NPT review conference in New York

NPT review conference in New York

Tomiko Ichikawa, permanent representative of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, reads out a joint statement on the importance of disarmament education for young people during the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2026.

NPT review conference in New York

NPT review conference in New York

Ambassador Tomiko Ichikawa, permanent representative of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, speaks during the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2026.

Japanese envoy on disarmament

Japanese envoy on disarmament

Tomiko Ichikawa, ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, gives an interview in Geneva on June 25, 2025.

Japanese envoy on disarmament

Japanese envoy on disarmament

Tomiko Ichikawa, ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, gives an interview in Geneva on June 25, 2025.

NPT preparatory committee in New York

NPT preparatory committee in New York

Tomiko Ichikawa (seen in the screen), ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, reads out a joint statement during the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2025.

NPT preparatory committee in New York

NPT preparatory committee in New York

Tomiko Ichikawa, ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, reads out a joint statement during the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2025.

Japanese woman becomes special aide to IAEA chief

Japanese woman becomes special aide to IAEA chief

VIENNA, Austria - Tomiko Ichikawa, shown in this file photo taken on July 18, 2014, is a special aide to Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, appointed in July as the first Japanese woman to take the post.

Japanese woman becomes special aide to IAEA chief

Japanese woman becomes special aide to IAEA chief

VIENNA, Austria - Tomiko Ichikawa, shown in this file photo taken on July 18, 2014, is a special aide to Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, appointed in July as the first Japanese woman to take the post. (Kyodo)