• Register Email Updates

• >> Advanced Search
• Help

Foreign Policy

• Agriculture, Fisheries and Forest
• Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
• Atomic Energy
• Biodiversity
• Climate Change
• Conflict Prevention
• Crime
• Emigration and the Nikkei Communities
• Environment
• Health and Medical Care
• Human Rights
• Human Security
• Humanitarian Assistance / Emergency Assistance
• International Law and Treaties
• Maritime Affairs
• Narcotics
• Official Development Assistance (ODA)
• PKO and International Peace Cooperation
• Piracy
• Population and AIDS
• Refugees
• Science and Technology
• Security
• Social Development
• Territorial and Historical Issues
• Terrorism
• United Nations
• Women's Issues

Piracy

• Japan's Actions against Piracy off the Coast of Somalia(October 2012)
• Dispatch of a Preparatory Study Team to the Republic of Yemen to Assist in the Improvement of Maritime Security Capabilities (April 2010)
• Mr. Yoshihisa ENDO, a Japanese Candidate, to be Appointed as Executive Director of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (ISC) (March 2010)
• The 4th Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (September 2009)
  • Communique at the Fourth Plenary Meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (September 10, 2009)
• Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the Enactment of the Law on the Penalization of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (June 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs on Passage of the Law on the Penalization of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy (June 2009)
• Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the Seoul High-Level Meeting on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (June 2009)
• Dispatch of Economic Cooperation Study Teams to Surrounding Countries (Djibouti and Yemen) in Connection with the Issue of Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden (April 2009)
• Talks between H.E. Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs and H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of the Republic of Djibouti (April 2009)
• Exchange of Notes between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Djibouti concerning the status of the Self-Defense Forces of Japan, etc. in the Republic of Djibouti (April 2009) [English (PDF)] [French (PDF)]
• Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso (Concerning the "Draft Law on the Penalisation of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy" and the Cabinet Decision on the Approval of the Prime Minister concerning Maritime Police Operations) (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (March 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Cabinet Decision on the Draft Law on the Penalization of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy (March 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Hijacking of a Chinese Fishing Boat off the Coast of Kenya (February 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Occasion of the Ministerial Meeting of the Security Council on the Issue of Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (December 2008)
• Participation of Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Security Council to Address the Issue of the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia (December 2008)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution to Address the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia (December 2008)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution to Address the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia (June 2008)
• The Fourth Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy (February 2008)
  • Keynote Speech by H. E. Mr. Masakatsu Koike, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (February 3, 2008)
  • Press Release (January 30, 2008)
• Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP): Mr. Yoshiaki Ito to Take Office as Executive Director of Information Sharing Center (ISC) (November 2006)
• Entry into Force of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) (September 2006)
• Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (September 2006)
  • Statement by H.E. Mr. Akio Suda, Ambassador in Charge of International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation "Basic Policy of Japan's Contributions and Cooperation in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore" (September 18, 2006)
  • Press Release (September 15, 2006)
• Grant Aid to Indonesia for the Project for Construction of Patrol Vessels for the Prevention of Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Proliferation of Weapons (June 2006)
• Signing and Deposit of Instrument of Notification of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (April 2005)
• Present State of the Piracy Problem and Japan's Efforts (December 2001)
• Chairman's Concluding Statement for Asian Cooperation Conference on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships (October 2001)
• The Issue of Piracy in Asia (Present State of Affairs) (September 2001)
• Opening Speech by Mr. Tetsuma Esaki, Senior State Secretary for Foreign Affairs: Regional Conference on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships (April 2000)

(Open a New Window)

Press Secretary's Press Conference on Piracy