomprehensible' trip to Niger despite government warning
A Japanese travel company took about a dozen tourists to northern Niger in February despite a government request not to enter the area due to Islamist militant activity, a senior Foreign Ministry official said.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2015
Japanese sightseer freed after detention by Kurdish government in war-torn Iraq
A Japanese tourist was temporarily detained by the Kurdistan Regional Government after entering war-torn northern Iraq earlier this month, the Foreign Ministry announced late Saturday night in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2015
Missing Japanese was told not to visit Islamic State areas in Syria
A Japanese woman who is missing in Syria with her French husband had been urged by the Foreign Ministry not to visit areas controlled by Islamic State jihadis.
EDITORIALS
Feb 12, 2015
Putting reporters on a leash
In an unprecedented move, the Foreign Ministry last week ordered a freelance photographer who planned to go to Syria to return his passport for his own good.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2015
At hostage crisis peak, Tokyo balked at opening channel with Islamic State: radical scholar
Japan opened a communication channel with Islamic State in the decisive stages of the recent hostage crisis but was unwilling to use it to start negotiations, according to a Tokyo-based Islamic scholar who served briefly as an intermediary.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2015
Kishida may attend U.S. meeting on fighting terrorism
The Abe administration is considering sending Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to an international anti-terrorism meeting slated for Feb. 18 and 19 in Washington, a Foreign Ministry official said.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2014
Under new law, about 460,000 documents likely to become 'special secrets'
The government will likely designate around 460,000 documents as "special secrets" in the areas of diplomacy, defense, counterterrorism and counterespionage after the contentious state secrecy law takes effect on Dec. 10, a Kyodo News survey of 19 government offices said Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2014
Americans consider Japan most important Asian country, survey suggests
Japan is regarded among the American public and opinion leaders as the most important country in Asia, according to the results of an annual survey by the Foreign Ministry.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2014
Japan to consider removing appeal for donations for former 'comfort women'
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday his ministry will consider removing a 1995 appeal for donations for former "comfort women" — females, mostly Asian, who served at wartime brothels for the Japanese military — from the ministry's website.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2014
Foreign Ministry to seek funding for 15 new diplomatic offices overseas
The Foreign Ministry will request a larger budget for fiscal 2015 due in part to costs to open 15 new diplomatic offices abroad, according to government sources.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2014
Japan seeks help from Syrian rebels to help free suspected captive
Japanese officials met with the leader of a major Syrian rebel group in Turkey on Monday night to seek its assistance in securing the release of a Japanese man believed to have been captured in northern Syria by the Islamic State militant group.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2014
Japan imposes asset freeze on North Korean shipping firm
The government on Friday froze the assets of the operator of a North Korean ship seized for smuggling arms, the Foreign Ministry announced, just as Tokyo is engaged in talks with Pyongyang to return Japanese citizens kidnapped decades ago by North Korean agents.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 13, 2014
Japan to protest Russia's military drills on disputed islands
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday the government will lodge a protest with Russia over military exercises on an islet chain off Hokkaido at the heart of a territorial dispute.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2014
Kennedy presents birthday cake to Kishida
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy presented a birthday cake to Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, his 57th birthday.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2014
Career diplomat to lead Tokyo's international outreach efforts
Akio Miyajima, deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Britain, will take up a new post leading the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's foreign affairs activities, the central government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 23, 2014
Abe looks to put his stamp on foreign aid
Next up for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe? Figuring out how to put official development assistance (ODA) to "strategic" use so the international aid program can help Japan make a more "proactive contribution" to world peace, one of Abe's pet policy goals.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2014
Fans in Brazil face high crime: ministry
Japanese soccer fans in the Brazilian city of Recife are braving one of the highest homicide rates in the world to see their team open its World Cup campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2014
Book on whistleblower Snowden details U.S. spying on Japan
A new book on the U.S. National Security Agency documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden will disclose new information on how the U.S. spies on Japan.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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