Below are transcriptions of major addresses given by some of Japan's most renowned scholars, opinion leaders, and senior government officials who provide insightful analyses of the underlying economic, lifestyle, and cultural trends in Japan.
Please note that the views expressed here do not necessarily represent the position of the Japanese Government.
- Japan's Latent Cultural Power [English] [Chinese (PDF)
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By Ms. Wang Min, Professor at Hosei University, Japan - Helping to inspire hope: Japan wants a role in the peace process
By Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan - Moving Beyond North-South Divide: An Effective Approach to Sustainable Development
By Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan - Letter written in response to the article "Awkward Japan" in the Washington Post
By Mr. Satoru Satoh, Minister for Public Affairs, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America - Washington Needs to Be More Serious About Climate Change (Article appeared in the International Herald Tribune on 12 March 2001)
By Mr. Kazuo Asakai, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (International Economic Affairs/Global Environmental Affairs) - Japan Values Action to Eradicate Child Poverty (Letter written in response to the article on child poverty in the Financial Times on 12 March 2001)
By Mr. Kaoru Ishikawa, Deputy Director-General of Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan - Letter written in response to the article "Japan's Incredible, Vanishing Atrocity" in the Sunday Telegraph
By Mr. Norio Hattori, Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan - Letter written in response to the article in Washington Times on Myanmar Issues
By Mr. Ryuichiro Yamazaki, Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan - A roadmap for greater opportunities through further competition, cooperation and integration "A Study Group on Japan-U.S. Economic Relations in a New Era"
- Letter written in response to the article "A Demimonde Scrutinized after a Disappearance"
By Mr. Ryuichiro Yamazaki, Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan - Letter written in response to the article "Why the Austrians are the Japanese of Europe" in the Financial Times on 3 July 2000
By Mr. Koji Watanabe, Senior fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) - Letter written in response to the article "Remember why Hiroshima happened" in The Edmonton Sun on 12 August 2000
By Mr. Ryuichiro Yamazaki, Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan - Letter written in response to the article "Miffed Chinese Sue Japan Companies" in New York Times on 7 August 2000
By Mr. Ryuichiro Yamazaki, Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan - Japan Has Faced Its Past
By Mr. Itaru Umezu, The Consul-General of Japan in Hong Kong - Letter written in response to the article "Mori gaffe at Obuchi Funeral may hit LDP at the polls" in the Financial Times on 9 June 2000
By Mr. Kazuhiko Koshikawa, Deputy Press Secretary, Prime Minister's Office - Okinawa summit was money well spent
By Mr. Ryuichiro Yamazaki, Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan - Japan's position on untied aid
By Mr. Yutaka Iimura, Director-General of the Economic Cooperation Bureau - Japanese reforms well on track
By Mr. Ryuichiro Yamazaki, Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan - Challenge 2001 - Japan's Foreign Policy toward the 21st Century
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