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Japan-Sweden talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his Swedish counterpart Maria Malmer Stenergard at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2025.

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea meeting in New York

(from L) Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun shake hands in New York on Sept. 22, 2025, as they hold a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of a U.N. General Assembly meeting.

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Japan foreign minister makes U.N. speech

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya delivers a speech on the topic of a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2025.

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Australian foreign minister in Japan

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, during a signing ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025.

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Australian foreign minister in Japan

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) and his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, attend a signing ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025.

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

(from L) Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani meet the press following their "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya meets the press jointly with the Japanese defense minister and the Australian foreign and defense ministers following Japan-Australia "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

(from L) Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani pose for a photo before their "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

(from L) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. The Japanese and Australian foreign and defense ministers held "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo the same day.

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (C) and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) hold "two-plus-two" security talks with their Australian counterparts in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (3rd from L) and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (2nd from L) hold "two-plus-two" security talks with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (6th from R) and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles (5th from R) in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

(from L) Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani pose for a photo before their "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan foreign minister meets counterparts from GCC states in Kuwait

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (2nd from L) poses with his counterparts from the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council before a meeting in Kuwait City on Sept. 1, 2025.

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Japan foreign minister meets counterparts from GCC states in Kuwait

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (2nd from L) poses with his counterparts from the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council before a meeting in Kuwait City on Sept. 1, 2025.

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Japan foreign minister meets counterparts from GCC states in Kuwait

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya attends a meeting with his counterparts from the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Kuwait City on Sept. 1, 2025.

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Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya in Uzbekistan

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks at a press conference on Aug. 27, 2025, in Tashkent.

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Japan-Uzbekistan diplomatic talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) shakes hands with his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov as they hold talks on Aug. 27, 2025, in Tashkent.

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Japan-Kazakhstan foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) shakes hands with his Kazakh counterpart Murat Nurtleu during a joint press conference following their talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Aug. 25, 2025.

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Japan-Kazakhstan foreign ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) and his Kazakh counterpart Murat Nurtleu hold a joint press conference following their talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Aug. 25, 2025.

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Japan, Germany foreign ministers

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul shake hands in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2025.

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Vietnamese representative to U.N. in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya shakes hands with Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Do Hung Viet, who will chair next year's major nuclear disarmament conference, at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2025.

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Japan-S. Korea talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (far R) holds talks with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun (far L) in Tokyo on July 29, 2025.

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Japan-S. Korea talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) greets his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 29, 2025, before their talks.

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Japan-S. Korea talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun in Tokyo on July 29, 2025.

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Japan foreign minister in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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Japan foreign minister in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea meeting in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo hold a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea meeting in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo hold a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea meeting in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo hold a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea meeting in Kuala Lumpur

(From L) Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo pose before their talks in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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East Asia Summit meeting in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (C) attends a foreign ministerial meeting of the 18-member East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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Japan-Canada foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand shake hands after signing an agreement to facilitate the exchange of classified information in Tokyo on July 8, 2025.

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ASEAN-plus-3 meeting in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (C) attends a foreign ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025.

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Japan-Vietnam talks in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son before their talks in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025.

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Japan-Vietnam talks in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son before their talks in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025.

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Japan-Vietnam talks in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (2nd from R) holds talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son (2nd from L) in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025.

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Japan-Vietnam talks in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (2nd from R) holds talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son (2nd from L) in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025.

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Japan-China diplomatic talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (far L) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (2nd from R) hold talks in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025, on the sidelines of a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related gatherings.

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Japan-China diplomatic talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (far L) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (2nd from R) hold talks in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025, on the sidelines of a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related gatherings.

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Japan-China diplomatic talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi ahead of their talks in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025, on the sidelines of a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related gatherings.

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Japan-China diplomatic talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi ahead of their talks in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025, on the sidelines of a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related gatherings.

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Japan foreign minister at Quad in Washington

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks to reporters following the Quad foreign ministerial meeting with representatives from the United States, Japan, India and Australia in Washington on July 1, 2025.

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Japan foreign minister at Quad in Washington

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) and U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio shake hands ahead of their talks on the sidelines of the Quad foreign ministerial meeting also involving representatives from India and Australia in Washington on July 1, 2025.

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U.S. strikes on Iran nuke sites

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 22, 2025, following U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

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Japan-Philippines talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo in Tokyo on May 28, 2025.

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Japan-Cambodia talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (far R) holds talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn (far L) at the ministry in Tokyo on May 28, 2025.

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Japan-Cambodia talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on May 28, 2025.

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WTO head in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala following a joint press conference in Tokyo on May 13, 2025.

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WTO head in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) and World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attend a joint press conference following talks in Tokyo on May 13, 2025.

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WTO head in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) and World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attend a joint press conference following talks in Tokyo on May 13, 2025.