Japan to send foreign minister to Trump's inauguration

Iwaya also eager to meet with Marco Rubio, the president-elect's pick for secretary of state

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will make his first trip to the U.S. to attend Donald Trump's inauguration. (Photo by Kana Baba)

KANA BABA, Nikkei staff writer

January 11, 2025 04:38 JST

TOKYO -- Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, Nikkei has learned.

Iwaya will be the first Japanese cabinet member at the swearing-in of any U.S. president, according to a source in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here. Traditionally, the inauguration is attended by various nations' ambassadors to the U.S. Trump's camp extended the invitation to Iwaya.