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2025/6/13

Situation surrounding Israel’s attack against Iran (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
2025/6/13

Prime Minister ISHIBA's Attendance at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis (June 15-18)
2025/6/13

Message of Condolences issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA following the passing of H.E. Mr. Edgar Chagwa LUNGU, Former President of the Republic of Zambia
2025/6/13

Message of Condolences issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA following the passing of H.E. Mr. Edgar Chagwa LUNGU, Former President of the Republic of Zambia
2025/6/13

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the airplane accident in the State of Gujarat, India
2025/6/13

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the airplane accident in the State of Gujarat, India
2025/6/2

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the flood in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
2025/5/17

Letter of Condolences by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the Passing of Former President José MUJICA of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
2025/5/9

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on India and Pakistan
2025/5/8

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye
2025/5/8

Message of condolence by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Professor Joseph S. Nye
2025/4/25

Regarding the Judgement of the Cheongju District Court of the Republic of Korea in the Lawsuit Filed by a Bereaved Family of a Former Comfort Woman (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
2025/4/25

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visits to Vatican City State, the United States (NY), Senegal, Saudi Arabia, and France (April 25 - May 4)
2025/4/23

Prime Minister ISHIBA's Visit to Viet Nam and the Philippines (April 27-30)
2025/4/23

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru following the terrorist attack in Kashmir
2025/4/23

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi following the terrorist attack in Kashmir
2025/4/21

Condolences on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis (Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA and Foreign Minister IWAYA)
2025/4/21

Statement by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the demise of His Holiness the Pope Francis
2025/4/15

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement marking two years since the beginning of the devastating war in Sudan
2025/4/15

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage
2025/4/15

Message of condolence by Prime Minister ISHIBA on the passing of Former Deputy Secretary Armitage
2025/4/11

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya following the roof collapse at a nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2025/4/6

G7 foreign ministers’ statement on China’s large-scale military drills around Taiwan
2025/4/2

Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting (April 2-5)
2025/3/28

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake in the central Myanmar
2025/3/28

Message of condolences from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand
2025/3/28

Message of condolences from Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru on the earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand
2025/3/27

Message of Condolences Issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Regarding the damages caused by the wild fire in the Republic of Korea
2025/3/21

Foreign Minister IWAYA Attends Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (March 21-22)
2025/3/18

Message of condolence by Foreign Minister IWAYA on the passing of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Michael H. Armacost
2025/3/17

Message of condolences and sympathies issued by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi regarding the devastating damages caused by tornadoes and storms in the Midwest and South of the United States of America
2025/3/17

Message of condolences and sympathies issued by Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru regarding the devastating damages caused by tornadoes and storms in the Midwest and South of the United States of America

News from the Consulate

2025/6/11

Consul General Takeda’s courtesy call on the Principal of the University of Stirling.
2025/6/10

Attendance at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival Launch Event
2025/6/9

Courtesy call on the Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Cllr David Cameron
2025/6/6

Meeting with Mr. Harry Ross, Librettist of the new opera “The Great Wave”
2025/6/3

Consul General Takeda’s attendance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 Launch Event
2025/5/31

Attendance at Final Karate Training Session of Mr Allan Spence
2025/5/30

Attendance at The Henry Dyer Symposium 2025
2025/5/27

Courtesy visit to Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Cllr Robert Aldridge
2025/5/25

Consul General Takeda’s attendance at the Scottish Bonsai National Exhibition
2025/5/23

Visit to Dalkeith Men’s Shed
2025/5/20

Courtesy call on Richard Lochhead MSP, Minister for Business
2025/5/20

Visit by the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
2025/5/18

Viewing of Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers’ final performance of 30th anniversary tour
2025/5/15

Attendance at ‘Voices of Nagasaki’s Atomic Bomb Survivors’ event
2025/5/8

Courtesy call on Ms Alison Johnstone, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
2025/5/8

Visit to Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP
2025/5/4

Consul General Takeda visits Orkney Islands (May 2nd to 4th)
2025/4/30

Attendance at University of Edinburgh Ainu ancestral remains repatriation ceremony
2025/4/29

Conferment of Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays on Mr Callum Farquhar (Spring Decoration 2025)
2025/4/26

Consul General Takeda’s attendance at Japanese culture event (Sakura @ Lauriston Castle)
2025/4/26

Scotland Japanese School Entrance Ceremony
2025/4/25

Courtesy visit to Mayor McEwan Barrow
2025/4/24

Courtesy call on Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, The Rt Hon Angus Robertson
2025/4/16

Consul General Takeda’s visit with the University of Edinburgh’s Principal
2025/4/16

Consul General Takeda visit to the National Museum of Scotland
2025/4/15

Participation in a special tour of the “Gifts from Japan” collection hosted by the Glasgow Museum
2025/4/10

Greetings from Consul General Takeda
2025/4/5

Attendance at the North East England Japanese Saturday School Entrance Ceremony
2025/4/4

Meeting with Chair of Durham County Council and Mayor of Durham
2025/3/29

Attendance at the Scotland Japanese Saturday School Graduation Ceremony

North Korean Issues including Abduction