Foreign Policy News

2023/9/15

Prime Minister Kishida and Foreign Minister Kamikawa Visit the United States of America

2023/9/9

Foreign Minister Hayashi's Visit to Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Poland and Ukraine (September 3-11, 2023)

2023/9/5

Prime Minister Kishida Attends ASEAN-related Summit Meetings and G20 New Delhi Summit（September 5-11, 2023）

2023/8/17

Prime Minister Kishida Attends Japan-U.S.-ROK Summit Meeting (August 17-19, 2023)

2023/7/27

Foreign Minister Hayashi's Visit to Southwest Asia and Africa (July 27 - August 4, 2023)

2023/7/14

Prime Minister Kishida’s Visit to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar (July 16-18, 2023)

2023/7/11

Foreign Minister Hayashi Attends ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings (July 12-15, 2023)

2023/7/7

Prime Minister Kishida's Attendance at the NATO Summit Meeting and the Japan-EU Summit (July 11-14, 2023)

2023/6/16

Foreign Minister Hayashi's Visit to the United Kingdom and France (June 20-24, 2023)

2023/6/15

Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress Visit Indonesia (June 17-23, 2023)

2023/9/14

Consul General’s Commendation Awarded to Mrs. Mary Mariko Ohno and Mrs. Ritsuko Kashiba

2023/8/10

2024 Japanese American Leadership Delegation to Japan (JALD)

2023/8/1

Visiting Japan & Visa

2023/7/7

Scholarships

2023/6/16

Consul General’s Commendation Awarded to Ms. Akiko Sogabe, Mr. Frank Fukui & Mrs. Penny Fukui

2023/6/7

Decoration Conferment Ceremony for Mrs. Tsuchino Forrester, President of the Japanese International Marriage Friendship Club

2023/5/15

Specified visa: Designated activities (Future creation individual, Spouse or Child of future creation individual)

2023/5/15

Highly skilled professional visa

2023/4/28

(Updated: 4/28/2023) Modification of Border Measures [207KB]

2023/4/28

2023 Spring Conferment of Decorations (Dr. Judith Nancy Rabinovitch, Karashima Tsukasa Professor Emerita of Japanese Language and Culture, the Department of World Language and Cultures at the University of Montana)

2023/4/28

2023 Spring Conferment of Decorations (Mr. Hideo Dale Kaku, Former Commander of the Nisei Veterans Committee, Inc.)

2023/4/28

2023 Spring Conferment of Decorations (Mr. Takeyuki Suetsugu, President of Seattle’s Japanese Restaurant Association)

2023/4/28

2023 Spring Conferment of Decorations (Mr. Akira Takeda, Former Local Staff Member of the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle)

2023/4/16

Consul General’s Commendation Awarded to Mrs. Michi Hirata North

2023/4/15

Consul General’s Commendation Awarded to Mrs. Aiko Fujii

2023/4/7

【Event Report】 Dillon Japanese Culture Festival

2023/3/31

【Event Report】 Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival

2023/3/24

Online visa application [346KB]

2023/1/17

【Event Notice】Japan-America Society of the State of Washington Pre-Centennial Online Event: Eiichi Shibusawa’s Legacy and Japan’s “New Form of Capitalism”

2023/1/5

[Event Notice] Sustainable Agriculture - a Webinar to exchange ideas and information between Japan and Washington State

2023/1/1

2023 New Year's Greeting from Consul General Inagaki

2022/12/13

【Event Report】Bunka no Hi 2022 at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington

2022/12/9

【Event Notice】Webinar : Japan Seattle AI Innovation Meetup 20.0 Jan 24&25

2022/11/28

Online Survey of Japanese-related Companies in the State of Washington, Montana, and Northern Idaho

2022/11/23

Amanogawa

2022/11/8

【Event Notice】(Jan. 15, 2023) 4th Annual SEIJIN-shiki USA, Register now!

2022/11/3

Job Opportunity: Driver / Administrative Assistant

2022/11/2

2022 Autumn Conferment of Decorations (Mrs. Tsuchino Forrester, President of the Japanese International Marriage Friendship Club)

2022/11/2

2022 Autumn Conferment of Decorations (Mr. Ralph Davies Munro, Former Secretary of State of Washington)

2022/10/28

Fast Track function will be added to Visit Japan Web

2022/10/4

【Event Report: Japan Week 2022 at Bellevue College】

2022/10/3

Application for Visa for foreign nationals eligible for Phased Measures toward Resuming Cross-Border Travel (Suspension of visa validity to be lifted 0:00 am on October 11, 2022)

2022/9/30

[Event Notice: 10/16&10/3] Japanese College & Vocational School Fair 2022 FALL presented by Lighthouse

2022/9/26

The Official JET Program USA application for 2023 is now open!

2022/9/26

New Border Measures (Resumption of Visa exemption measure, Review on restrictions on new entry of foreign nationals into Japan, requirements of on-arrival COVID-19 test, quarantine period after entry into Japan, and the daily limit of the total number of entrants)