Press Conference by the Press Secretary Archive
February 2009

Exchange of notes between Japan and Kosovo to establish diplomatic relations
Visit to Japan by Director-General Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization
Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Mr. Koffi Esaw of the Togolese Republic
Visit to Japan by Minister of Planning and Investment Mr. Vo Hong Phuc of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Appointment of three "Kawaii Ambassadors"
Questions concerning the discussion between President Barack Obama of the United States and Prime Minister Taro Aso of Japan on the issue of protectionism
Questions concerning the "Kawaii Ambassadors"
Questions concerning the Pakistan Assistance Conference to be held in Tokyo
Questions concerning the visit of Foreign Minister Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone to the People's Republic of China
Questions concerning the position of the Japanese Government on recent events in Pakistan

Visit to Japan by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of the United States
Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement
Visit to Japan by Director-General Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization
Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde of the Republic of Peru
Statement on the Khmer Rouge trials in the Kingdom of Cambodia
Visit to Japan by nine young people under the Invitation Program of Young People for Sri Lanka's Peace Process Promotion
Statement on the submittal of the Candidature File of Tokyo for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Questions concerning the invitation to Washington DC by President Barack Obama of the United States to Prime Minister Taro Aso
Questions concerning the status of negotiations on the Northern Territories

Report on the Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting
Statement of condolence to victims of the wild fires in Victoria, Australia
Statement of gratitude to the Chinese Government for the safe return of the Japanese captain of a hijacked fishing vessel
Former Foreign Minister Yuriko Kawaguchi to co-chair the international commission on nuclear proliferation and disarmament
Questions concerning the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Japan
Questions concerning Foreign Minister Nakasone's visit to Seoul
Questions concerning Prime Minister Aso's planned visit to Sakhalin
Further questions on Secretary of State Clinton's visit to Japan
Questions concerning the rescue of the Chinese fishing vessel off the coast of Kenya
Questions concerning the planned Maritime Self-Defense Force dispatch off the coast of Somalia

Assistance from Japan for the reconstruction of Afghanistan
Statement on the provincial elections in Iraq
Statement on the situation in the Gaza Strip
Visit to Japan by Prime Minister Abhisit of the Kingdom of Thailand
Questions concerning Japan-Thailand relations
Questions concerning the upcoming visit to Japan by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of the United States
Questions concerning Prime Minister Aso's prospective visit to the Russian Federation