MOFA: Japan-Republic of Korea Relations (Archives)

Telephone Conversation between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Yu Myung-Hwan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea (June 7, 2010)

Telephone Talk Between Mr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Lee Myung-bak, President of Republic of Korea (May 24, 2010)

Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend the Trilateral Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Japan, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea (May 2010)

Courtesy Call on Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by a Korean Delegation of the 42nd Japan-Korea Business Conference (April 2010)

Message of Sympathies from Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Regarding the Incident of ROK’s Navy Vessel (March 2010)

Release of the 2nd Term Report by the Japan-ROK Joint History Research Committee (March 2010)

Third Round of High Level Dialogue between Japan and Republic of Korea on Climate Change (February 2010)

Second Round of High Level Dialogue between Japan and the Republic of Korea on Climate Change (January 2010)

Joint Press Conference Following the Japan-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting (February 11, 2010)

The 3rd ROK-Japan Counter-Terrorism Consultation (July 2009)

Summary (July 13, 2009)

The Sixth Round of the Negotiation on the Trilateral Investment Agreement and the Twelfth Meeting of the Government Mechanism for the Improvement of Business Environment for Investment among the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (April 2009)

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (Outline of the 6th Round of Negotiation) (November 2009)

High Level Dialogue between Japan and Republic of Korea on Climate Change (November 2009)

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Decision by the Republic of Korea to Establish a New Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan (November 2009)

Joint Press Conference by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan and President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (October 2009)

Visit to the People's Republic of China by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs (October 2009)

Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend the Trilateral Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea (September 2009)

Visit to Japan by Mr. Yu Myung-hwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea (September 2009)

Dispatch of a Special Envoy to the State Funeral of H.E. Mr. Kim Dae-jung, Former President of the Republic of Korea (August 2009)

Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the Passing of Former President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (August 2009)

Telephone Conversation between Foreign Ministers of Japan and the Republic of Korea regarding the Launch of a Flying Object by North Korea (April 2009)

Dispatch of Government Delegation to discuss the issue of Trafficking in persons (March 2009)

The 2nd Tripartite Policy Dialogue among Japan, People's Republic of China, and Republic of Korea on Climate Change and the 5th Japan-People's Republic of China Climate Change Dialogue (February 2009)

Japan-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview) (February 2009)

The Japan-ROK Meeting Concerning the Reconstruction of Afghanistan (January 2009)

Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting (January 2009)

Japan-China-ROK Action Agenda for Improvement of the Business Environment (December 2008) [PDF]

Japan-China-R.O.K Trilateral Policy Consultation on Foreign Policy towards Africa (December 2008)

Summary of the Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Policy Consultation on Foreign Policy towards Africa (December 12, 2008)

Japan-U.S.-ROK Vice-Ministerial Consultation (October 2008)

Visit to Japan by Mr. Kim Sook, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (August 2008)

Results of the 11th Meeting of the Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation (June 2008)

The 11th Meeting of the Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation (June 2008)

Trilateral Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea (June 2008)

The Sixth Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue (June 2008)

Visit to Japan by R.O.K. Junior High School Students under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS Programme) (May 2008)

Ninth Round of Negotiations between Japan and the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) on the Delimitation of the Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) and the Negotiations on the Provisional Framework concerning Cooperation in Marine Scientific Research (May 2008)

Visit to Japan of Mr. Yu Myung-hwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea (April 2008)

Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Lee Myung-Bak, President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Yoon-Ok (April 2008)

Visit to the Republic of Korea by Mr. Akitaka Saiki, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 2008)

Fifth Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue and 16th Japan-ROK Director-General Level Consultation on the Legal Status and the Treatment of ROK Nationals Residing in Japan (January 2008)

Return of Expert Team of Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR) from the Republic of Korea (December 2007)

Emergency Aid to the Republic of Korea for Oil Spill Accident (December 2007)

Second Round of Japan-China-ROK Senior Foreign Affairs Officials' Consultation (October 2007)

The 7th Japan-R.O.K. Politico-Military Talks (October 2007)

Visit to Japan by R.O.K. Junior High School Students under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS Programme) (September 2007)

Dispatch of Japanese Youth Representatives for the Japan-China-ROK Youth Exchange Program (August 2007)

Teleconference between the Foreign Ministers of Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) (August 2007)

The Second Round of the Negotiation on the Trilateral Investment Agreement among the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (July 2007)

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Kidnapping of Nationals of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Afghanistan (July 2007)

The 10th Meeting of the Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Committee on Cooperation in Environmental Protection (July 2007)

The Sixth Japan-ROK High-level Economic Consultation (July 2007)

Seminar on Prevention and Crisis Management of Chemical and Biological Terrorism (July 2007)

First Assistance Committee for the "Second Phase of the Japan-ROK Joint History Research" and the First Regular Consultation Meeting for the Joint History Research (June 2007)

Telephone Conversation between the Foreign Ministers of Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) (June 2007)

Marine Research Activities by ROK's Marine Survey Ship "EARDO" (June 2007)

First Round of Japan-China-ROK Senior Foreign Affairs Officials' Consultation (May 2007)

The 6th Japan-R.O.K. Politico-Military Talks (May 2007)

Japan-R.O.K. Director-General Level Consultation on Middle East and African Policies (May 2007)

Second Phase of the Japan-ROK Joint History Research Committee First Meeting of Chairpersons (April 2007)

Working Level Meeting concerning the Issue of the Remains of Former Military Personnel from the Korean Peninsula (April 2007)

Commendation by the Minister for Foreign Affairs (April 2007)

The First Round of the Negotiation on the Trilateral Investment Agreement among the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (March 2007)

Mr. Cho Jung-pyo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, Pays a Courtesy call on Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs (March 2007)

Fourth Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue (March 2007)

The Seventh Round of Negotiations between Japan and the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Negotiations on the Provisional Framework concerning Cooperation on Marine Scientific Research (March 2007)

Joint Press Statement of the Seventh Summit Meeting among the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (January 2007) [PDF]

2005-2006 Progress Report of the Trilateral Cooperation among the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea adopted by the Three-Party Committee (January 2007)

Japan-ROK Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Talks (December 2006)

The Sixth Meeting of the Trilateral Consultations on the Possible Trilateral Investment Agreement and on the Improvement of Business Environment Concerning Investment between Japan, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea (December 2006)

Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting and Japan-U.S.-ROK Summit Meeting (November 2006)

Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Appointment of Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, as the Secretary-General of the United Nations (October 2006)

Congratulatory Remarks at the General Assembly Meeting to Appoint the New Secretary-General by H.E. Mr. Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations (October 2006)

Prime Minister Visits Republic of Korea (Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting) (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (October 2006)

Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit R.O.K. and China (September 2006)

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, to Visit Japan to Attend Memorial Service Held Under the Joint Auspices of the Government of Japan and the Liberal Democratic Party (L.D.P.) for the Late Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto (August 2006)

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Marine Scientific Research by the Government of the Republic of Korea in the Waters where Claim of the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) Overlap between Japan and the ROK and the Territorial Sea around Takeshima Islands (July 5, 2006)

Telephone Conversation between the Foreign Ministers of Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) (July 5, 2006)

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Marine Scientific Research by the Government of the Republic of Korea in the Waters where Claim of the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) Overlap between Japan and the ROK and the Territorial Sea around Takeshima Islands (July 3, 2006)

Telephone Conversation between the Foreign Ministers of Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) (July 3, 2006)

The Fifth Round of Negotiations between Japan and the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (June 2006)

Japan-R.O.K. Press Secretary Consultation (May 2006)

The Fifth Meeting of the Trilateral Consultations on the Possible Trilateral Legal Framework on Investment and on the Improvement of Business Environment Concerning Investment among Japan, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea (April 2006)

Expanded Issuance of Visas under Japan-ROK Working Holiday Program (March 2006)

Visit to Japan of Mr. Yu Myung-Hwan, First Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea (March 2006)

Twelfth Round of the Director-General-Level Cultural Consultations between Japan and the Republic of Korea (February 2006)

Exemption of Temporary Visitors' Visa for Nationals of the Republic of Korea (February 2006)

Signing of a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty between Japan and the Republic of Korea (January 2006)

Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the 40th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Ties between Japan and the Republic of Korea (December 2005)

Japan-R.O.K. Director-General Level Consultation on Middle East Policy (December 2005)

Mr. Katsutoshi Kaneda, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit the Republic of Korea (December 2005)

The 3rd Japan-ROK Meeting concerning the Issue of the Remains of Former Military Personnel, Civilian Employees and Others (November 2005)

Visit to Japan by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea (October 2005)

Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Talks on the Telephone (September 2005)

Extension of the Term of Visa Exemption Measures for Nationals of the Republic of Korea (September 2005)

Visit to Japan by Mr. Lee Jong Seok, Deputy Head, National Security Council of the Republic of Korea (August 2005)

Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting (Summary) (June 2005)

Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.), Belgium and the United Kingdom (U.K.) (June 2005)

Disclosure of the Report by the Japan-ROK Joint History Research Committee (June 2005)

Japan-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview) (May 2005)

Joint Press Statement of the Third Meeting of the Three-Party Committee of the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (May 2005)

Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Summary) (April 2005)

Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Statement of the Standing Committee of the National Security Council of the Republic of Korea (March 2005)

Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for the Entry into Force of the Japan-ROK Social Security Agreement (January 2005)

Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting (Summary) (December 2004)

The Trilateral Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea (Summary) (November 2004)

Trilateral Meeting of the Leaders of Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) (November 2004)

Korean Schoolchildren Discover Japan (Korean)

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Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura to Visit the Republic of Korea (November 2004)

Speech by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Chinese Business Summit (September 2004) [PDF]

Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting (Summary) (July 2004)

Goodwill Ambassadors who Promote Events for Japan-Republic of Korea Tourism and Cultural Exchanges Pay Courtesy Call on Prime Minister (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (July 2004)

Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (July 2004)

Joint Press Statement - The Inaugural Meeting of the Three-Party Committee of the People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea - (June 2004)

Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the Third Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Meeting and the Three-Party Committee of the Japan, China, and the R.O.K., and Visit Russia (June 2004)

Japan-ROK Foreign Minister Telephone Talks (May 2004)

Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to the Republic of Korea (ROK) (Summary) (May 2004)

Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit the Republic of Korea (R.O.K) (May 2004)

Japan-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Summary) (March 2004)

Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Korea on Social Security (February 2004)

Joint Announcement on the Japan-ROK Summit Meeting (October 2003)

The First Day of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting - Japan-ROK Summit Meeting - (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (October 20, 2003)

Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting at the ASEAN+3 Summit Meeting (Summary) (October 2003)

Emergency Aid for Typhoon Disaster in the Republic of Korea (September 2003)

Japan-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview) (August 2003)

TCOG JOINT PRESS STATEMENT (June 2003)

Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. ROH, Moo Hyun, President of the Republic of Korea, and Mrs. Kwon, Yang Suk (June 2003)

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to the Republic of Korea (February 2003)

Message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea concerning the Fire on the Underground Railway in Daegu, Republic of Korea (February 2003)

Message from Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Choi Sung-Hong of the Republic of Korea concerning the Fire on the Underground Railway in Daegu, Republic of Korea (February 2003)

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Visit the Republic of Korea (February 2003)

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's Visit to the Republic of Korea (January 2003)

TCOG JOINT PRESS STATEMENT (January 2003)

Comment by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the election of the President to-be of the Republic of Korea (December 2002)

Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Results of the Presidential Election in the R.O.K. (December 2002)

The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO)

Trilateral Meeting of the Leaders of Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) (Summary) (November 2002)

Joint US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Statement (October 2002)

Emergency Assistance to the R.O.K. for Flood Disaster (August 2002)

ASEAN+3 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Outline) (July 2002)

The Trilateral Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea (Summary) (July 2002)

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Seventh South-North Ministerial Talks (August 2002)

Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, will visit the Republic of Korea (July 2002)

Visit to Japan of His Excellency President Kim Dae-jung of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Dae-jung (June 2002)

Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Visit to North Korea by Mr. Lim Dong-won, Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Korea (April 2002)

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to the Republic of Korea (March 2002)

Message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the People of Japan and the Republic of Korea (January 2002)

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Basic Agreement on the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Korea concerning Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment (December 2001)

Visit to the Republic of Korea by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (October 2001)

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Speech by President Kim Dae-jung at the 56th Anniversary of National Liberation Day in the Republic of Korea (August 2001)

Statement by Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka on Fishing Operations by Fishing Boats of the Republic of Korea in Waters around the Four Northern Islands (August 2001)

Statement by the Press Secretary on the South Korean Government's View on the issue of Japanese History Textbooks (August 2001)

Japan-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Occasion of the Third ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting (May 2001)

Comment by Ms. Makiko Tanaka, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Official Stance Conveyed by the Government of the Republic of Korea on the Decision to Authorize Japanese History Textbooks (May 2001)

Summary of the Trilateral Meeting of the Leaders of Japan, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea (November 2000)

Japan-R.O.K. / R.O.K.-Japan Information Technology (IT) Cooperation Initiative (Unofficial Translation) (September 2000)

Visit to Japan of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Korea (September 2000)

Summary of the Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (July 2000)

Comment by Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on the North-South Joint Declaration (June 2000)

Summary of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's Visit to the Republic of Korea (May 2000)

Statement by Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on a Summit Meeting between the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) and North Korea (April 2000)

Foreign Minister Yohei Kono's Visit to the Republic of Korea (March 2000)

Visit to Japan of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Jong-Pil (September 1999)

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's Visit to the Republic of Korea (March 1999)

The First Japan-ROK High-level Economic Consultations (March 1999)

Visit to Japan of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Dae-jung (October 1998)

Gathering of Japan-R.O.K. Cabinet Ministers (November 1998)

Statement by Japanese Foreign Minister Obuchi on the Decision to Hold the Four-Party Plenary Talks (November, 1997)