Press Releases (Statements) Archive
May 2011

Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Peru for an Economic Partnership and Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto and Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Ferreyros (May 31)
Relief Supply from the Republic of Chile (May 31)
Opening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Official Facebook and Twitter Accounts (May 31)
Reception of relief supplies from Maldives (May 30)
Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Peru for an Economic Partnership (May 30)
Dispatch of Instructors to the Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre (May 27)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in the Republic of Yemen (May 26)
Establishment of the Mission of Japan to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (May 26)
Offers of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update (May 26)
Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Malaysia Hon. Dato' Sri Mohd Najib by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto (May 26)
Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto Lodges a protest against Dr. Kwon Chul-hyun, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Japan (May 25)
Emergency Assistance for the Flood Disaster in the Republic of Namibia (May 25)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision regarding the construction of housing units in East Jerusalem (May 24)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Armed Clashes in Abyei, Sudan (May 24)
Messages of sympathy from Prime Minister Kan and Minister Matsumoto to the Victims of the Tornado in Missouri, U.S.A. (May 24)
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka Banno to Attend OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting (May 24)
Meeting Between Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia Kefi (May 23)
A Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Makiko Kikuta by a Thai Medical Relief Team (May 20)
Courtesy Call on Ms. Makiko Kikuta, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs by Chinese Experts on Atomic Energy (May 20)
Meeting with Chinese Experts on Atomic Energy to Exchange Views and Information (Outline) (May 20)
Donations for the Great East Japan Earthquake Accepted by Japanese Diplomatic Establishments overseas (May 20)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in Myanmar (Release of Political Prisoners) (May 20)
Offers of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update (May 19)
Meeting with Chinese Experts on Atomic Energy to Exchange Views and Information (May 19)
Accepting an Expert on Atomic Energy from the Republic of Korea on a Long-Term Basis (May 19)
Luncheon with the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with Japan Hosted by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka Banno (May 18)
Donation from the Government of Bangladesh (May 17)
Acceptance of Relief Supplies from the Government of the Republic of Korea (May 17)
Acceptance of Relief Supplies from Tunisia (May 17)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Conviction of Belarusian Opposition Presidential Candidate Andrei Sannikov (May 17)
7th Japan-Iran Human Rights Dialogue (May 17)
Acceptance of relief supplies from the European Union (EU) (May 16)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Suicide Attacks in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (May 13)
Third Meeting of the High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) with the Attendance of Former Prime Minister Dr. Yukio Hatoyama (May 13)
Donation from the Republic of Tajikistan (May 13)
8th Japan-India Comprehensive Security Dialogue (May 13)
Visit to Haiti by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ikuo Yamahana (May 13)
Courtesy Call on Mr. Chiaki Takahashi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, by the Arab Diplomatic Corps (Relief Money from the Arab Diplomatic Corp) (May 12)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the recent situation regarding the Middle East Peace (May 12)
Offers of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update (May 12)
Donation from the Republic of Armenia (May 12)
Signature of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (May 12)
Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on Japan's Response to Syria (May 11)
Arrival of Sri Lanka's Disaster Relief Team (May 11)
Donation from the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (May 11)
Donation from Poland (May 11)
Donation from Uruguay (May 9)
Visit to Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Brunei by Ms. Makiko Kikuta, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (May 2)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)(Opening for Signature) (May 1)