Press Conference by Press Secretary
April 2005
26 April
- Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Their Majesties' Visit to Saipan Island
- Signing of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia
- Intergovernmental conference on victims of abduction cases by North Korea
- FY2004 cultural grant aid
- Question concerning Japan-China parliamentary friendship association
- Follow-up questions concerning the intergovernmental conference
- Question concerning vice-ministerial level talks between Japan and the People's Republic of China
- Questions concerning possibility of Japan-China-Republic of Korea trilateral meeting in Moscow, Russian Federation
- Question concerning meeting between Foreign Minister Machimura and Governor Masahiro Ishii of Okayama Prefecture
- Question concerning anti-Japan demonstrations in China
22 April
- Statement by Press Secretary on situation in the Republic of Ecuador
- Election of the new pope in the Vatican, The Holy See
- Emergency assistance for flood disaster in Afghanistan
- Upcoming visit to Japan by President Joseph Urusemal of the Federative States of Micronesia
- Upcoming visits by dignitaries to National Day events at World Exposition in Aichi
- Question concerning visits to Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese lawmakers
- Question concerning East Siberian pipeline development
- Questions concerning content of upcoming speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at Asian-African Summit in Indonesia
- Questions concerning Japan-China bilateral consultations
- Question concerning gas development in the East China Sea
- Question concerning possible lifting of arms embargo on China by the European Union (EU)
- Question concerning creation of an East Asian Community (EAC)
- Question concerning Japanese official development assistance (ODA) to Africa
- Question concerning Taiwan's observer status at the World Health Assembly (WHA)
19 April
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Second meeting of the Japan-Republic of Chile EPA/FTA joint research study group
- Statement by Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Yoshitaka Murata concerning the Chinese Embassy and related institutions in Japan
- Questions concerning compensation for damages inflicted on Japanese institutions in China
- Questions concerning anti-Japan demonstrations in China
- Questions concerning visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobutaka Machimura to Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Questions concerning possible meeting between Prime Minister Koizumi and President Hu Jintao of China in the Republic of Indonesia
15 April
- Upcoming visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobutaka Machimura to the People's Republic of China
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the statement by the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China concerning the anti-Japan demonstrations in China
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the adoption of the resolution of the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the adoption of the international convention for the suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism
- Upcoming visit to Japan by Minister of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko of the Russian Federation
- Grant assistance for the Republic of the Sudan
- Grant assistance for the Republic of Cape Verde
- Grant assistance for the Republic of Benin
- Guests and national/special days of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan
- Questions concerning anti-Japan demonstrations in China
- Question concerning Japan-Russian relations
- Questions concerning the San Francisco Peace Treaty
- Question concerning median line in the East China Sea
- Questions concerning European Union (EU) arms embargo against China
- Follow-up questions concerning Foreign Minister Machimura's visit to China
- Question concerning Yasukuni Shrine
- Question concerning exploration projects in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
- Question concerning Japan-Australia free trade agreement (FTA)
- Question concerning upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Koizumi and Prime Minister John Howard of Australia
- Questions concerning situation in China
- Question concerning Yasukuni Shrine
- Questions concerning Takeshima Island issue
- Question concerning upcoming visit by Prime Minister Koizumi to the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Question concerning possible visit by Prime Minister Koizumi to Moscow, Russia
- Questions concerning 1995 Statement by former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama
- Question concerning Japan-China relations
- Question concerning reform of the United Nations
12 April
- Visit by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan to Ireland and the Kingdom of Norway
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobutaka Machimura on the new President and Prime Minister of the Iraqi Transitional Government
- Commemorative ceremony and lecture for 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Russia
- Question concerning possible visit by Foreign Minister Machimura to the People's Republic of China
- Question concerning demonstrations in China
- Question concerning reform of the United Nations (UN)
- Follow-up question concerning Foreign Minister Machimura's possible visit
8 April
- Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission to the funeral service of His Holiness the late Pope John Paul II
- Japan's assistance for the earthquake disaster off the coast of Sumatra (Dispatch of the Second Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team)
- Grant assistance for the Republic of Maldives
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the progress of India-Pakistan relations
- Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ichiro Aisawa to attend Oslo Donors' Conference on Sudan 2005
- Visit to Japan by Vice Prime Minister & Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Ehud Olmert of the State of Israel
- Emergency assistance for the flood disaster in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Guests and national/special days of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan (9 to 15 April)
- Question concerning recent visit to Japan by Mr. SAIF EL-ISLAM MUAMMAR AL QUDHAFI, President of the Gaddafi International Foundation for Charity Associations
- Questions concerning visit to India by Premier Wen Jiabao of the People's Republic of China
- Questions concerning Japan-Republic of Korea bilateral talks in Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Question concerning impact of history/territorial issues
- Question concerning visit to Yasukuni Shrine by Taiwanese citizen
- Question concerning history issue
- Questions concerning textbooks in relation to Iraq
- Follow-up question concerning visit to Japan by Israeli official
- Questions concerning textbook issue
5 April
- Messages of condolences by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobutaka Machimura on the passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II
- Eighth Government of Japan-United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) High-level Policy and Management Consultations Meeting
- Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the agreement on negotiations on the Draft International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
- Statement by Press Secretary on parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe
- Statement by Press Secretary on declaration of renunciation of armed conflict by anti-government forces in Rwanda
- Visit to Japan by President Alvaro Uribe Velez of the Republic of Colombia
- Questions concerning authorization of history textbooks
- Questions concerning anti-Japanese demonstrations in People's Republic of China
- Question concerning statement by President Roh Moo Hyun of the Republic of Korea
- Question concerning possibility of attendance by Japanese supporters at World Cup qualifiers in Pyongyang
- Question concerning visit to Japan by Dalai Lama
1 April
- Recent earthquake in Republic of Indonesia
- Number of Japanese expatriates
- Japanese yen loans for FY2004
- United Nations (UN) Dialogue with the Global South, Regional Dynamics of Human Security
- Seminar on Democracy and Good Governance
- Visit to Japan by foreign dignitaries for the 2005 World Exposition
- Follow-up question concerning number of Japanese expatriates
- Questions concerning views of the People's Republic of China on UN reform
- Follow-up question concerning seminar for Palestinian Authority
- Questions concerning possible visits to Japan by leaders of the Palestinian Authority and the State of Israel
- Question concerning issue of Japanese history
- Question concerning comments made by ROK Ambassador to the UN Kim Sam-hoon
- Question concerning situation in Iraq
- Questions concerning Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF)
- Questions concerning "war against terrorism"
- Question concerning possible piracy incident in the Malacca Strait
- Question concerning nomination of Mr. Paul Wolfowitz as the President of the World Bank
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