Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

What's New:

• Group of Eight Declaration on Nonproliferation and Disarmament for 2012(May 19, 2012)[PDF]
• FIRST SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2015 REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (NPT) - CLUSTER 3 SPECIFIC ISSUE: - IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STRENGTHENED REVIEW PROCESS (May 10, 2012) [PDF]
• Statement by Ambassador Toshiro Ozawa,Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna Cluster 3 Specific issue - Peaceful uses of nuclear energy and other provisions of the Treaty First Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (May 10, 2012) [PDF]
• Statement by Ambassador Toshiro Ozawa,Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna Cluster 3 issues First Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (May 9, 2012) [PDF]
• Statement by Ambassador Toshiro Ozawa,Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna Cluster 2 Specific issue - Regional issues First Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (May 8, 2012) [PDF]
• STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. MARI AMANO AMBASSADOR, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JAPAN TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT FIRST SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2015 REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (NPT) - CLUSTER 2 SPECIFIC ISSUE: -REGIONAL ISSUES, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1995 MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTION (May 8, 2012) [PDF]
• Statement by Ambassador Toshiro Ozawa,Permanent Mission of Japan to the Internaional Organizations in Vienna Cluster 2 First Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (May 7, 2012) [PDF]
• STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. MARI AMANO AMBASSADOR, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JAPAN TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT FIRST SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2015 REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (NPT) - CLUSTER I: SPECIFIC ISSUES - SECURITY ASSURANCES (May 4, 2012) [PDF]
• STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. MARI AMANO AMBASSADOR, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JAPAN TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT FIRST SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2015 REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (NPT)- CLUSTER I - (May 3, 2012) [PDF]
• Statement by Mr. Kazuyuki Hamada, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the First Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (May 2, 2012) [PDF]
• First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (April 27, 2012)
• Director General-Level Meeting of the Non Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) (April 27, 2012)
• Seoul Nuclear Security Summit (March 2012)
• Statement by Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at Conference on Disarmament (February 28, 2012)
• Japan's Voluntary Contribution for the Enhancement of the Atmospheric Transport Modeling System of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) (February 27, 2012)
• Seventh Review Conference to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) (December 5-22, 2011)
  • Final Document (December 22, 2011) [PDF]
  • Statement by H.E. Mari AMANO, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament (December 5, 2011)
  • Seventh Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) (December 2, 2011)
• Notification for the Entry into Force of the Japan-Viet Nam Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (December 22, 2011)
• Exchange of diplomatic notes for the Entry into Force of the Japan-Republic of Korea Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (December 22, 2011)
• The Eighth Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP-VIII) (December 1, 2011)
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty (Bangkok Treaty) (November 22, 2011)
• Global Zero Summit (October 11, 2011)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 7th Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the CTBT (September 23, 2011)
• Address by H.E. Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan, at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Nuclear Safety and Security (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website) (September 22,2011)
• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Opening Session of the Interactive Session of the United Nations High-level Meeting on Nuclear Safety and Security (September 22,2011)
• Statement of the Third Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (September 21,2011)(PDF)
• The 2nd Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (April 2011, Berlin)
  • "Berlin Statement by Foreign Ministers on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation
• "Global Forum on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education (on March 17, 18, 2011)
• Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Approval of the New START Treaty by the Federation Council of the Russian Federation (January 26, 2011)
• The 10th Japan-China Consultation on Disarmament and Non-proliferation (Overview) (January 2011)
• The Seventh Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP-VII) (January 11, 2011)
• Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Approval of the New START Treaty by the U.S. Senate (December 23, 2010)
• Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Ahmet UZUMCU, Director-General, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (December 9, 2010)
• Meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara and the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu (December 17, 2010)