Press Conference Archives April 2013

26 April

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida
  1. Opening Remarks
     • Visit to Central and South America and Los Angeles
     • Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic
  2. Japan-ROK relations
  3. Responses to North Korea over the Golden Week holiday period

25 April

• Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy Naoko Saiki
  1. Prime Minister’s overseas trip next week
  2. Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs and Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  3. Agreement in principle on Tax Information Exchange Agreements
  4. Questions concerning a plan for talks in Beijing
  5. Questions concerning energy issues
  6. Follow-up questions concerning energy issues
  7. Questions concerning Japan-China relations
  8. Questions concerning energy projects to be discussed in the Japan-Russia Summit
  9. Follow-up questions concerning international law
  10. Questions concerning Prime Minister Abe’s visit to Russia
  11. Questions concerning recent Japan-ROK relations
  12. Follow-up questions concerning recent Japan-ROK relations

19 April

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida
  1. Explosion at the Boston Marathon site
  2. Situation in North Korea
  3. Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit
  4. Realignment of U.S. Forces Japan

18 April

• Press Conference by Assistant Press Secretary Masaru Sato
  1. The Boston Marathon explosion
  2. Questions concerning the Australia-Japan EPA negotiations
  3. Questions concerning food products
  4. Follow-up questions concerning Prime Minister Abe’s visit to Australia
  5. Follow-up questions concerning the FTA process
  6. Questions concerning the Japan Taiwan Fisheries Agreement
  7. Follow-up questions concerning the communication during fishing negotiations

16 April

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida
  1. Opening Remarks
  2. Explosion at the Boston Marathon site
  3. Situation in North Korea

5 April

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida
  1. Opening Remarks
     • (1) Japan’s Measures in Response to North Korea
     • (2) Diplomatic Bluebook 2013
     • (3) Visit to Fukushima
     • (4) Attendance at the 6th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) and the G8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
  2. Situation in North Korea
  3. Attendance at the 6th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) and the G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting
  4. Realignment of U.S. Forces Japan

4 April

• Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy Naoko Saiki
  1. I. Adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations General Assembly
  2. II. Elections in Kenya
  3. III. Visit to Japan by the Secretary of State of the United States
  4. IV. Visit to Japan by the President of the United Mexican States
  5. V. Visit to Japan by Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi
  6. VI. Preliminary figures of Japan’s 2012 official development assistance

2 April

• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida
  1. 1. Realignment of U.S. Forces Japan