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August 29, 2025: Statement by ASAO Keiichiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on the Signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation on the JCM between Japan and India (August 29, 2025)

May 16, 2025: Message by ASAO Keiichiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on May 22, International Day for Biological Diversity 2025 (May 16, 2025)

November 20, 2024: COP29 Ministerial Statement by ASAO Keiichiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan (November 20, 2024)

May 01, 2024: Message by ITO Shintaro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on May 22, International Day for Biological Diversity 2024, "Be part of the Plan" (May 1, 2024)

August 27, 2023: Statement by NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on the Result of Sea Area Monitoring related to ALPS Treated Water (August 27, 2023)

August 24, 2023: Statement by NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on the Implementation of Sea Area Monitoring related to ALPS Treated Water (August 24, 2023)

May 19, 2023: Message by NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on May 22, International Day for Biological Diversity 2023, "From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity" (May 19, 2023)

March 20, 2023: Statement by NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC (March 20, 2023)

December 15, 2022: Statement by NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at the High-Level Segment of CBD COP15 (December 15, 2022)

November 15, 2022: Statement by NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at the High-Level Segment of COP27 (November 15, 2022)

September 26, 2022: Video Message by NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at the Ministerial Roundtable on Biodiversity hosted by China, side event of UNGA (September 26, 2022)

August 30, 2022: Statement by NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers' Meeting 2023 (August 30, 2022)

July 28, 2022: Video Message by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at the Founding ceremony of Fukuoka Method Global Network (July 28, 2022)

July 25, 2022: Video Message by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at the Third Assembly of ACCP (July 25, 2022)

July 15, 2022: Video Message by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on "Circular economy solutions to address plastic pollution" at the side event of HLPF (July 15, 2022)

May 13, 2022: Statement by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on May 22, International Day for Biological Diversity 2022, "Building a shared future for all life" (May 13, 2022)

April 22, 2022: Statement by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (April 4, 2022)

March 30, 2022: Statement by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at OECD Meeting of the Environment Policy Committee at Ministerial Level (March 30, 2022)

March 04, 2022: Statement by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at UNEP@50 (March 4, 2022)

March 03, 2022: Statement by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on adoption of a resolution "End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument" at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) (March 3, 2022)

March 02, 2022: Remarks by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at the Second High-level Meeting of the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE) - UNEA 5.2 Official Side Event - (March 2, 2022)

February 28, 2022: Statement by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)(February 28, 2022)

February 17, 2022: Video message by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at Part 1 of the International Conference for Implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (February 17, 2022)

November 10, 2021: Statement by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on Participation in COP26 (November 10, 2021)

October 22, 2021: Statement by YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on the Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures, the National Government Action Plan, the Long-Term Strategy under the Paris Agreement and the Climate Change Adaptation Plan (Oct.22,2021)

October 12, 2021: Statement by Dr. YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at CBD COP15 - High Level Segment, Round Table B (October 12, 2021)

August 09, 2021: Statement by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on the sixth Assessment Report (AR6) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (August 9, 2021)

July 23, 2021: Statement by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at G20 Climate and Energy Ministers' Meeting (July 23, 2021)

July 21, 2021: Statement by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at G20 Environment Ministers' Meeting (July 22, 2021)

May 30, 2021: Video message by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at P4G Seoul Summit (May 30, 2021)

May 21, 2021: Statement by Minister KOIZUMI Shinjiro, at G7 Climate and Environment Ministers' Meeting (May 21, 2021)

May 20, 2021: Statement by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at G7 Climate and Environment Ministers' Meeting (May 20, 2021)

March 23, 2021: Statement by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at the 5th Session of the Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) (March 23, 2021)

March 17, 2021: Remarks by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at Zero Carbon City International Forum (March 17, 2021)

January 08, 2021: Video message by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at Ministerial Meeting to launch "The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People," in the One Planet Summit (January 8, 2021)

November 24, 2020: Video message by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at G20 (November 24, 2020)

September 30, 2020: Statement by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, at the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity (September 30, 2020)

December 02, 2019: Statement by KOIZUMI Shinjiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, on the occasion of UNFCCC-COP25 (December 2-15, 2019)