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Press Conference by Press Secretary

December 1996

20 December

  1. Attack on the Japanese Ambassador's Residence
  2. Additional security measures undertaken in various Japanese establishments due to the attack on the Japanese Embassy in the Republic of Peru
  3. Visit of Minister for Foreign Affairs Yukihiko Ikeda to the Republic of Korea
  4. Negotiation procedures with terrorists at the Japanese Ambassador's Residence in Peru
  5. Japan-Republic of Peru cooperation to free hostages at the Japanese Ambassador's Residence in the Republic of Peru
  6. Discussions on the hostage situation in the Republic of Peru between Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and Minister for Foreign Affairs Yukihiko Ikeda
  7. The setting up of special task forces
  8. Contact with hostages inside the Japanese Ambassador's Residence
  9. Security situation at the Japanese Ambassador's Residence in the Republic of Peru

13 December

  1. Commemorative ceremony of the 40th anniversary of Japan's admission to the United Nations
  2. Takeshima Island
  3. Issues regarding a bomb jettisoned off the coast of Okinawa
  4. ODA budget for 1997

10 December

  1. Introduction to the Press Conference and announcements to the Press
    1. Improved visa issuance procedures for Russian nationals
    2. The implementation of United Nations Resolution 986
  2. Issues regarding the issuance of visas for Russian nationals
  3. Future travel plans for Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan
  4. Economic cooperation by the Government of Japan to the Solomon Islands
  5. Takeshima Island
  6. Issues regarding the Watch List

6 December

  1. Emergency aid for refugees in the Republic of Zaire
  2. Atomic Bomb Dome World Heritage site
  3. Upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference
  4. Statement by the Department of Justice of the United States of America
  5. Use of imported rice for grant aid

3 December

  1. Introduction to the press conference
  2. Pending visit to Japan by President Kim Young Sam of the Republic of Korea
  3. Japan's official development assistance (ODA)
  4. Aid to the Republic of Rwanda
  5. Visitation polices relating to Yasukuni Shrine
  6. Efforts by Japan to deepen security dialogue with the People's Republic of China
  7. Relocation of Futenma Air Station heliport to a sea-based facility
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