Press Conference by Press Secretary
September 1998
29 September
- Comment by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi congratulating future Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of the Federal Republic of Germany for his victory in the German general election
- Emergency aid from the Government of Japan to victims of hurricane Georges
- Reported plan by the Government of Japan to the Group of Seven (G7)
- Reports concerning Japan-United States ballistic missile defense cooperation
- Bilateral relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea
- Support of Japan for the Middle East peace process
- Response of the Government of Japan to recent events in Malaysia
- Visit to Japan by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the Republic of Singapore
- Japan-Australia fishery negotiations
25 September
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura on the new Japan-Republic of Korea fisheries agreement
- Visit to Japan of His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 21 to 23 October
- Speech by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to the General Assembly of the United Nations and meetings with President William Clinton of the United States and Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom
- Details of the Japan-Republic of Korea fisheries agreement
- Reported visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura to the Russian Federation
- Statement by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee concerning the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
- Expectations of talks with His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Schedule of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22 September
- Visit by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura to the General Assembly of the United Nations
- Keynote speech by Her Majesty Empress Michiko of Japan to the 26th Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
- Visit by President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea to Japan
- Reported visit by President Jiang Zemin of the People's Republic of China to Japan
- Fisheries talks between Japan and the Republic of Korea
18 September
- Visit by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to New York from 20 to 22 September to attend the Fifty-Third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
- Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura to New York from 19 to 25 September to attend the Fifty-Third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
- Other meetings to be attended by Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura while in New York
- Status of accession of countries to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
- Meeting between former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and President Boris Yeltsin of the Russian Federation
- Reported visit by President Jiang Zemin of the People's Republic of China to Japan
- Meeting between Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Tanba and Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov of the Russian Federation
- Reported Official Development Assistance (ODA) cuts to nations purchasing missiles from North Korea
11 September
- Visit to Japan by President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim from 7 to 10 October
- Visit to the United States of America by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi
- Visit to Japan by President Kim Dae Jung and Mrs. Kim in light of the North Korean missile launch
- Reported visit by Prince Abdullah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Japan
- Position of the Government of Japan regarding the deaths of diplomats of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Islamic State of Afghanistan
- Continued participation of Japan in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights
- Measures imposed by the Government of Japan in response to North Korean missile launch
8 September
- Candidacy of His Excellency Mr. Koichi Matsuura of Japan to the post of Director-General of UNESCO
- Response of the Government of Japan to launching of a missile by North Korea
- Possible proceedings at the United Nations Security Council regarding the launching of a missile by North Korea
- Possible coordination between Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States in response to the launching of the missile by North Korea
- Possible additional measures against North Korea
- Situation of diplomats of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Islamic State of Afghanistan
- Upcoming visit to Japan by officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Support by the Government of Japan for reform in the Russian Federation
4 September
- Introduction of newly-appointed Deputy Press Secretary Masaki Okada of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Position of the Government of Japan on the announcement of the final results of the general election in the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Dispatch of Japanese personnel to supervise elections in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Visit by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Keizo Takemi to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Republic of Kenya
- Response of the Government of Japan to the missile launch of North Korea
- Measures considered by the Government of Japan to a second possible missile test by North Korea
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Hong Soon Yung of the Republic of Korea and Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura
- Situation of Iranian diplomats and journalists in the Islamic State of Afghanistan
1 September
- The United States of America's military action against terrorist-related facilities in the Islamic State of Afghanistan and the Republic of the Sudan
- The first meeting of the Conference on Urgent Actions for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament held in Tokyo, 30-31 August
- The test ballistic missile launch by North Korea
- Japan's position on the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization Agreement
- Impact of the test missile launch on Japan-North Korea bilateral relations
- Discussion of the test ballistic missile launch at the 1 September Cabinet Meeting
- Comment by Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka on the test missile launch
- Japan's self-defense arrangements
- Channels of communication with North Korea
- Questions regarding test missile range
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