Foreign Policy News

August 16, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits China

August 15, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Europe

August 13, 2019

G20 Osaka Summit

August 8, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono's Attendance at ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings and Visits Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pacific Islands

July 24, 2019

Videos on Japan's Foreign Policy

June 16, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Mongolia

June 12, 2019

Prime Minister Abe Visits Iran

June 12, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Sweden and Iran

May 28, 2019

President of the United States of America to Visit Japan

May 23, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Attends OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and WTO Meetings

May 19, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Tajikistan

August 1, 2019

Our Activities (July 2019)

July 1, 2019

Our Activities (June 2019)

June 6, 2019

Traffic Restrictions and Airport Congestion due to the G20 Osaka Summit

June 1, 2019

Our Activities (May 2019)

May 23, 2019

Japan removes age restrictions on Irish beef imports

May 21, 2019

2019 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals - The Government of Japan has decided to confer the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays on Jude McKenna from Ireland, former President, Judo Association of Zambia

May 7, 2019

Our Activities (April 2019)

May 1, 2019

Address by His Majesty the Emperor on the Occasion of the Sokui-go-Choken-no-gi (First Audience after the Accession to the Throne) at the Seiden (State Hall), May 1, 1st Year of Reiwa (2019)

April 30, 2019

Remarks by His Majesty the Emperor on the Occasion of the Ceremony of His Abdication at the Seiden (State Hall), April 30, 31st Year of Heisei (2019)

April 8, 2019

Our Activities (March 2019)

March 28, 2019

Announcement on rules of origin(Japan-EU EPA)

March 1, 2019

Our Activities (February 2019)

February 5, 2019

Our Activities (January 2019)

January 16, 2019

Ambassador Mari Miyoshi's New Year Message

January 7, 2019

Our Activities (December 2018)

December 5, 2018

Our Activities (November 2018)

November 1, 2018

Our Activities (October 2018)

October 3, 2018

Our Activities (September 2018)

September 3, 2018

Our Activities (August 2018)

August 17, 2018

Press Release - "24 August Concert by Hiro Hayashida world-renowned Taiko performer"

August 8, 2018

Our Activities (July 2018)

August 7, 2018

Address by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

July 24, 2018

Press Release: Experience Japan Taiko (Japanese Drum) Team Honoured by Japanese Foreign Minister

July 11, 2018

Our Activities (June 2018)

June 11, 2018

Our Activities (May 2018)

May 11, 2018

Our Activities (April 2018)

April 17, 2018

Employment Opportunity (Economic Section)

April 12, 2018

Our Activities (March 2018)

March 12, 2018

Our Activities (February 2018)

February 28, 2018

Final and largest 60th Anniversary Event: The Yoshida Brothers Tsugaru Shamisen Concert Tour, March 2018.

February 12, 2018

Our Activities (January 2018)

January 25, 2018

Ambassador Miyoshi’s Message (January 2018)

January 12, 2018

Press Release: Visit to Ireland by Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Kazuyuki Nakane

January 12, 2018

Our Activities (December 2017)

January 8, 2018

Press Release: Statement to the People of Ireland on Behalf of the Family of Mr. Yosuke Sasaki

December 22, 2017

Business Seminar on Brexit and the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (22 November)

October 20, 2017

Towards Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons - Japan’s UN Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament –

October 4, 2017

Our Activities (September 2017)

September 25, 2017

The Japan Foundation Programme Guidelines for Financial Year 2018

September 15, 2017

Applications for the 2018 JET Programme are now being accepted (closing date: 1 December)

September 13, 2017

The Embassy of Japan will be closed on Monday, 18 September for Respect for the Aged Day.

September 1, 2017

Our Activities (August 2017)

September 1, 2017

Applications for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) are now being accepted until 29 September (Test Date: 3 December)

August 4, 2017

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his Cabinet for the third time since inaugurating the Third Abe Cabinet.

August 2, 2017

Our Activities (July 2017)

July 31, 2017

Press Release - Writer Lafcadio Hearn’s Great-Grandson Honoured by Japanese Foreign Minister

July 18, 2017

Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund Grants 2018 (Application Period: 1 August - 2 October)

July 10, 2017

Ireland Meets Japan - W.B. Yeats, Lafcadio Hearn and Kyogen

July 4, 2017

Our Activities (June 2017)

June 30, 2017

Press Release - The Dolls of Japan: Shapes of Prayer, Embodiments of Love

June 23, 2017

Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress~Extending a Caring Hand to People with Disabilities

June 13, 2017

Our Activities (May 2017)

May 4, 2017

Our Activities (April 2017)

April 18, 2017

Applications for MEXT Postgraduate Research and Undergraduate Student Scholarships now being accepted (Deadline: 18 May 2017)

April 7, 2017

Our Activities (March 2017)

March 31, 2017

Press release - Talks with Ireland on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

March 27, 2017

Press Release - Shadow of Sodeisha - Japanese and Irish Art in Clay

March 22, 2017

Press Release - Japanese Film Festival Returns to Venues Across Ireland, 1-13 April 2017

March 21, 2017

Speech on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake (15 March)

March 1, 2017

Our Activities (February 2017)

February 24, 2017

Press Release - H.E. Mr. Charles Flanagan, T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland to visit Japan

January 11, 2017

Visit of the Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to Ireland

January 1, 2017

Ambassador Mari Miyoshi's New Year Message

December 23, 2016

Press Release - Mr Fumio Kishida, Foreign Minister of Japan to visit Ireland

November 30, 2016

Japan's Support for the Solution of Water Problems in Indonesia and Cambodia

November 1, 2016

Irish MIRAI Programme Participant Reports

September 13, 2016

Newly opened Japanese language website "HIROGARU"

September 13, 2016

Japan's contribution to Africa: Education - Rising from the Ashes

September 13, 2016

Japan's contribution to Africa: Infectious Diseases

September 1, 2016

Announcement of official logo for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland in 2017

September 1, 2016

The Embassy is now on Facebook!

September 1, 2016

Event Endorsement Guidelines for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland in 2017

August 16, 2016

TICAD VI (Kenya, August 27-28, 2016)

August 8, 2016

Message from His Majesty The Emperor (The Imperial Household Agency Website)

August 8, 2016

Relief Money in Response to the Earthquake Centered in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture 2016

July 14, 2016

The application period for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland 2017 Logo Contest has ended. Thank you for submitting 548 applications!

July 6, 2016

60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland 2017 Logo Contest (Deadline: 13 July)

July 1, 2016

Call for Entries for Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitation Fellowships (Deadline: 2 September)

June 29, 2016

Call for entries for 2017 Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund Grant (Deadline: 30 September to Kansai Osaka 21st Century Association)

June 20, 2016

YouTube "Japan's Foreign Policy"

June 13, 2016

"Japanese Territory" information page has been updated

April 15, 2016

Youth Communicator for a World without Nuclear Weapons (Background, Application Procedure, Application Form) (Word) (21KB)

April 13, 2016

Press Release: 7th Year of “Experience Japan” - Ireland celebrates Japan and Japanese Culture!

March 29, 2016

Press Release: "Japanese Film Festival Returns to Venues Across Ireland, 3-21 April 2016 (New Venues Added to Expanded Programme)"

March 24, 2016

Irish MEXT Scholar Student Report - Fay Heady-Carroll (Research, 2015)

March 1, 2016

Press Release: The 14th Japanese Speech Contest in Ireland

February 17, 2016

IIEA Seminar: Japanese Perspectives on Asian Geopolitics (24 February 2016)

February 9, 2016

Irish Satogaeri Programme Participant Report - Fiona Uyema

February 3, 2016

Irish MIRAI Programme Participant Report - Liam Roe

February 2, 2016

Press Release: "Irish participation in Japanese Space Mission ASTRO-H"

January 22, 2016

Japanese Government Scholarship for 2016 (Japanese Studies Students): Deadline 24 February

January 19, 2016

Invitation to Applicants for the Investment Advisor Assignment System (7 January - 12 February)

January 18, 2016

Irish MEXT Scholar Student Report - Delia Lange (Japanese Studies, 2015)

January 14, 2016

Message From Newly Appointed Ambassador, Mrs. Mari Miyoshi

January 4, 2016

New Date: The 14th Japanese Speech Contest will now be held on 5 March

December 21, 2015

Our Activities (December 2015)

December 17, 2015

Anime Cosplay Event "Akumakon" (22-24 January)

December 15, 2015

Call for entries for the 14th Japanese Speech Contest on 12 March

December 15, 2015

Press Release

December 10, 2015

Japan Information Stand (City Library, ILAC Centre - 14:00-16:00 on 17 December)

December 9, 2015

Our Activities (November 2015)

November 9, 2015

Our Activities (October 2015)

November 2, 2015

Press Release - Japan for Sligo via W.B. Yeats and Ernest Fenollosa

October 27, 2015

"sakefan World" website and app is now available

October 5, 2015

Our Activities (September 2015)

September 30, 2015

Address by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Seventieth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

September 28, 2015

Press Release - The Open Mind of Patrick Lafcadio Hearn - Coming Home (Lafcadio Hearn Gathering in Ireland | October 2015)

September 23, 2015

2016 The Japan Foundation Programme guidelines

September 17, 2015

The application process for the JET Programme is open until 4 December

September 7, 2015

Anime Cosplay Event "Eirtakon" (13-15 November)

September 3, 2015

Quality Infrastructure Investment Casebook

September 3, 2015

The Open Mind of Patrick Lafcadio Hearn—Coming Home (7-13 October)

August 18, 2015

Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) on 6 December (Application Deadline: 11 September)

August 18, 2015

Statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

August 18, 2015

Embassy’s website renewal: New URL http://www.ie.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html

August 18, 2015

New Library Books (PDF) (56KB)

August 11, 2015

Address by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony

August 7, 2015

Address by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

August 7, 2015

Culture & Education

July 16, 2015

World Heritage: The Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution

June 10, 2015

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Visits Ukraine and Attends G7 Summit 2015 in Schloss Elmau

June 10, 2015

Abenomics is Progressing!

June 5, 2015

The 23rd Japan-EU Summit

May 19, 2015

Communication and Reconciliation in the Post War Era

May 19, 2015

Proactive Contribution to Peace: Helping Resolve Global Issues

May 19, 2015

Japan-China Relations: Towards a Mutually Beneficial Relationship Based on Common Strategic Interest

May 19, 2015

Pursuing a Forward-Looking Relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea

April 29, 2015

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Visits the United States of America

April 29, 2015

Address by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Asian-African Summit 2015

March 16, 2015

Videos on Japan's Foreign Policy

March 9, 2015

Abenomics is progressing!

January 20, 2015

Press Conference by Prime Minister Abe during his Visit to the Middle East

December 2, 2014

Provision of Personal Protective Equipment and Dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief Team in Response to Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West African Countries

September 11, 2014

MEGUMI (Japanese animation)

September 5, 2014

Sixty Years of Japan's ODA

July 11, 2014

Prime Minister Abe's visit to Australia: Remarks to the Australian Parliament

July 11, 2014

Prime Minister Abe's visit to Australia: Welcome Remarks by Prime Minister Abbott of Australia

June 25, 2014

Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by H.E. Mr. Paddy Burke, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann (Speaker of the Upper House)