The Prime Minister in Action in January 2025

On January 31, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from H.E. Mr. Philemon YANG, President of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 29, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the sixth Tokyo Global Dialogue held in Tokyo.

On January 29, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the 54th Presentation Ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Cup of the Japan Pro Sports Awards held in Tokyo.

On January 29, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received requests from Mr. HASE Hiroshi, Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture, and others at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 28, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the ninth meeting of the Headquarters for the World Expo at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 27, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a public-private partnership forum on increasing domestic investment at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 23, 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 January 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba was presented with tangerines from Mikkabi tangerine farmers at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 22, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the 6th meeting of the Advisory Council for the Protection and Utilization of Critical Economic Security Information at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 21, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Sonexay SIPHANDONE, Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

On January 21, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba visited the LIFELINK Suicide Prevention Support Center, a specified non-profit organization, and the Japan Suicide Countermeasures Promotion Center (JSCP), a corporation designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and general incorporated association, in Tokyo.

On January 21, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended a Liaison Meeting of the Government and Ruling Parties at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 21, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a meeting with Ms. KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 19, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba visited the venue of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

On January 17, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the first meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in 2025 at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 17, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from H.E. Mr. Dimitri Kerkentzes, Secretary General, Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), at the Prime Minister's Office.

On January 17, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a request from a delegation of the Mayors for Peace at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 17, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a meeting with groups of plaintiffs and others in lawsuits for state redress over the former Eugenic Protection Act at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 17, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended a Liaison Meeting of Vice-Ministers at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 17, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the seventh award ceremony for the Japan Medical Research and Development Grand Prize at the Prime Minister's Office.

On January 17, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from representatives of the Mito Plum Festival and the Mount Tsukuba Plum Blossom Festival at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 16, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a small group talk to support small- and medium-sized enterprises that take on challenges of passing on costs, increasing wages, etc. at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 16, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba was presented with Anpogaki persimmons from Mr. UCHIBORI Masao, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture, and others at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 16, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the 8th Infrastructure Maintenance Award Ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 15, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the 65th Central Meeting of the National Traffic Safety Campaign held in Tokyo in the presence of Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino.

On January 13, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the Japan-U.S.-Philippines leaders’ video conference at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.

On January 10, 2025 (local time), Prime Minister Ishiba visited Jakarta in the Republic of Indonesia.

On January 9, 2025 (local time), Prime Minister Ishiba visited Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

On January 8, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba, following the passing of The Honorable Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, visited the U.S. Embassy to pay his respects and sign the condolence book.

On January 8, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a meeting with Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations), which was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 7, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the Jiji Press New Year Party held in Tokyo and delivered an address.

On January 7, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the Gathering of “Discover the Treasures of Farming, Mountain and Fishing Villages” (the 11th selection) at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 7, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from the Honorable Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 7, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the 2025 New Year Party jointly hosted by the three economic associations held in Tokyo and delivered an address.

On January 6, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the New Year’s press conference at Ise Jingu.

On January 1, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the Memorial Ceremony for the Victims of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and the 2024 Oku-Noto Heavy Rains, which was held in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture.