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Japan and the Pacific Islands Forum Relations

Japan-PIF Relations

Since 1989, Japan has attended Post-Forum Dialogues between the South Pacific Forum (SPF) and non-member countries at the vice-ministerial level. Most recently, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura attended talks held in the Cook Islands in September 1997.

In addition, each year the chairman of the SPF is invited to Japan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for constructive talks. Other personal exchanges continue to become more active at all levels. Relations are growing closer between Japan and the SPF. Japan provides funding for the SPF and has jointly run the Pacific Islands Centre in Tokyo since its establishment in October 1996. Japan, in collaboration with the Forum Secretariat, has held regular seminars on developing commodities for export from the South Pacific region to Japan since 1994.

The first-ever summit-level meeting between Japan and the members of the SPF took place on October 13, 1997 in Tokyo. In November 2000, SPF was renamed Pacific Islands Forum.

• Chair's Summary of the PALM Ministerial Interim Meeting(October, 2010)
• The Fifth Japan-PIF Summit Meeting (May 2009)
• The Fourth Japan-PIF Summit Meeting (May 2006)
• The Third Japan-PIF Summit Meeting ("PALM 2003") (May 2003)
• The Second Japan-SPF Summit Meeting ("PALM 2000") (April 2000)

• The First Japan-SPF Summit Meeting (October 1997)
• The Pacific Islands Centre

• SPA-Related Organizations
  • Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
  • Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
  • South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
  • Pacific Island Development Program (PIDP)
  • University of the South Pacific (USP)
  • South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO)
  • Small Island Developing States Network (SIDSNET)
  • The World Bank

• Statement by Mr. Joe NAKANO, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the 24th PIF Post-Forum Dialogue (August 31, 2012)
• Japan-U.S. Aid Coordination in the Pacific Island Countries (September 1, 2012)
• Statement by Dr Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi,Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the PIF Post-Forum Dialogue (September 9, 2011)
• Visit to Japan by Hon. Toke Tufukia Talagi, Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (February 2009)
• Expert Committee for the Fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM5) (November 2008)
• Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, to Attend the 19th Post-Forum Dialogue Partners' Meeting of the PIF (October 2007)
• Visit to Japan by The Right Honorable Sir Rabbie Namaliu, Acting Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea), and Mrs. Namaliu (February 2006)
• Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan, to Attend the Post-Forum Dialogue Partners' Meeting of the PIF (October 2005)
• Post-Forum Dialogue of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Visit to PIF Member Countries by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Yano (Summary and Evaluation) (August 2003)
• Visit to Japan of the Honorable Laisenia Qarase, Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, and Mrs. Leba Qarase (October 2002)
• Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shigeo Uetake Attended the 14th Post-Forum Dialogue Partners Meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (August 2002)
  • Outline and Evaluation (August 27, 2002)
  • Speech by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Shigeru UETAKE at the Reception Hosted by Ambassador TANAKA (Papua New Guinea, August 24, 2002)
  • Opening Statement by Mr. Shigeo Uetake, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 14th Post-Forum Dialogue (August 20, 2002)
• Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shigeo Uetake to Visit Pacific Islands (August 2002)
• Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Toshio Kojima's Attendance at the PIF Post-Forum Dialogue and Visit to Tonga and Fiji (Outline and Evaluation) (August 2001)
• Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kojima's Attendance to the Post Forum Dialogue in Nauru (August 2001)
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Teburoro Tito, Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and President of Kiribati (February 2001)
• Summary of discussion by Prime Minister Mori on the situation in the Fiji Islands and the Solomon Islands at the meeting with the Heads of delegations from SPF member countries (June 2000)

Press Secretary's Press Conference on PIF