Press Releases (Statements) Archive
October 2010

Statement by Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Convention on Biological Diversity in Aichi-Nagoya, COP 10 (October 30)
Emergency Assistance for the Flood Disaster in Republic of Benin (October 29)
The Convening of the Intergovernmental Negotiation on the Tax Agreement Centered on the Exchange of Information between the Government of Japan and the Government of the State of Guernsey (October 29)
The Convening of the Intergovernmental Negotiation on the Tax Agreement Centered on the Exchange of Information between the Government of Japan and the Government of The Bahamas (October 29)
Message of Condolence from the Prime Minister Kan of Japan on the Passing Away of Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner, Former President of the Argentine Republic (October 28)
Exchange of Notes between the Government of Japan and International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) on Grant Aid to the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand on the “Project for Transboundary Biodiversity Conservation of Mekong Protected Forest Area” (October 28)
Japan’s Assistance to Developing Countries to Promote the Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (“Sleeping Microbial Beauties” Projects) (October 28)
Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Haiti for Cholera Outbreak (October 27)
Message of Condolence from Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the Passing Away of the Hon David Thompson, Prime Minister of Barbados (October 27)
Concerning the Earthquake off the Mentawai Island Group, West Sumatra Province, and the Eruption of Mt. Merapi on Central Java Island, the Republic of Indonesia (Messages of Sympathy from Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara) (October 27)
Japan-Gabon Summit Meeting (October 27)
Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara and President of the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Joseph Deiss (October 27)
Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament Submitted by Japan to the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee (October 27)
Announcement of Japan’s Initiative to Assist Developing Countries with the Preservation of Biodiversity (“Life in Harmony” Initiative) (October 27)
Japan-Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister’s Meeting (October 26)
Japan-Mexico Bilateral Meeting (October 26)
Courtesy Call by Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (October 25)
Exchange of Notes concerning Non-Project Grant Aid to the Palestinian Authority (October 24)
Courtesy call on Prime Minister Naoto Kan by the British members of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group (October 22)
Japan-Guatemala Summit Meeting (October 22)
Emergency Assistance for Flood Disaster in Vietnam (October 22)
Meeting and Dinner between Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara and Secretary-General of ASEAN Surin Pitsuwan (Overview) (October 20)
Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the attack on UN Envoy in Iraq (October 20)
Japan-Botswana Summit Meeting (October 18)
Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the decision of the Government of Israel regarding the construction of housing units in East Jerusalem (October 18)
Japan-Fiji Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (October 16)
Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara of Japan and Prime Minister Edward Natapei of Vanuatu, Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (Outline) (October 15)
Mining Accident in Chile (Rescue of Miners) (October 14)
Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (October 13)
Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting (October 12)
Dinner between Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara and Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Samir Rifai (October 12)
Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Parliamentary Election in the Kyrgyz Republic (October 12)
Japan-Benin Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (October 7)
Second Joint Committee Meeting under Agreement between Japan and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment (Jointly issued with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR) (October 6)
Dispatch of an Observation Mission from Japan for the Parliamentary Election in the Kyrgyz Republic (October 6)
Additional Contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (October 6)
Courtesy Call on Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Ms. Ameerah Haq, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Timor-Leste and Head of Mission of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) (October 5)
New Organization Arrangement within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the International Promotion of Infrastructure Systems (October 5)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (Conclusion of on the 11th and final Round of the Negotiations) (October 4)
Statement by Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Substantive Agreement of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (October 2)
Launch of Japan’s new Global Health Policy and Education Cooperation Policy (October 1)
Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the current situation of Ecuador (October 1)