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Japan's Prime Minister receives Qatar's Prime Minister at the Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae of Japan held a meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on 2 October 2026.
The meeting took place at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
The Prime Minister's Office records the visitor as the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, holding both offices.
The record of the meeting is published in provisional English translation on the Prime Minister's Office website.
The engagement is one of a series of leader-level meetings held by Japan in the first week of October 2026.

Date: 2 October 2026 Visitor: Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Offices held: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar
Why it matters for exams: Who holds which office in a visiting delegation is a common factual question, and Japan's West Asia engagement is examined under energy diplomacy.
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2 October 2026 Source: Prime Minister's Office of Japan

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