Press Conference by Press Secretary Archive
February 2006
28 February: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Message of condolence from Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso related to the roof collapse accident in Moscow
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies, and Natural Disasters Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu of Russia
- Visit to Japan by President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Japan-Republic of Korea Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue
- Visit to Japan by President Bingu Wa Mutharika of the Republic of Malawi
- Symposium "Peace Building in Afghanistan: Symposium on the Progress in Post-war Reconstruction and Related Issues"
- Signing of Agreement for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)
- Dispatch to the Republic of the Philippines of a Government and Private-sector Joint Mission on BIMP-EAGA
- Grant aid to the Republic of Indonesia for underprivileged farmers
- Questions concerning talks between Foreign Minister Aso and Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Questions concerning suspension of operations of the National Unification Council of Taiwan
24 February: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Message of condolence from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi concerning the bombing in Iraq
- A Foreign Policy and Energy Security Seminar "Energy Situation and Foreign Policy in Russia, China and India"
- Japan-India protocol amending the taxation convention
- Grant aid to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Questions concerning appointment of Mr. Yuji Miyamoto as Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
- Questions concerning visit to Japan by Mr. Lee Teng-hui
23 February (Internet Press Chat Conference): Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Landslide disaster in Indonesia
- Dispatch of experts to the landslide in Leyte of the Philippines
- Sri Lanka's Peace Promotion Tour in Japan
- Cooperation for the Sakhalin Region
- Second meeting of the Joint Governmental Study for strengthening economic relations between Japan and Switzerland
- MOFA/IOM Symposium: "How Should Japan Respond to the Issues of Foreigners? Towards the Integration of Foreigners into Japanese Society"
- Question concerning Japan-Russia territorial dispute
- Follow-up question concerning MOFA/IOM Symposium
- Question concerning whaling issue
- Question concerning telephone conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari of Iraq
- Question concerning visit by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai to China
- Questions concerning visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuchehr Mottaki of Iran
- Question concerning situation in the Palestinian Authority
21 February: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Emergency assistance for the landslide in Leyte of the Philippines
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the presidential election in Haiti
- The 4th Japan-India Security Dialogue
- Establishment of High-Level Panel on UN System-Wide Coherence in Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Environment
- Visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Angela Kane of the United Nations
- Debt-relief measure in the form of cancellation for the Republic of Bolivia
- Non-project grant aid to Guyana
- Question concerning visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany
17 February: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks of the Republic of Latvia
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Briz Abularach of the Republic of Guatemala
- The first meeting of the joint study group on the negotiations for the Japan-Viet Nam Economic Partnership Agreement
- The first scoping consultation meeting with a view to starting negotiations for the Japan-Brunei Economic Partnership Agreement
- Signing of the Japan-Canada Social Security Agreement
- Assistance for "The African Millennium Villages Initiative" Project
- Assistance for consolidation of peace in Africa
- The Ninth Meeting of the Japan-Russia Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology
- Follow-up question concerning visits of the foreign ministers of Latvia and Guatemala
- Questions concerning the 13th Asian Export Control Seminar
14 February: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Visit to Japan by Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany
- The 17th Women's Exchange Program Japan-Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Territories
- The 13th Asian Export Control Seminar
- Debt relief measure for the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Emergency grant aid for five African countries through United Nations (UN) agencies and other organizations
- Follow-up question concerning Foreign Minister Mottaki's visit
- Questions concerning New York Times editorial
- Question concerning invitation extended to Hamas representatives by the Russian Federation
10 February: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the local elections in the Kingdom of Nepal
- Visit to Japan by young members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
- Seminar on International Peace Cooperation "Role of Various Stakeholders in Post-Conflict Cooperation: Their Strategic Collaboration, Challenges, and Implication for Japan's International Peace Cooperation"
- Grant aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Follow-up question concerning Press Secretary's statement on the local elections in Nepal
- Questions concerning the Fourth Japan-China Comprehensive Policy Dialogue
- Questions concerning sale of whale meat
9 February (Internet Press Chat Conference): Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Second "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)
- Visit to Japan by Sir Rabbie Namaliu, Acting Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea), and Mrs. Namaliu
- Additional assistance to emergency grant aid to Pakistan through international organizations for large-scale earthquake disaster
- Joint Study for Enhancing Economic Relations between Japan and Australia (including the Feasibility or Pros and Cons of Free Trade Agreement) Meeting No. 2
- Grassroots cultural grant aid to the Bulgarian Sumo Federation (presentation of donation list by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso to Ozeki Koto-oshu)
- Panel discussion: Talking about International Exchange with the Foreign Ministry
- Question concerning visit to the Middle East by Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East
- Questions concerning Japan-North Korea Comprehensive and Parallel Talks in Beijing
- Question concerning caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad
- Questions concerning the Fourth Japan-China Comprehensive Policy Dialogue
- Question concerning Japan-China relations
7 February: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the adoption of a resolution concerning Iran's nuclear issue at the Extraordinary meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the difficult situation over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad
- Exemption of temporary visitors' visa for nationals of the Republic of Korea
- The Fourth Japan-China Comprehensive Policy Dialogue
- Amnesty to members of the opposition party in Cambodia
- Japan-France deputy ministerial talks
- The 3rd Round of Negotiation for the Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement
- Food aid to the Republic of Djibouti
- Follow-up questions concerning the Fourth Japan-China Comprehensive Policy Dialogue
- Questions concerning Taiwan
- Question concerning visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Manucher Mottaki of Iran
- Questions concerning Iran's nuclear issue
3 February: Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi
- Visit to the Middle East by Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East
- The TICAD Conference on Consolidation of Peace
- The Third Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP)
- Second "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue/Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)
- Visit by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa Shiozaki to Germany to attend the 42nd Munich Security Council Meeting
- Convention between Japan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains
- Dispatch of election observers for the general elections in the Republic of Haiti
- BWC (Biological Weapons Convention) Tokyo Seminar
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Jean Pasvcal Zanders, Director of the BioWeapons Prevention Project (BWPP)
- "ASEM Workshop on Community-Level Action for Global Environmental Agenda" and "An Open ASEM Panel Discussion on 'The Role of Local Governments in Building a Sound Material-Cycle Society'"
- Emergency assistance to the Republic of Bolivia for flood disaster
- Questions concerning Japan-North Korea Comprehensive and Parallel Talks in Beijing
- Follow-up question concerning Dr. Arima's visit to the Middle East
- Question concerning Japan's proposal on United Nations (UN) Security Council reform
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