Press Releases Archive May 2013
May 31
May 29
May 27
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, and First Lady Mrs. Zuma（June 3 ~ June 5）
- Meeting between Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Keat Chhon, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic and Finance of Cambodia（May 24）
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenta Wakabayashi’s Attendance at the Summit and the Ministerial Meetings of the Pacific Alliance（May 22 ~ May 23）
- Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Zimbabwe in response to the Hailstorm Disaster（May 27）
- Summary of the Second Round of Negotiations for Japan-Colombia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)（May 20 ~ May 24）
May 26
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Myanmar（May 26）
- Debt-Relief Measure for Myanmar（May 26）
- Signing of Exchange of Notes concerning Yen Loan to Myanmar（May 26）
May 23
- Meeting between Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic（May 23）
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Volker Kauder, Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag（May 23）
May 22
May 21
- Message of Condolence from Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida on the Tornado Damage in Oklahoma（May 21）
- Japan-Georgia Foreign Ministers' Meeting（May 21）
- Workshop on Effective International Cooperation in the area of Cybercrime Investigation and Prosecution（May 20 ~ May 21）
May 20
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic（May 22 ~ May 24）
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on a series of clashes and attacks in Iraq（May 20）
May 17
- Emergency Assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) for Drought Disaster（May 17）
- Launch of Japan's Strategy on Global Health Diplomacy（May 17）
- Commencement of the Intergovernmental Negotiation on the Revision of the Convention between Japan and Sweden for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income（May 17）
May 16
- Meeting between Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and the Honorable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada（May 16）
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO)（May 16）
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Dr. Maia PANJIKIDZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia（May 18 ~ May 24）
- Entry into Force of the Convention between Japan and the State of Kuwait for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income（May 16）
May 15
May 14
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India and Mrs. Gursharan Kaur（May 27 ~ May 30）
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kenta Wakabayashi's visit to Colombia and Ecuador（May 21 ~ May 26）
May 13
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the General Election in Pakistan（May 13）
- First Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)（May 9 ~ May 13）
- Statistics for the Number of Visas Issued in 2012（May 13）
- Second Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Colombia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)（May 13）
May 12
May 10
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Pehin Lim Jock Seng, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trade II of Brunei Darussalam（May 10）
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Minoru Kiuchi's visit to Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States (New York)（May 13 ~ May 17）
- Holding of the Completion Ceremony of the "32nd Japanese language programs for Foreign Service Officers" and the "16th Japanese language programs for Public Officials"（May 13）
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the selection of the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization（May 10）
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision regarding the construction of housing units in the West Bank（May 10）
May 9
May 8
May 7
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. François Hollande, President of the French Republic, and Ms. Valérie Trierweiler（May 7）
- Third Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue（May 7）
- Dispatch of Election Observer Mission to Pakistan for General Election（May 7）
May 3
May 2
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Choquehuanca, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia（May 2）
- First Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)（May 2）
- Visit to Japan by Ms. Rose Gottemoeller, Acting U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security（May 6 ~ May 8）
- Signing of the Convention between Japan and the United Arab Emirates for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income（May 2）
