North Korean Nuclear Issue
February 2013
Bilateral Meetings
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks (February 13, 2013)
- Japan-U.K. Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk (February 13, 2013)
- Telephone Talks between Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry(February 12, 2013)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos(February 12, 2013)
2009
Statements/Press Releases
- Comments by Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Koichiro Gemba on the Agreement between the United States and North Korea (February 29, 2012)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Ambassador Philip Goldberg, U.S. State Department Coordinator for Implementation of U.N. Sanctions Against North Korea (August 19, 2009)
- Comment by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution concerning the nuclear test by North Korea (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website) (June 13, 2009)

- Statement by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone on the Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council concerning the Nuclear Test conducted by North Korea (June 13, 2009)
- Resolution 1874 (2009) Adopted by the Security Council (S/RES/1874 (2009)) on 12 June 2009 [English (PDF)
] [Japanese]
- Resolution 1874 (2009) Adopted by the Security Council (S/RES/1874 (2009)) on 12 June 2009 [English (PDF)
- Statement by H.E. Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Meeting of the Security Council on Non-proliferation/DPRK (June 12, 2009)
- STATEMENT OF THE ASEM 9TH FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING on the nuclear test conducted by the DPRK on May 25, 2009 (May 26, 2009)
- Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso (on Nuclear Test by North Korea) (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official Website) (May 25, 2009)

- Japan Protests Against North Korea's Nuclear Test Announcement (May 25, 2009)
Press Conferences
Foreign Minister
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | October | 20 |
| July | 6 | |
| June | 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 22 | |
| May | 26, 29 | |
| April | 28 |
Deputy Press Secretary/Assistant Press Secretary
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | July | 9 |
| June | 11 | |
| May | 28 |
Bilateral Meetings
- Japan-UK Foreign Ministerial Meeting (Summary) (June 27, 2009)
- Japan-Italy Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Outline) (June 25, 2009)
- Telephone Conversation between Prime Minister Taro Aso and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown (May 28, 2009)
- Talks between Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone and UK Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Bill Rammell (May 25, 2009)
- Japan-Lithuania Foreign Ministerial Meeting (May 25, 2009)
2006
Statements/Press Releases
- Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on Sending of Officials to North Korea for the Disablement of Nuclear Facilities (November 26, 2007)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament by Japan to the United Nations General Assembly (December 7, 2006)
- The 14th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting: Statement on DPRK' Nuclear Testing (November 19, 2006)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (October 27, 2006)
- Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution Concerning the Nuclear Test Proclaimed by North Korea (October 15, 2006)
- Resolution 1718 (2006) Adopted by the Security Council (S/RES/1718 (2006)) on 14 October 2006 [English (PDF)
] [Japanese] - Security Council Condemns Nuclear Test by Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1718 (2006)

- Resolution 1718 (2006) Adopted by the Security Council (S/RES/1718 (2006)) on 14 October 2006 [English (PDF)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Meeting of the Security Council (October 14, 2006)
- Submission of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament by Japan to the United Nations General Assembly (October 11, 2006)
- Japan-China Joint Press Statement (October 8, 2006)
- Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Statement by the President of the United Nations Security Council Following the Statement by North Korea Regarding a Nuclear Test (October 7, 2006)
Press Conferences
Prime Minister
- Following His Visit to the Republic of Korea (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (October 9, 2006)

- Following His Visit to China (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (October 8, 2006)

- Japan-China Joint Press Statement (October 8, 2006)
Foreign Minister
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | August | 29 |
| July | 1 | |
| June | 26 | |
| April | 25 (9:08 a.m.) , 25 (2:30 p.m.) | |
| 2007 | July | 6 |
| June | 26, 22 , 19 | |
| 2006 | November | 2, 7, 10 |
| October | 3, 6, 9 (11:45 pm), 13, 15, 24, 27, 31 |
Deputy Press Secretary/Assistant Press Secretary
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | April | 17 |
| 2006 | November | 7, 14, 28 |
| October | 6, 10, 12, 13, 17, 20, 24, 26, 27, 31 |
Bilateral Meetings
- Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting and Japan-U.S.-ROK Summit Meeting (November 27, 2006)
- Prime Minister Visits Republic of Korea (Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting) (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (October 9, 2006)

Related Links
- Japan-North Korea Relations
- Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
- Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
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