World Trade Organization (WTO) New Round
- Japan's Basic Strategy for the WTO New Round Negotiations (October 2002)
- The Relationship between Existing WTO Rules and Specific Trade Obligations Set Out in Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAS) (Submission by Japan)
- Negotiating schedule after the Doha Ministerial
- Outlook of Negotiations
WTO Ministerial Conferences
WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) Negotiations
- Japan's Initial Response to the Issuance of the Report by the Chairman on Elements Required for the Completion of the Services Negotiations (May 2008)
- Japan's Initial Response to the Issuing of the Chairs' Texts on Draft Modalities of Agriculture and NAMA in the DDA (July 2007)
- APEC 2006 Viet Nam: Statement on the Doha Development Agenda of the WTO (November 2006)
- Comment by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the Suspension of the WTO Doha Development Agenda Negotiations (August 2006)
- Joint Meeting of the Headquarters for the WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) Negotiations and the Headquarters for Promoting Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) (February 2006)
- Japan's Basic Policy on WTO Doha Development Agenda Negotiations (October 2005)
WTO Tokyo Informal Ministerial Meeting (February 2003)
WTO Service Negotiations
- Report by the Chairman "ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS" (July 2008) [PDF]
- SERVICES SIGNALLING CONFERENCE (Report by the Chairman of the TNC) (July 2008) [PDF]
- Revised Offer (June 2005)
- Submission of Initial Offer (April 2003)
- Submission of Initial Offer (April 2003)
- Submission of Initial Requests (June 2002)
- Negotiating Proposal by Japan on Education Services (March 2002)
- Negotiating Proposal by Japan on Energy Services (March 2002)
- Movement of Natural Persons (June 2001)
- Analysis and Proposal by Japan on MFN exemption (May 2001)
- Proposal by Japan on the Negotiations on Trade in Services (December 2000)
WTO Pledging Conference For The Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF) (11 March 2002, Geneva)
- Statement at the Pledging Conference on the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund from Ambassador Takahashi, Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
- Press Release: Japan pledges CHF1.5 million (US$0.9 million) to the WTO Global Trust Fund
Anti-Dumping Negotiations
- Senior Officials' Statement on Anti-Dumping Negotiations and Supplementary Factual Summary (February 2003)
- General Contribution to the Discussion of the Negotiating Group on Rules on Anti-Dumping Measures (November 2002)
WTO Dispute Settlement
- Issuance of the Final Panel Report on “European Communities and its Member States - Tariff Treatment of Certain Information Technology Products” in the WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings (August 2010)
- Cases to which Japan is a Party (September 2009)
- Japan's Briefs Filed in WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings - Pending: United States - Measures Relating to Zeroing and Sunset Reviews (WT/DS 322)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the WTO Arbitration on Japan's Retaliatory Measures against the U.S. Byrd Amendment (September 2004)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the WTO Appellate Body Report on the U.S. Steel Safeguard Measures (November 2003)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Report of the Appellate Body of the WTO, Canada - Certain Measures Affecting the Automotive Industry (June 2000)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Appointment of Prof. Yasuhei Taniguchi, Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University and Incumbent Professor of Tokyo Keizai University (May 2000)
Japan-WTO Relations
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on Accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) (August 22, 2012)
- Participation in the WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting and the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, and the Visit to Russia by Mr. Yamane, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (May 21, 2012)
- Visit to Japan by World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy (March 12, 2012)
- Congratulatory message regarding Samoa's accession to the WTO by Mr. Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs (December 19, 2011)
- Attendance of Mr. Joe Nakano, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Eighth WTO Ministerial Conference (December 13, 2011)
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization (November 10, 2011)
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Chiaki Takahashi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Global Services Summit (July 20, 2011)
- State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mr. Takahashi's Speech: Aid for Trade Global Review Meeting Session 3: From Project Results to Development(July 18, 2011)
- Concerning State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Takahashi's Attendance at the WTO Third Global Review of Aid for Trade (AfT) Ministerial Level Meeting and the Global Services Summit(July 14, 2011)
- Trade Policy Review of Japan Statement of the Japanese Delegation (First Day) [PDF] (February 2011)
- Issuance of the Final Panel Report on “European Communities and its Member States - Tariff Treatment of Certain Information Technology Products” in the WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings (August 2010)
- Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and the WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting (May 2010)
- The Seventh Ministerial Conference of WTO (30 November-2 December, 2009, Geneva)
- Launching and First Meeting of the Headquarters for the Promotion of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Negotiations (October 2009)
- Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Report Concerning the United States' Anti-Dumping Procedures (Zeroing) Under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement (August 2009)
- Remarks by Mr. Shintaro ITO, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the Second Global Review Meeting on Aid for Trade (July 2009)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the re-election of Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (May 2009)
- Final Report of the Panel regarding the United States' Measures relating to "Zeroing" (April 2009)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (February 2009)
- Comments by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on the WTO Ministerial Meeting (July 2008) [English] [Japanese]
- Statement by Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Appointment of Ambassador Shotaro Oshima as member of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (November 2007)
- Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Statement by U.S. President George W. Bush on the WTO Doha Round (February 2007)
- Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Report by the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning the US Anti-Dumping Procedures (Zeroing) (January 2007)
- Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso at the Japan National Press Club "The Hallmarks of Economic Diplomacy for Japan" (March 2006)
- Joint Statement on Kazakhstan's Bilateral WTO Accession Negotiations with Japan (June 2005)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Selection of the Next WTO Director-General (May 2005)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Repeal of the US 1916 Anti-Dumping Act (December 2004)
- Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Adoption of the General Council Decision on the WTO Doha Development Agenda (August 2004)
- Exchange of Opinions Concerning the World Trade Organization (WTO) between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and United States Trade Representative Robert Zoellick (Outline) (February 2004)
- International Architecture on Trade Facilitation (The WTO and International Organizations and Framework) [PDF] (June 2003)
- Informal WTO Ministerial Meeting to be held in Tokyo (November 2002)
- Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting (November 2002)
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Appointment of Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi as New Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (September 2002)
- Negotiating Group on Market Access for Non-Agricultural Products (August 2002)
- Statement by Ms. Makiko Tanaka, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on China's Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) (September 2001)
- Okinawa Workshop on Trade-Related Capacity Building (March 2001)
- World Trade Organization (WTO) Informal Meeting in Frankfurt (Overview and Evaluation) (January 2001)
- Myth and Reality: Why Japan Strives For Multilateralism (January 2001)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Mike Moore, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 2001)
- Informal Meeting for WTO New Round (January 2001)
- Negotiating Proposal by Japan on WTO Agricultural Negotiations (December 2000)
- The multilateral trade system (Based on the results of the Seattle WTO Ministerial) (Diplomatic Bluebook 2000)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on China's Accession to the WTO and Permanent NTR to China (May 2000)
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