The Prime Minister in Action in April 2025

On April 29, 2025 (local time), Prime Minister Ishiba visited Manila, the Republic of the Philippines. After holding a meeting with second-generation Nikkei-jin, the Prime Minister visited Rizal Park and laid a wreath. The Prime Minister then attended a welcome ceremony and signed the guestbook at the Malacañan Palace, followed by a summit meeting with H.E. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., President of the Republic of the Philippines, which included a small group meeting and a plenary meeting, and a joint press occasion. Lastly, Prime Minister Ishiba attended a dinner with President Marcos and Madam Louise Araneta–Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines.

On April 28, 2025 (local time), Prime Minister Ishiba, during his visit to Hanoi, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Tran Thanh Man, Chairman of National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. The Prime Minister then attended the Japan-Vietnam Cooperation Forum on Creating High-Value-Added Industries in High-Tech, Green Transformation (GX), and Semiconductor Industries, followed by a visit to the Vietnam-Japan University. Afterwards, the Prime Minister attended a dinner with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Madam Le Thi Bich Tran. On April 29, 2025 (local time), Prime Minister Ishiba attended a breakfast meeting hosted by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Madam Le Thi Bich Tran, and subsequently visited the Vietnam National Museum of History under their guidance.

On April 28, 2025 (local time), Prime Minister Ishiba, during his visit to Hanoi, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, visited the Monument to Heroic Martyrs and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, laying a wreath at each site. The Prime Minister then attended a welcome ceremony and held a small group meeting and an expanded meeting with H.E. Mr. PHAM Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, followed by a document exchange ceremony and a joint press occasion. Afterwards, the Prime Minister held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Luong Cuong, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

On April 27, 2025 (local time), Prime Minister Ishiba visited Hanoi, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

On April 25, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the 19th Award Ceremony for the MIDORI Prize held in Tokyo, in the gracious presence of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress.

On April 24, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Luc FRIEDEN, Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 24, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba, following the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, visited the Apostolic Nunciature (Embassy of the Holy See) to Japan to pay his respects and sign the condolence book.

On April 24, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a proposal from the Parliamentary League for Promoting the Asian Games and the Asian Para Games at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 24, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from the Honorable Mark Gordon, Governor of the State of Wyoming, and the Honorable Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of the State of New Mexico, the United States, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 24, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the third meeting of State Ministers at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 23, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received requests from Mr. UCHIBORI Masao, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 23, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the 33rd meeting of the Council of New Form of Capitalism Realization at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 23, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a deliberation between party leaders with Mr. NODA Yoshihiko, President of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan; Mr. MAEHARA Seiji, Co-Representative of the Japan Innovation Party; and Mr. TAMAKI Yuichiro, Leader of the Democratic Party for the People at the Joint Meeting of the Committees of Both Houses on Fundamental National Policies at the Diet.

On April 23, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a proposal from the Liberal Democratic Party’s Parliamentary League for Promoting Japan as a Leading Asset Management Center at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 23, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from Miss Universe 2024 and Japan’s Miss Universe 2024 contestant at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 23, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from Mr. Matt Garman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Amazon Web Services, Inc., at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the tenth Meeting on Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reform at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a proposal from Komeito’s Response Headquarters for U.S. Tariff Measures at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a proposal from the Policy Research Councils of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a meeting with Ms. KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Toyo and Mr. OMURA Hideaki, Governor of Aichi Prefecture, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a proposal from the Liberal Democratic Party’s Comprehensive Response Headquarters for U.S. Tariff Measures at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a proposal from the Liberal Democratic Party’s Parliamentary League for Reducing the Burden of Childbirth Costs and Other Expenses at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from Mr. George Glass, Ambassador-Designate of the United States to Japan, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the 42nd Ministerial Meeting Concerning Measures against Crime at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 21, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the fifth meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in 2025 at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 21, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from Mr. Jensen Huang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NVIDIA Corporation, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 21, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 19, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba visited a company that actively helps its employees to balance work and childcare in Tokyo (LUMINE Co., Ltd.)

On April 19, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba visited a local youth support station in Tokyo (Tachikawa Youth Support Station).

On April 18, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended a meeting of the Ministerial Council on the Monthly Economic Report and other relative issues at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 18, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a proposal from voluntary members of the House of Councillors committed to protecting medical care, nursing care, and welfare settings at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 18, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a presentation ceremony of the Prime Minister’s certificate of appreciation to mark the 140th anniversary of the industrial property rights system in Tokyo.

On April 17, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from the winners of the Japan Prize at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 17, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from Dr. Lisa Su, Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 16, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from the delegation of the U.S. Congressional Study Group on Japan, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 16, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the second meeting of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers.

On April 15, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a summit meeting and other events with H.E. Mr. Serdar Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 14, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended a government-labor meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 14, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy to Japan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 13, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba visited Hyogo Prefecture.

On April 12, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the opening ceremony of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, held in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, in the gracious presence of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress and Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino.

On April 11, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a proposal from the Liberal Democratic Party regarding the “Resolution on the Promotion of Intensive Measures to Transform Agricultural Structures to Ensure the Effectiveness of the New Basic Plan for Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas, etc.” at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 11, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from Miss Japan Ambassador of Greenery and others at the Prime Minister’s Office, on the occasion of the Green Feather Campaign.

On April 11, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the second meeting of the Comprehensive Response Headquarters for U.S. Tariff Measures at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 11, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba gave the following instructions regarding U.S. tariff measures to Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Akazawa Ryosei, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ogushi Masaki, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kunisada Isato at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 10, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the fourth meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in 2025 at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 10, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a meeting with expert members of the Film Strategic Planning Committee at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 9, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a meeting and other events with H.E. Mr. Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 9, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a special request regarding what a national railway network should be like from Mr. ABE Shuichi, Governor of Nagano Prefecture, Mr. HIRAI Shinji, Governor of Tottori Prefecture, Mr. YUZAKI Hidehiko, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, and Mr. MURAOKA Tsugumasa, Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 9, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the Encouragement Ceremony for Regional Revitalization Support Officers and delivered an address at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.

On April 8, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the first meeting of the Comprehensive Response Headquarters for U.S. Tariff Measures at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 8, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the third meeting of the Council for Creating New Regional Economies and Living Environments at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 5, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba observed the test run of Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

On April 1, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a press conference regarding the passage of the FY2025 budget at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On April 1, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the 22nd meeting of the National Resilience Promotion Headquarters at the Prime Minister’s Office.