Taoiseach Micheál Martin to visit Japan
- Published on: 1 July 2025
- Last updated on: 1 July 2025
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will today (July 1) begin a four-day visit to Japan.
While in Tokyo, the Taoiseach will meet with Prime Minister Ishiba. He will also take part in engagements focusing on Japan and Ireland’s bilateral relationship, trade and cultural links, advancing work on the 2022 Joint Leaders’ Statement signed during his last visit to Japan in 2022.
The Taoiseach will also officially open Ireland House Tokyo, the new home of the Embassy of Ireland to Japan, and of Ireland’s trade and investment agencies in Japan.
In Osaka, the Taoiseach will attend Expo 2025 and, on the final day of his visit, the Taoiseach will travel to Hiroshima, where he will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph to mark 80 years since the atomic bombing.
Speaking ahead of his visit, the Taoiseach said:
“In an increasingly complex geopolitical environment, Japan is an important strategic partner for Ireland on the global stage.
“Ireland and Japan are very like-minded on the major issues facing the world and I look forward to exchanging views with Prime Minister Ishiba and discussing how to strengthen the ties between our two countries.
“I am looking forward to opening the new Ireland House Tokyo, a significant milestone in Ireland’s relationship with Japan, and to visiting the Irish pavilion at Expo which is showcasing Ireland’s creativity and culture
“I am also honoured to visit Hiroshima to remember all those who died as a result of the atomic bombing 80 years ago. The memorial at Hiroshima is a stark reminder to us all of the devastation wrought by nuclear war and the importance of peace and stability across the world.”
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