Japan – NATO Relations

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2026

Bilateral meetings

【MOFA】Courtesy call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO Kei by NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila SHEKERINSKA (March 5, 2026)
【MOD】Courtesy Call to Defense Minister KOIZUMI by NATO Deputy Secretary General SEKERINSKA (March 5, 2026)
【MOFA】Working Dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU and H.E. NATO Deputy Secretary General SHEKERINSKA (March 5, 2026)
【MOFA】Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and NATO Secretary General RUTTE at the Munich Security Conference (February 15, 2026)
【MOD】Meeting between Defense Minister KOIZUMI and NATO Secretary General RUTTE at the Munich Security Conference (February 13, 2026)
NATO IMS meeting at Japan Joint Staff in Tokyo with Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Staff SAITO Takayuki (February 9, 2026)
【MOFA】The Second Japan-NATO Cyber Dialogue (January 27, 2026)
【MOFA】19th Japan-NATO High-Level Consultations (January 26, 2026)
Attendance CSJJS Gen UCHIKURA NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session (January 22, 2026)
【MOD】Davos Conference 2026: Defense Minister KOIZUMI Meeting with NATO Secretary General RUTTE (January 21, 2026)

NATO IS/IMS

Ambassador IZAWA lunch meeting with NATO Deputy Secretary General, H.E. Ms. Radmilla SHEKERINSKA (February 19, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with NATO Chief of Staff and Director of the Office of the Secretary General Geoffrey VAN LEEUWEN (February 9, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Assistant Secretary General for Cyber and Digital Transformation Jean Charles ELLERMANN-KINGOMBE　(January 23, 2026)
Working lunch between Ambassador IZAWA and the Chair of the NATO Military Committee (December 2, 2025)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with　 Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Boris RUGE (November 28, 2025)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning Zamir Nicholas CATSARAS (November 27, 2025)
Ambassador IZAWA lunch meeting with NATO PA Secretary General Dr. Benedetta BERTI and former Secretary General Ruxandra POPA (November 12, 2025)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with　 Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security Scott BRAY (October 29, 2025)

NATO Allies

Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Belgium to NATO, H.E. Mr. Willem Van de Voorde (February 26, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Slovenia to NATO, H.E. Mr. Andrej BENEDEJČIČ (February 20, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Slovakia to NATO, H.E. Mr. Marek VARGA (February 19, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of the United States of America to NATO, H.E. Mr. Matthew WHITAKER (February 19, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Estonia to NATO, H.E. Mr. Jüri LUIK (February 13, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Lithuania to NATO, H.E. Mr. Darius JAUNISKIS (February 13, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA lunch meeting with Ambassador of Finland to NATO, H.E. Ms. Piritta ASUNMAA (February 10, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Portugal to NATO, H.E. Mr. Paulo VIZEU PINHEIRO (February 10, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Latvia to NATO, H.E. Mr. Māris RIEKSTIŅŠ (February 10, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Canada to NATO, H.E. Ms. Heidi HULAN (February 9, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Sweden to NATO, H.E. Mr. Jan KNUTSON (February 6, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Romania to NATO, H.E. Mr. Dan NECULĂESCU (February 6, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Spain to NATO, H.E. Mr. Federico TORRES MURO (February 5, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Germany to NATO, H.E. Dr. Detlef WÄCHTER (February 3, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Denmark to NATO, H.E. Mr. Kasper HØEG-JENSEN (February 2, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with　 Ambassador of Montenegro to NATO, H.E. Ms. Milena KALEZIC of Montenegro (January 30, 2026)
IP4 +US Lunch meeting hosted by New Zealand (January 29, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Hungary to NATO, H.E. Mr. István BALOGH (January 28, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of the Czech Republic to NATO H.E. Mr. David KONECKY (January 23, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Poland to NATO H.E. Mr. Jacek NAJDER (January 22, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of the UK to NATO H.E. Mr. Angus LAPSLEY (January 19, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of the Netherlands to NATO H.E. Mr. Thijs VAN DER PLAS (January 19, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Norway to NATO H.E. Ms. Anita NERGAARD (January 16, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Türkiye to NATO H.E. Mr. Basat ÖZTURK (January 16, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Bulgaria to NATO H.E. Mr. Nikolay MILKOV (January 15, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of France to NATO H.E. Mr. David CVACH (January 14, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Luxembourg to NATO H.E. Mr. Stephan MÜLLER (January 13, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA lunch meeting with Ambassador of Poland to NATO H.E. Mr. Jacek NAJDER (December 3, 2025)
Ambassador IZAWA lunch meeting with Ambassador of Poland to NATO H.E. Mr. Thijs VAN DER PLAS (November 24, 2025)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of the United States to NATO H.E. Mr. Matthew WHITAKER (November 14, 2025)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Ambassador of Sweden to NATO H.E. Mr. Jan KNUTSON (November 14, 2025)

2025

Ceremony to present Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun to H.E. Mr. Jens STOLTENBERG, former NATO Secretary General and current Minister of Finance of Norway (December 12, 2025)
【MOFA】Japan-NATO Staff Talks on Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (December 11, 2025)
【MOD】Video Teleconference between Defense Minister KOIZUMI and NATO Secretary General RUTTE (December 10, 2025)
Working lunch between Ambassador IZAWA and the Chair of the NATO Military Committee (December 2, 2025)
【MOFA】Telephone meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and NATO Secretary General RUTTE (December 1, 2025)
【MOFA】NATO-PA delegation’s Visit to the PMO, MOFA, and MOD (November 18, 2025)
Japan-NATO Dialogue on Defense Industrial Cooperation and Capability (October 31, 2025)
Visit of Japan’s ATLA Deputy Commissioner Mr. TAKIZAWA for NATO CNAD Conference (October 30, 2025)
Meeting between Ambassador IZAWA and the Chair of the NATO Military Committee (September 2, 2025)
Commander IGARASHI's article on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) published in a NATO-related publication (pp.29-31) (June 25, 2025)
【MOFA】Meeting between NATO Secretary General and Indo-Pacific Partners (Overview) (June 25, 2025)
【MOFA】Meeting between Foreign Minister IWAYA and NATO Secretary General RUTTE (June 24, 2025)
Visit of Ms. KAMIKAWA, former Foreign Minister of Japan to NATO (WPS) (May 5, 2025)
Conferral of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun on Former NATO Secretary General Jens STOLTENBERG (Spring 2025) (28 April, 2025)
【MOFA】Meeting between Prime Minister ISHIBA and NATO Secretary General RUTTE (April 9, 2025)
【PMO】Meeting between Prime Minister ISHIBA and NATO Secretary General RUTTE (April 9, 2025)
【MOD】Meeting between Defense Minister NAKATANI and NATO Secretary General Mark RUTTE (April 8, 2025)
【MOFA】 Attendance of Foreign Minister IWAYA at the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs (April 3, 2025)
【MOFA】 Meeting between Foreign Minister IWAYA and NATO Secretary General RUTTE (April 3, 2025)
Inauguration Reception for the Mission of Japan to NATO (February 18, 2025)
【MOFA】Japan-NATO Conference on Strategic Communications (February 3, 2025)