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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attend a Japan-Indonesia "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Canada, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends the second day of a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From front on right row)) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and (from L) their Indonesian counterparts, Sugiono and Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin attend a "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministerial talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin hold a joint press conference following their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and their Indonesian counterparts, Sugiono and Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin chat after concluding a joint press conference following their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin pose for photos ahead of their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Ukraine talks in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025.

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Japan-Ukraine talks in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) holds talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi meets the press in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025, after attending a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers.

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Japan-Ukraine talks in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (C) attends the second day of a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 12, 2025.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

Group of Seven foreign ministers -- (from L) the European Union's Kaja Kallas, Japan's Toshimitsu Motegi, Britain's Yvette Cooper, France's Jean-Noel Barrot, Canada's Anita Anand, the United States' Marco Rubio, Germany's Johann Wadephul and Italy's Antonio Tajani -- pose for a photo on the first day of a two-day meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

(from L) European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper pose for a photo along with other Group of Seven foreign ministers on the first day of a two-day meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025.

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G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada

(from L) European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper pose for a photo along with other Group of Seven foreign ministers on the first day of a two-day meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025.

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Japan-Britain talks in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his British counterpart Yvette Cooper at the outset of their talks in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025. The two are visiting Canada to attend a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers through Nov. 12.

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Japan-Britain talks in Canada

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his British counterpart Yvette Cooper at the outset of their talks in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada on Nov. 11, 2025. The two are visiting Canada to attend a two-day meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers through Nov. 12.

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (far L) holds talks with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong (far R) in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong ahead of their talks in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Motegi-Rubio talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (far R) holds talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (far L) in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Motegi-Rubio talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio before their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Motegi-Rubio talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio before their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (front, R) holds talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (front, L) in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (front, R) holds talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (front, L) in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Lithuania talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his Lithuanian counterpart, Kestutis Budrys, in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025.

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New Japan PM Takaichi

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) is pictured ahead of a Cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025, alongside Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

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New Japan PM Takaichi

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) is pictured ahead of a Cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025, alongside Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

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Conference to support mine removal in Ukraine

Attendees pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, as the Japanese government hosts an international conference to discuss ways to remove mines in Ukraine. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (1st row, 5th from L) attended the meeting.

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Japan's new Foreign Minister Motegi

New Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, following the inauguration of the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the previous day.

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Japan's new Foreign Minister Motegi

New Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, following the inauguration of the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the previous day.

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Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Toshimitsu Motegi, who is set to become foreign minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi casts his vote in the first round of voting in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Japan LDP leadership election

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 24 Kyodo - Toshimitsu Motegi, former Japanese foreign minister and a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming leadership election, speaks during a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan LDP leadership election

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 22 Kyodo - The five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election -- former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- prepare to make policy speeches at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Oct. 4 election.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Five candidates for the Oct. 4 ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election -- (from L) former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- take part in a live internet debate in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan LDP leadership election

Toshimitsu Motegi, former Japanese foreign minister and a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming leadership election, speaks during a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Candidates hold debate ahead of LDP leadership election

The five candidates running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election -- (from L) former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- take part in a debate at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2025, ahead of the Oct. 4 vote.

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Joint press conference ahead of LDP leadership poll

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi answers a reporter's question during a joint press conference with four other candidates for the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party leadership election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2025.

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LDP leadership election

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi makes a policy speech at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, as official campaigning for the Oct. 4 LDP leadership election begins.

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LDP leadership election

People gather in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, to listen to former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi making a stump speech as official campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Oct. 4 leadership election begins.

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LDP leadership race

Former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks at a pep rally in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, after filing his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Oct. 4 leadership election.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election -- (seated in front row of stage, from L) former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- prepare to make policy speeches at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Oct. 4 election. ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election .

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Motegi to run in LDP leadership race

Toshimitsu Motegi, a former Japanese foreign minister, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2025, about his intention to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election.

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Motegi to run in LDP leadership race

Toshimitsu Motegi, a former Japanese foreign minister, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2025, about his intention to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election.