Press Conference by the Press Secretary Archive
October 2006
31 October: Assistant Press Secretary Noriyuki Shikata
- Visit to Japan by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Republic of Indonesia and Mrs. Kristiani
- Assistance in Kind for the Afflicted People in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Extension of the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law
- Questions concerning the Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-Moon of the Republic of Korea
- Questions concerning Actions Taken in response to the Nuclear Test Conducted by North Korea
27 October: Assistant Press Secretary Noriyuki Shikata
- Statement by the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament
- Third round of the Japan-Brunei Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- 19th Joint Committee on Japan-Germany Science and Technology Cooperation
- Visit by the Japan-Bhutan Friendship Parliamentarians League to the Kingdom of Bhutan
- Ambassador Tatsuo Arima to attend Sixth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies in the State of Qatar
- 10th Meeting of the Austrian-Japanese Committee for the 21st Century
- Third Round of the Japan-Chile Policy Dialogue
- Protest to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China with regard to the illegal entry into Japanese territorial waters by Chinese nationals
- Follow-up questions concerning the illegal entry of Chinese nationals into Japanese territorial waters
- Question concerning the Government's position on the possibility of Japan acquiring nuclear weapons
- Questions concerning the proclaimed nuclear test by North Korea
- Questions concerning Japan's role in combating North Korean counterfeiting of US currency
- Question concerning reports that Japan assisted the US in rendition of terrorism suspects
26 October (Internet Press Chat Conference): Assistant Press Secretary Noriyuki Shikata
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania
- Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, to Attend the 18th Post-Forum Dialogue Partners' Meeting between Japan and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
- Visit of Mr. Rodolphe Adada, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Relations with Francophone Countries of the Republic of Congo, to Japan
- Questions concerning the Islamic Republic of Iran's Nuclear Development
- Question concerning the Six-Party Talks
24 October: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Announcements and Documents Available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website
- Statement by Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mitsuo Sakaba on the Expansion of the Panama Canal
- Visit to Japan of the Right Hon. John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Grant Aid to the Republic of El Salvador
- Visit by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuhito Asano to the Kingdom of Thailand
- Questions concerning Economic Sanctions against North Korea
- Questions concerning the Visit to Japan by Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani
- Questions concerning the Plan of Protestors from Taiwan and Hong Kong to Land on the Senkaku Islands
20 October: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Visit to Japan by Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani
- Japan-Viet Nam Joint Statement Available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website
- Message by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration
- Grant Aid to the Republic of Serbia
- Visit to Japan of the Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Yuri Baluyevsky
- Questions concerning Plans for Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1718
- Questions concerning the Situation in the Republic of Iraq
- Question concerning the Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting between Japan, the US, and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
17 October: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Statements by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso
- Statement by Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mitsuo Sakaba on the Awarding of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize to Professor Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank
- Meeting between Dr. Gertrude Mongella, President of the Pan-African Parliament, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
- Fifth meeting of the New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Host "Iftar Dinner"
- Committee Formed to Welcome Chinese Cultural Festival 2006
- Meeting between Mr. Christopher Hill, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kenichiro Sasae
- Follow-up Questions concerning the Fifth Meeting of the New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century
- Question concerning the East China Sea Gas Fields
- Questions concerning the Upcoming Visit to Japan by the Oil Minister of the Republic of Iraq
- Questions concerning the Possible Meeting between Foreign Minister Taro Aso and his United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) Counterparts
- Questions concerning Japan's Assessment of the Reemergence of Mr. James Baker, Former US Secretary of State
- Questions concerning the Visit by Ms. Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State, to Japan
13 October: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Initiative concerning Closer Collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Domestic Institutions
- Follow-up Question concerning the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' New Initiative
- Questions concerning Sanctions Imposed on North Korea by Japan
- Questions concerning Japan's Assessment of the Political Reemergence of Mr. James Baker, Former US Secretary of State
- Question concerning Potential Visit by Ms. Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State, to Japan
- Questions concerning an Alleged Agreement between Japan and North Korea
- Questions concerning Reports of visits to Japan by Top Chinese Leaders
- Questions concerning Japan's Latest Intelligence on the Nuclear Testing in North Korea
12 October (Internet Press Chat Conference): Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Visit of Ambassador in charge of Peace Building in Africa Mr. Keitaro Sato to the Republic of Sudan, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and the United Kingdom
- Meeting between Mr. Gotaro Ogawa, Ambassador in Charge of Reconstruction Assistance to the Republic of Iraq, and Mr. Nuri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq
- Submission of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament by Japan to the United Nations General Assembly
- Visit by Mr. Yasushi Akashi, Representative of the Government of Japan, to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Questions concerning Japan-Russian Federation Relations
- Question regarding the Azadegan Oil Fields
- Questions concerning the UN Security Council Resolution on North Korea
10 October: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Dispatch of the Senior Advisor for Reconstruction and Development of Mindanao to the International Monitoring and Support Team in the Republic of the Philippines
- Debt Relief for the Republic of Honduras
- Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Visit by High School Students from the Independent State of Samoa to Japan as Part of the Japan-Pacific Islands Forum Student Exchange Program for the Future
- Questions concerning North Korea's Announcement of a Successful Nuclear Test
- Questions concerning the Relection of Mr. Ban Ki Moon as the Next Secretary General of the United Nations
6 October: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Visit of President Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez of El Salvador to Japan
- Visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to Japan
- Sixth round of negotiations on the Japan Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement
- Cultural grant aid to the Republic of Bulgaria for support of the Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio
- Questions concerning Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visits to the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
- Questions concerning North Korea's announcement of nuclear tests
- Questions concerning the Azadegan oil field negotiations
3 October: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Announcements and documents available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director General for Press and Public Relations on the elections in the Republic of Zambia
- Telephone conversation between Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea (ROK)
- Return of the Japanese skipper of a fishing boat by the Russian Federation
- Questions concerning visits by Japanese officials to the People's Republic of China and the ROK
- Questions concerning Japan's position regarding and negotiations for the Azadegan oil field
- Question concerning free trade negotiations between Japan and the ROK
- Questions concerning Japan's overseas public relations under the Abe Administration
- Follow-up questions concerning the telephone conversation between Mr. Aso and Mr. Ban
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