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Press Conference by Press Secretary

May 1998

29 May

1. Response of the Government of Japan to nuclear testing conducted by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
2. Japan-U.S. Guidelines for Defense Cooperation
3. Formation of the Joint Committee of the Government and the Government Parties for the Promotion of the Financial Reform Total Plan
4. Cooperation between Japan and the international community in response to the nuclear tests conducted by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
5. Transfer of technology
6. Sanctions against the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
7. Possible meeting of Foreign Ministers regarding the India-Pakistan situation
8. Visit by President William Jefferson Clinton of the United States of America to the People's Republic of China
9. Size of bad loans held by financial institutions
10. Amount of aid from Japan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
11. Concept of situations in the areas surrounding Japan

26 May

1. The current situation in the Republic of Indonesia
2. Ongoing assistance to the Republic of Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries by Japan
3. Dispatch of Maritime Safety Agency vessels in light of events in the Republic of Indonesia
4. Status of private loans extended by Japanese financial institutions to Indonesian financial institutions
5. The situation of the Korean Energy Development Organization
6. Comments by Director-General Toshiyuki Takano, North American Affairs Bureau to the Diet of Japan
7. Position of Government of Japan to nuclear tests conducted by the Republic of India

22 May

1. The current situation in the Republic of Indonesia
2. Role of the International Monetary Fund in the current situation in the Republic of Indonesia
3. Ongoing assistance to the Republic of Indonesia by the Government of Japan
4. Letter from Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of the Republic of India
5. Position of the Government of Japan concerning accession of the Republic of India to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
6. Situation of Japanese businesses in the Republic of Indonesia
7. Return of Ambassador Hiroshi Hirabayashi of Japan to the Republic of India
8. Response of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to nuclear tests conducted by the Republic of India
9. Political reform in the Republic of Indonesia
10. Position of the Government of Japan concerning release of the movie "Pride"

19 May

1. Response of the Government of Japan to the nuclear tests conducted by the Republic of India
2. Current situation in the Republic of Indonesia
3. Role of the patrol boats dispatched to the waters near the Republic of Indonesia
4. Response of the Government of Japan to the speech of President Suharto of the Republic of Indonesia
5. Response of the Government of the Islamic Republic to the visit by Special Envoy Seiichiro Noburu
6. Possible visit by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
7. Communication between the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China concerning the nuclear tests conducted by the Republic of India
8. Ongoing aid from Japan to countries in Southeast Asia
9. Events of National Awakening Day in the Republic of Indonesia
10. Departure of Air Self-Defense Force transport planes

15 May

1. Comment by Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka on the nuclear tests conducted by the Republic of India
2. Situation in the Republic of Indonesia
3. Communication between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan regarding the nuclear tests conducted by the Republic of India
4. Measures applied by the Government of Japan in light of the nuclear tests conducted by the Republic of India
5. Situation of Japanese nationals in the Republic of Indonesia
6. Status of President Suharto of the Republic of Indonesia
7. Response of other nations to nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation

12 May

1. Comment by Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka on the nuclear tests conducted by the Republic of India
2. Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations of the Foreign Ministry on the proposal by the United States of America on the Palestinian Track
3. Publication of the "Interim Report" by the Working Group on Electronic Commerce of the Advanced Information and Telecommunications Society Promotion Headquarters of the Government of Japan
4. Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations of the Foreign Ministry on the killing of Bishop Juan Jose Gerardi in the Republic of Guatemala
5. Visit by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Park Chung Soo of the Republic of Korea to Japan from 21 to 23 May
6. Response of the Government of Japan to the nuclear testing by the Republic of India
7. Participation of the Government of Japan in the Middle East peace process
8. Position of the Government of Japan to film release

8 May

1. Statement by the Press Secretary / Director-General for Press and Public Relations of the Minister for Foreign Affairs Keizo Obuchi on the formal decision of the original European Union member states for the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
2. Trip by Minister for Foreign Affairs Keizo Obuchi to the Kingdom of Thailand, Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore
3. Discussion of the Middle East peace process at the G-8 Summit in Birmingham, United Kingdom
4. Position of the Government of Japan regarding the Middle East peace process
5. Discussion concerning the Asian economic crisis at the G-8 Summit in Birmingham, United Kingdom
6. Discussion of the situation in Indonesia at the G-8 Summit in Birmingham, United Kingdom
7. Response of G-8 members to economic stimulus package announced by the Government of Japan
8. Passing of the economic stimulus package by the Diet of Japan
9. Status of the peace treaty between Japan and the Russian Federation

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