Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

外務省 Gaimu-shō
Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
Agency overview
Formed	August 15, 1869; 155 years ago (1869-08-15)
Jurisdiction	Government of Japan
Headquarters	2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8919, Japan 35°40′26.4″N 139°44′56.4″E / 35.674000°N 139.749000°E / 35.674000; 139.749000
Employees	6281
Minister responsible	Takeshi Iwaya, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Deputy Ministers responsible	Kiyoto Tsuji Iwao Horii
Agency executives	Masataka Okano, Undersecretary Masahiro Takamura, State Minister Yoichi Takamura, State Minister Yasushi Hosaka, State Minister
Website	www.mofa.go.jp

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外務省, Gaimu-shō) is an executive department of the Government of Japan, and is responsible for the country's foreign policy and international relations.

The ministry was established by the second term of the third article of the National Government Organization Act,^[1] and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Establishment Act. According to the law, the mission of the ministry is "to aim at improvement of the profits of Japan and Japanese nationals, while contributing to maintenance of peaceful and safe international society, and, through an active and eager measure, both to implement good international environment and to keep and develop harmonic foreign relationships".