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Mofa News (Archive)

August 26

• Press Release
• Dispatch of Self-Defense Force Instructors to the International Peace Support Training Centre in Kenya

August 25

• Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe’s Visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain (August 25)

August 24

• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Visit to Bahrain (August 24)

August 23

• Press Release
• Courtesy Call on Mr. Masaji Matsuyama, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Ambassador Enrique Roman-Morey, Chairman of the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Situation in the Republic of Madagascar

August 22

• Press Release
• Visit to Japan of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Presidential Election in the Republic of Mali
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Reports of Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
• Policy Dialogue on Climate Change in Asian Countries

August 21

• Press Release
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOV, President of Turkmenistan
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Norov ALTANKHUYAG, Prime Minister of Mongolia, and Mrs. Khonichin SELENGE
• Telephone Talk between Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi of Egypt

August 20

• Press Release
• Meeting between Dr. Miyagawa, Director-General, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau and H.E. Mr. El-Zimaity, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt

August 19

• Press Release
• Foreign Minister Kishida’s meeting with USTR Froman
• First Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting

August 16

• Press Release
• Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s Visit to Hungary and Ukraine
• First Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting

August 14

• Press Release
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Situation in Egypt

August 13

• Press Release
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the decision regarding the construction of housing units in the West Bank and East Jerusalem

August 12

• Foreign Minister Kishida's Visit to the Middle East (Israel, Palestine and Jordan) (YouTube Video)
• Press Release
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the recent security situation in Iraq
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 35th Anniversary of Signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People’s Republic of China

August 6

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Presidential Election in the Republic of Mali

August 5

• Ratification of the "Maritime Labour Convention, 2006" by Japan
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Elections in the Republic of Zimbabwe

August 2

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Resumption of Direct Negotiations between Israel and Palestine
• Second Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and the ROK
• Emergency grant aid to the Federal Republic of Somalia in response to the polio outbreak

August 1

• Entry into Force of the Tax Agreement with Jersey

July 31

• Prime Minister Abe hosted an "Iftar"
• Seventh International MANGA Award
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the National Assembly Election in the Kingdom of Cambodia
• Seventh International MANGA Award

July 30

• Prime Minister Abe to host an "Iftar"
• Courtesy Call on Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Vice Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Other Representatives of the Central American Integration System (SICA) member countries
• Deposit of the Instrument of Accession to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

July 29

• Speech by H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Opening Ceremony of the “Hiroshima Round Table” -Vision and Steps toward “A World without Nuclear Weapons”-

July 28

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Situation in Egypt
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Terrorist Attack in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

July 26

• Visit to the Middle East by Foreign Minister Kishida (Israel, Palestine and Jordan)
• Visit to Middle East by Foreign Minister Kishida(Jordan, July 25)
• The 16th Japan-Central America Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation

July 25

• Message from Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister to Mr. Mariano Rajoy, President of the Government of Spain in the wake of the Train Accident in the Northwestern Part of Spain
• CHAIRMAN’S SUMMARY; The Fourth Ministerial-Level Meeting of the Four-Party Consultative Unit for the “Corridor for Peace and Prosperity” (PDF) (52KB)
• Visit to Middle East by Foreign Minister Kishida (Israel and Palestine, July 24)
• The Fourth Ministerial-Level Meeting of the Four-Party Consultative Unit: Foreign Minister’s Speech
• Press Release
• Message from Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Dr. José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, in the wake of the Train Accident in the Northwestern Part of Spain
• Foreign Minster's Commendations for FY 2013
• Exchange of Notes concerning Non-Project Grant Aid to the Palestinian Authority
• Japan's Contribution to the Voluntary Trust Fund of the International Seabed Authority
• Entry into Force of the Tax Agreement with Guernsey
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the nomination of Ms. Caroline Kennedy as new U.S. Ambassador to Japan

July 23

• Third Japan-Singapore Maritime Security Dialogue
• Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in Ecuador

July 22

• Third Japan-Singapore Maritime Security Dialogue
• Notes exchanged with Luxembourg concerning treatment of SPF under the Tax Convention

July 20

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on recent development on the Middle East peace process

July 19

• The First Meeting of the Japan-Belarus Joint Committee for the Cooperation to Advance Aftermath Response
• Second Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and the ROK

July 18

• Foreign Minister Kishida's Attendance at ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings (YouTube Video)
• Press Release
• The Second Meeting of the Japan-Ukraine Joint Committee for the cooperation to advance aftermath response to accidents at nuclear power stations

July 17

• Japan-CARICOM Friendship Year 2014 Announcement of the Official Logo

July 16

• Concluding Remarks by the Agent of Japan, Mr. Koji Tsuruoka, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, "Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan : New Zealand Intervening)" at the International Court of Justice (PDF) (166KB)
• Press Release
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the recent security situation in Iraq

July 12

• Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue between Japan and the Philippines
• The First Meeting of the Japan-Belarus Joint Committee for the Cooperation to Advance Aftermath Response

July 11

• The Second Meeting of the Japan-Ukraine Joint Committee for the cooperation to advance aftermath response to accidents at nuclear power stations

July 10

• First round of the Japan-NATO Joint Study Group on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (overview)

July 9

• Statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Their Majesties' Visit to India

July 8

• Second Round of Negotiations on a Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA)

July 5

• Fourth Round of Negotiations for the Japan Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

July 4

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Situation in Egypt
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on a series of terrorist attacks in Iraq

July 3

• Second Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina

July 2

• Foreign Minister Kishida's Remarks at the Third East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• The 20th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting
• Opening Statement by the Agent of Japan, Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, "Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan : New Zealand Intervening)" at the International Court of Justice
• Japan-Brunei Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Press Release
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,on the decision to open accession negotiations with Serbia and to authorize the opening of negotiations on a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Kosovo
• Third Round of Negotiations for Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

July 1

• Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Third Friends of the Lower Mekong (FLM) Ministerial Meeting
• Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Japan-Malaysia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
• Press Release
• Statement by Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Accession of Croatia to the European Union
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the large-scale demonstrations in Egypt
• On the Deposit of the Instrument of Acceptance of the “Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters” and the “Protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters”
• Entry into Force of the Tax Convention between Japan and Portugal

10 June 2013

• Japan is Committed to Africa’s Development

7 June 2013

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the formation of the new Palestinian cabinet

5 June 2013

• Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by EU Japan Business Round Table (BRT) Co Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura and Acting Co-Chairman Osamu Nagayama

4 June 2013

• Press release by the high representatives of the seven co-author countries
• Press Release
  • Japan-United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Strategic Policy Dialogue
  • Signing of the Arms Trade Treaty

29 MAY 2013

• Result of the Election of the Members of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances

27 MAY 2013

• Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, and First Lady Mrs. Zuma
• Meeting between Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Keat Chhon, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic and Finance of Cambodia
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenta Wakabayashi’s Attendance at the Summit and the Ministerial Meetings of the Pacific Alliance
• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Zimbabwe in response to the Hailstorm Disaster
• Summary of the Second Round of Negotiations for Japan-Colombia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

19 APRIL 2013

• Dr. Toshiko Abe, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to visit Fukushima Prefecture
• Second East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue

17 APRIL 2013

• Message of Condolence from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the explosion at the Boston Marathon
• Message of Condolence from Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida on the explosion at the Boston Marathon
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the earthquake in southeast Iran and western Pakistan

8 MARCH 2013

• Comment by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on the Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council on the Nuclear Test conducted by North Korea
• Statement by Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council on the Nuclear Test conducted by North Korea
• Detention of Personnel of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights
• Dispatch of a Self-Defense Force Instructor to the South African National Peace Mission Training Centre (PMTC)

7 MARCH 2013

• Statement by Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the re-appointment of the IAEA Director General

6 MARCH 2013

• Japan-Slovenia Summit Meeting

15 FEBRUARY 2013

• The NPDI Joint Statement on North Korea's nuclear test

14 FEBRUARY 2013

• Study Tour to Kanagawa Prefecture by the Diplomatic Corps in Japan

13 FEBRUARY 2013

• Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks
• Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD); Welcome Reception and Meeting between Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Nabil el-Araby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States
• Japan-U.K. Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk

12 FEBRUARY 2013

• Courtesy Call by ADM Samuel J. Locklear, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, on Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Emergency Assistance for the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Solomon Islands
• Japan-Myanmar Human Rights Dialogue

08 FEBRUARY 2013

• Courtesy Call by Judge Shunji Yanai, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), on Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
• Protest lodged by Mr. Chikao Kawai, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to H.E. Cheng Yonghua, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Japan
• Position Paper: Japan-China Relations Surrounding the Situation of the Senkaku Islands -In response to China's Weapons-guiding Radar Lock-on-
• The Japan-Myanmar Human Rights Dialogue

31 JANUARY 2013

• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Mozambique for Flooding Disaster
• Entry into Force of the Japan-Australia Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA)

29 JANUARY 2013

• Meeting between Mr. Masaji Matsuyama, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, at the Donors' Conference for the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA)

28 JANUARY 2013

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on clashes in Egypt
• Emergency Assistance to Jordan in Response to the Floods Disaster (Emergency relief goods provided to a Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan)
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the parliamentary elections in Jordan

17 JANUARY 2013

• Japan-U.K. Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks
• Japan-Algeria Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks
• Japan-Norway Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks

15 JANUARY 2013

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the ceasefire agreement and other documents signed between the Government of the Central African Republic and the Coalition of armed groups

14 JANUARY 2013

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in the North of Mali

13 JANUARY 2013

• Foreign Minister Kishida’s Visit to the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam and Australia

11 JANUARY 2013

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Terrorist Attack in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

9 JANUARY 2013

• Japan-France Summit Telephone Conversation
• Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in Pakistan

4 JANUARY 2013

• Emergency Assistance to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Response to the Floods Disaster

2012 Archive

28 DECEMBER 2012

• Telephone Talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
• Telephone Talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard

27 DECEMBER 2012

• Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk

26 DECEMBER 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Referendum on the New Constitution in Egypt

19 DECEMBER 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision regarding the construction of housing units for Jewish people in East Jerusalem

18 DECEMBER 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on a series of terrorist attacks in Iraq

17 DECEMBER 2012

• The Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety
  • Chairperson summaries PDF
• Courtesy Call on Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Sergio Diaz-Granados Guida, Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Colombia
• Ceremony Launching the "Green Future Action Corps"
• First Round of Negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Japan and Colombia

15 DECEMBER 2012

• Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Ms. Delphine BATHO, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy of the French Republic
• The Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety
• Statement by the Co-Presidents of the Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Fadillah bin Hj. Yusof, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia

14 DECEMBER 2012

• Dispatch of a Self-Defense Force Instructor to the Cairo Regional Center for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa (CCCPA)

12 DECEMBER 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Arrest of Interim Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra by the Military in Mali

11 DECEMBER 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Presidential Election in Ghana

7 DECEMBER 2012

• Japan-Haiti Summit Meeting
• Courtesy Call by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Sinh HUNG, President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan

21 NOVEMBER 2012

• The Kyoto Vision (The Closing Event of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention)
• Meeting between Mr. Kazuya Shimba, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and H.E. Mr. Labeed Majeed Abbawi, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of Iraq

20 NOVEMBER 2012

• The Kyoto Vision (The Closing Event of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention)
• Seventh East Asia Summit 2012
• Telephone Conversation between Foreign Minister Gemba and Dr. al-Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority, and Mr. Liberman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel
• Emergency Grant Aid for the Hurricane Disaster in the Republic of Haiti
• Announcement of the Launch of Negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
• Announcement of the launch of the FTA negotiations among Japan, China and Korea
• Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs on the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip

14 NOVEMBER 2012

• Fukushima Workshop on the Safety of Products from the Disaster-Affected Area

13 NOVEMBER 2012

• Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Her Excellency, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women
• Founding of the “National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces”

12 NOVEMBER 2012

• Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Noda by Her Excellency, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women

9 NOVEMBER 2012

• Emergency Assistance to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in response to the flood disaster
• Meeting between Mr. Shuji Kira,Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Judge Shunji Yanai, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

7 NOVEMBER 2012

• The Kyoto Vision (The Closing Event of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention)

6 NOVEMBER 2012

• Japan-EU Summit Meeting (Overview)

29 OCTOBER 2012

• Diplomatic Bluebook 2012 Summary

22 OCTOBER 2012

• Dispatch of Election Observers to the Parliamentary Elections of Ukraine
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Terrorist Bombing in Beirut

19 OCTOBER 2012

• PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM 20 Years of Peacekeeping Operations for the UN and Japan -Taking on New Challenges

16 OCTOBER 2012

• Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in South Sudan

15 OCTOBER 2012

• Visit to Japan by Mr. Martinelli, President of the Republic of Panama

12 OCTOBER 2012

• Japan-Switzerland Summit Meeting (Outline)

11 OCTOBER 2012

• Japan-Luxembourg Summit Meeting

10 OCTOBER 2012

• Japan-Zambia Summit Meeting
• Japan-Zambia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

9 OCTOBER 2012

• Japan's Actions against Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

7 OCTOBER 2012

• The Framework Agreement concerning the Mindanao Peace Process

4 OCTOBER 2012

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan , on the Artillery Attack on Turkish Territory from Syrian Territory
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Parliamentary Election in Georgia

28 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Japan's Presentation on "Evaluation of Aid for Trade" at the Joint Meeting of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and Working Party of the Trade Committee on Aid for Trade

27SEPTEMBER 2012

• Visit to Japan by H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois, Hereditary Prince of the Principality of Liechtenstein and H.E. Dr. Klaus Tschütscher, Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister of Family Affairs and Gender Equality of the Principality of Liechtenstein
• High-Level Side Meeting: "Our Commitment to the Next Generation: the Legacy of a Polio-free World" at the General Assembly of the United Nations

26 SEPTEMBER 2012

• ADDRESS BY H.E. MR. YOSHIHIKO NODA PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN AT THE SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY Responsibility for Tomorrow and Three Pearls of Wisdom
• Japan-Colombia Summit Meeting
• Dispatch of an Observation Mission from Japan to the Parliamentary Election in Georgia
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Belarus

24 SEPTEMBER 2012

• The 1st Coordinating Committee Meeting for Thailand - Japan Working Groups on Infrastructure, Disaster Management and Dawei Development

20 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Japan's Actions against Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

17 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense

12 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the attacks on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Libya

11SEPTEMBER 2012

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Situation in Somalia
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(September 11)
• Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly "Follow-up to paragraph 143 on human security of the 2005 World Summit Outcome"

10 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on a series of terrorist attacks in Iraq
• 8th Japan-Iran Human Rights Dialogue

5 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Meeting between Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yamane and Mr. Michael Link, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany (Outline)

4 SEPTEMBER 2012

• Result of the third Japan-EU English Haiku Contest

1SEPTEMBER 2012

• Japan-U.S. Aid Coordination in the Pacific Island Countries

24 AUGUST 2012

• Emergency Grant Aid for Refugees from Syria

21 AUGUST 2012

• Proposal to the Government of the Republic of Korea to Institute Proceedings before the International Court of Justice by a Special Agreement

20 AUGUST 2012

• Emergency Grant Aid in Response to the Earthquake Disaster in the Northwestern Part of Iran (Decision to Provide Emergency Assistance)
• 40th Anniversary of the ASEAN-Japan Exchange

12 AUGUST 2012

• Message of Condolence from H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan to Dr. Ali Akbar Salehi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, for the Earthquake occurred in the Northwestern Part of Iran

10 AUGUST 2012

• Transition of Power to the Constitutional Assembly in Libya

07 AUGUST 2012

• Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in the Golan Heights and reinforcement of Japan's Self-Defense Forces Unit
• Sixth International MANGA Award

03 AUGUST 2012

• Message from Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan to Mr. Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia on the occasion of 20th anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Georgia
• Message from Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs to Mr. Grigol Vashadze, Foreign Minister of Georgia on the occasion of 20th anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Georgia
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Adoption of the Provisional Constitution in Somalia

01 AUGUST 2012

• Participation of Mr. Naoto Kan, Former Prime Minister of Japan, in the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda

27 JULY 2012

• Meeting between Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, Deputy Minister to the President of the Republic of Cyprus for European Affairs

23 JULY 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on a series of terrorist attacks in Iraq

20 JULY 2012

• Japan-Georgia Foreign Ministers' Meeting

19 JULY 2012

• Signing on the "Memorandum on Establishing a Framework for Cooperation in Economic Relations between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey" by Minister for Foreign Affairs Gemba, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Edano, and Minister of Economy of the Republic of Turkey Caglayan on the First Japan-Turkey Trade and Investment Summit

17 JULY 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Election of a Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission

08 JULY 2012

• Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview)
• Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan
• Summary and Evaluation

07 JULY 2012

• Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Japan-Germany Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Outline)

04 JULY 2012

• Japan-Niger Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku
• Overview and Evaluation

03 JULY 2012

• Meeting and Dinner between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Miss Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

02 JULY 2012

• Japan-Myanmar Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Japan-Nigeria Foreign Ministers' Meeting

28 JUNE 2012

• Meeting between Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Nika Gilauri, Prime Minister of Georgia (Summary)
• Japan-Philippines Foreign Ministers' Meeting

27 JUNE 2012

• Japan-Slovakia Summit Meeting (Summary)
• Japan-Slovakia Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Outline)
• Fifth Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit (Summary)

26 JUNE 2012

• Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and H.E. Dr. Rafik Abdessalem, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia

25 JUNE 2012

• Japan-New Zealand Foreign Ministers' Meeting

22 JUNE 2012

• Third Japan-EU English Haiku Contest (Rescheduled Deadline for Entry)

20 JUNE 2012

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Agreement to Form a Coalition Government in Greece
• Speech by Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20)

18 JUNE 2012

• Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in bateyes of the Dominican Republic
• Japan-Mexico Summit Meeting (Overview)

16 JUNE 2012

• Japan-Turkey Foreign Ministers' Meeting

15 JUNE 2012

• Summary of the 16th Round of Negotiations for Japan Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

14 JUNE 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on a series of terrorist attacks in Iraq

12 JUNE 2012

• Japan-Belgium Foreign Ministers' Meeting

8 JUNE 2012

• Japan-Kosovo Summit Meeting (Overview)
• Visit to Japan by Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of the Kingdom of Belgium
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Worsening Situation in Syria
• The 16th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

7 JUNE 2012

• Japan-Armenia Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview)
• Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (Overview)
• Election of Dr. Tetsuro Urabe, Professor, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, and Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Election of Members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)

6 JUNE 2012

• Japan-Armenia Summit Meeting (Overview)
• Courtesy Call on Mr. Katsuya Okada, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, by H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Technical Counselor Yasushi Horikawa Appointed Chairman of the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)

5 JUNE 2012

• Japan's Contribution to the Trust Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of participation of the members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

4 JUNE 2012

• Third Japan-EU English Haiku Contest
• Signing Ceremony for Memorandum on Cooperation between Japan and Montenegro, Japan-Montenegro Foreign Ministers' Meeting

1 JUNE 2012

• "Global Forum on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education" Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan and United Nations University
• Opening of Japan Pavilion on the Occasion of Rio+20

31 MAY 2012

• Japan-People’s Republic of China Summit Meeting (Summary)

27 APRIL 2012

• The Sixth International MANGA Award

23 APRIL 2012

• Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview)

22 APRIL 2012

• Courtesy Call by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, on H.E. Mr. Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

21 APRIL 2012

• Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by a Co-Chairman of the EU-Japan Business Round Table (BRT)
• Japan-Cambodia Summit Meeting
• Japan-Myanmar Summit Meeting
• Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ("Project for Mangrove Rehabilitation Plan for Enhancement of Disaster Prevention in Ayeyawady Delta" and "Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship")
• Signing of Notes concerning Grant Aid for the "Project for Flood Disaster Rehabilitation and Mitigation" to Cambodia

19 APRIL 2012

• Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by a Co-Chairman of the EU-Japan Business Round Table (BRT)

18 APRIL 2012

• Signing of the "Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Ukraine concerning Cooperation to Advance Aftermath Response to Accidents at Nuclear Power Stations"
• Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid through the World Food Programme (WFP) for the Project of Food Aid for Poverty Areas including Ethnic Minorities in Myanmar
• International Journalists Symposium 2012 The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Role of the Media –Perspectives of Japanese and Foreign Media (Summary)

17 APRIL 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in Guinea-Bissau

16 APRIL 2012

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan
• The 15th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

15 APRIL 2012

• East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue

14 APRIL 2012

• Meeting between the Prime Minister of Japan and the President of the Palestinian Authority

11 APRIL 2012

• Establishment of the Emergency Headquarters within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in relation to the Launching of a Missile by North Korea Purported to be "Satellite"
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in Syria
• JOINT STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTERS OF THE UK AND JAPAN: A Leading Strategic Partnership for Global Prosperity and Security

9 APRIL 2012

• Courtesy call on Prime Minister Noda by H.E. Mrs. Tsetska Tsacheva, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

6 APRIL 2012

• Visit to Japan by Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority

5 APRIL 2012

• Foreign Minister Gemba's Speech on Japan's Diplomacy in the Future at "A Talk with Foreign Minister Gemba" (Overview)

4 APRIL 2012

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Legislature By-Election in Myanmar

3 APRIL 2012

• Notification for the Entry into Force of Japan-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

2 APRIL 2012

• Japan-Germany Summit Telephone Talk

30 MARCH 2012

• Japan-Latvia Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Outline)
• Dispatch of a Cultural Exchange Mission to Myanmar (Postponement of Dispatch Date)

28 MARCH 2012

• Japan-Italy Summit Meeting (Outline)
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Proposal on the Syria Crisis by the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Kofi Annan

27 MARCH 2012

• Japan-Latvia Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Outline)

26 MARCH 2012

• Video Message by Foreign Minister Gemba at the International Energy Seminar on "Smart Community Proposals for Reconstructing the Disaster-Affected Areas"

22 MARCH 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the United Nations Security Council Presidential Statement on Syria

21 MARCH 2012

• Temporary Closure of the Embassy of Japan in the Syrian Arab Republic
• Messages of Condolences Regarding Serial Shootings in France

16 MARCH 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on Delivery of the Judgment by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on the dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal
• International Journalists Symposium 2012: The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Role of the Media
• Holding "Briefing for the Diplomatic Corps and Foreign Companies in Tokyo concerning the Special Zone for Reconstruction"

15 MARCH 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s verdict in the Lubanga case

14 MARCH 2012

• East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue

13 MARCH 2012

• Additional Accompanying Measures pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution on Iran

12 MARCH 2012

• Minister Gemba's Speech at a Reception in Commemoration of the Great East Japan Earthquake
• High-Level International Conference on Large-Scale Natural Disasters
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the tensions in the Gaza Strip and its surrounding area

10 MARCH 2012

• Adoption of the Resolution Submitted by Japan ("Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Natural Disasters") at the 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

9 MARCH 2012

• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Congo in Response to the Explosions at a Munitions Depot in Brazzaville
• Summary of results of the International Energy Seminar "Smart Community Proposals for Reconstructing the Disaster-Affected Areas"
• Official Announcement of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) White Paper 2011
• Addition of lists for the measures to freeze the assets of President Bashar Al-Assad and his related individuals and entities in Syria

8 MARCH 2012

• TV Commercials Transmitting the Attractions of Japan and Tohoku to the World
• Dialogue with Central Asian and Caucasian Countries: Seminar concerning Energy Conservation (Summary)

7 MARCH 2012

• Production of Photographic Materials about Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake
• Production of Video Materials about Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake
• "Japan: Fascinating Diversity" movie for conveying recovery of Japan

6 MARCH 2012

• "Messages from Friends" movie for sharing their experiences and impressions of Japan

5 MARCH 2012

• Telephone Talks between Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
• Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs and H.E. Dr. Saad Dine El Otmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco

3 MARCH 2012

• Signing of "Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety"

2 MARCH 2012

• The Tenth Informal Meeting on Further Actions against Climate Change(Co-Chairs’ Summary )

1 MARCH 2012

• International Symposium on Domestic Measures to Implement the Obligations under the Nagoya Protocol

29 FEBRUARY 2012

• Comments by Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Koichiro Gemba on the Agreement between the United States and North Korea
• Japan-EU Policy Makers Seminar on the European Financial Crisis and Future of the EU Integration

28 FEBRUARY 2012

• Statement by Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at Conference on Disarmament

27 FEBRUARY 2012

• Japan's Voluntary Contribution for the Enhancement of the Atmospheric Transport Modeling System of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

25 FEBRUARY 2012

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Presidential Election in Yemen

24 FEBRUARY 2012

• Emergency Grant Aid for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons by the Political Instability in Syria
• Japan-Colombia Foreign Ministers' Meeting

21 FEBRUARY 2012

• Japan-Mozambique Summit Meeting
• Japan-EU Conference on Tajikistan-Afghanistan Border Management and Drug Control

20 FEBRUARY 2012

• Japan-Lithuania Summit Meeting
• FY2011 International Workshop on Acceptance of Foreign Nationals and Their Integration into Japan: -Great East Japan Earthquake and the Policy on Foreign Nationals

17 FEBRUARY 2012

• Emergency Grant Aid for the 2012 Presidential Election in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

14 FEBRUARY 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Inauguration of a New Administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina

13 FEBRUARY 2012

• Open Symposium Dialogue with Global Negotiators: the Future of Climate Change Regime and Environmental Issues - Towards COP18 and Rio+20

10 FEBRUARY 2012

• Dispatch of Instructor to CIMIC Operator Course Organized by Canadian Government in Tanzania
• International Energy Seminar on "Smart Community Proposals for Reconstructing Disaster-Affected Areas"

05 FEBRUARY 2012

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Rejection of the UN Security Council's Resolution on the Syrian Situation

03 FEBRUARY 2012

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Khmer Rouge Trial: the Appeal Judgement by the Supreme Court Chamber on Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch), former Chairman of the S-21 Security Center
• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Mozambique in Response to Cyclone and Flood Disasters

01 FEBRUARY 2012

• The 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, and the opening ceremony of 2012 "Friendship Year for Japan-China People-To-People Exchanges"

FEBRUARY 2012

27 JANUARY 2012

• Video Message from Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda at the 2012 Davos Meeting Side Event "Japan Night" (Website of the Prime Minister's Office)
• Exchange of Letters Written by the Leaders and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Ukraine in Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of their Diplomatic Ties

26 JANUARY 2012

• Signing Ceremony of the EU for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (Outline)

24 JANUARY 2012

• Foreign Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba to the 180th Session of the Diet
• Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Peru for an Economic Partnership
• Joint Announcement on United States-Japan GPS Cooperation

23 JANUARY 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the recent situation in Nigeria
• Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba's visit to the United States (Youtube Video)
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Results of the Election for the Egyptian People's Assembly

20 JANUARY 2012

• Summit Meeting between Prime Minister Noda and H.E. Dr. Jose' Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
• Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in Haiti for the Peace Keeping Operation (PKO)
• Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in the Golan Heights

16 JANUARY 2012

• FY2011 International Workshop on Acceptance of Foreign Nationals and Their Integration into Japan:- Great East Japan Earthquake and the Policy on Foreign Nationals

14 JANUARY 2012

• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Presidential Election in Taiwan

13 JANUARY 2012

• Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by H.E. Mr. Alain Juppe', Minister of State and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the French Republic
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Agreement to a Ceasefire between the Government of Myanmar and the Karen National Union

12 JANUARY 2012

• Dispatch of Election Observers to the Parliamentary (Mazhlis) Election of the Republic of Kazakhstan

10 JANUARY 2012

• Japan-People's Republic of China Summit Meeting (Summary)
• International Energy Seminar on "Smart Community Proposals for Reconstructing Disaster-Affected Areas" to be Held

07 JANUARY 2012

• Foreign Minister Gemba's Visit to Turkey (Overview)

06 JANUARY 2012

• Emergency Grant Aid for the 2012 Presidential Election in the Republic of Yemen

05 JANUARY 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on terrorist bombings in Iraq
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the agreement on the formation of a new government in Bosnia and Herzegovina

04 JANUARY 2012

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the meeting between Israel and the Palestinians
• Japan's Seamless Efforts for Peacebuilding: One of Japan's Key Diplomatic Initiatives
• Sixth East Asia Summit (Overview)
• 14th ASEAN+3 Summit Meeting (Overview)
• 14th ASEAN-Japan Summit (Overview)
• Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting (Overview)
• 1st and 2nd Conversation between Prime Minister Noda and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao

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