Press Releases (Statements) Archive
February 2013

Japan-Brunei Foreign Ministers' Meeting (February 28)
Decision Regarding Assistance for the Middle East and North Africa Regions (February 28)
Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr. Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin (Rescheduling) (February 27)
Japan-Romania Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Dinner (February 26)
Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in Egypt (February 26)
Delivery of Written Appointment from Mr. Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Appointing Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, as Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for National Reconciliation in Myanmar (February 25)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Bomb Attacks in Hyderabad, India (February 22)
Second Japan-Philippines Dialogue on Maritime and Oceanic Affairs (February 22)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Presidential Election in Armenia (February 21)
Preparatory Meeting for the Negotiations on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and the ROK (February 21)
Meeting between Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Kan Zaw, Minister for National Planning and Economic Development of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (February 19)
Courtesy Call by Mr. Louis Schweitzer, Special Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic for France-Japan Partnership, on Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs (February 18)
Emergency Assistance for the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Solomon Islands (February 18)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Terrorist Attack in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (February 17)
Japan-Spain Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Dinner (February 13)
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 (February 13)
Japan-U.K. Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk (February 13)
Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks (February 13)
Telephone Talks between Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (February 12)
Courtesy Call by ADM Samuel J. Locklear, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, on Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs (February 12)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Commencement of the holding of the National Dialogue in Bahrain (February 12)
Emergency Assistance for the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Solomon Islands (February 12)
Japan-Myanmar Human Rights Dialogue (February 12)
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 (February 8)
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 (February 8)
Leakage of Information from the MOFA Network to the Internet (February 5)
Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Kishida by Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (February 5)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on suicide attacks in Iraq (February 5)
Telephone Talks between Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (February 4)
Workshop on Countering Radicalization (February 4)
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Suicide Bombing in Ankara (February 2)
Announcement of Winners for the Sixth International MANGA Award (February 1)