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What's New June 2002

June 28

• Conceptual Flow of Global Sharing (Partnership) - How to realize Environmentally sound and Economically prosperous Society -
• G8 Leaders' Meeting, Kananaskis, Canada
  • G8 Africa Action Plan
  • Statement by G8 Leaders
  • The Kananaskis Summit Chair's Summary
• First Report to the Leaders on the U.S.-Japan Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative (PDF)

June 27

• G8 Leaders' Meeting, Kananaskis, Canada
  • G8 Counter-Terrorism Cooperation since September 11
  • Cooperative G8 Action on Transport Security
  • Russia's role in the G8
  • A New Focus on Education for All - Report of the G8 Education Task Force -

June 25

• Emergency Aid to the Islamic Republic of Iran for Earthquake Disaster
• Emergency Aid for Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan (Recovery and Employment Afghanistan Programme)
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 25 June, 2002
  • Emergency assistance to the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Emergency aid for reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan
• Japan's Efforts for Support in Education Sector
• BEGIN: Basic Education for Growth Initiative (Summary) (Full Text)
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency President Kim Dae-jung of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Dae-jung

June 24

• Emergency Assistance to Iran for Earthquake Disaster
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
• Remarks by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the Occasion of the Reception with African Diplomatic Corps
• Solidarity between Japan and Africa - Concrete Actions -
• Visit by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Israel and Palestinian Autonomous Areas (Overview and Results)
• Japan's Development Policies (Outline) (Fact Sheet)

June 21

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 21 June, 2002
  • Decision taken by the Cabinet to salvage unidentified sunken ship off the southwest coast of Kyushu
  • Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announces new initiative regarding solidarity between Japan and Africa
• The EU-Japan Workshop
• Japan's Food and Agricultural Cooperation in Africa (PDF)

June 20

• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the suicide bombing in Israel
• The 2002 Opinion Survey on the Image of Japan in the U.S. (Summary)
• The Philosophy of Japan's Policy toward Africa (PDF)
• Remarks by Mr. Kenichi Mizuno, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at Round Table "World Food Summit: five years later"

June 18

• Meeting of G8 Foreign Ministers (Overview)
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 18 June, 2002
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi's upcoming trip to Thailand
• Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Attend the Asia Cooperation Dialogue
• Speech by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi "Common Opportunities: Japan and Canada in the 21st Century"

June 17

• Statement of G-7 Finance Ministers
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Appointment as Deputy Head of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor of Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, Special Advisor on Crime Prevention and Recovery of the United Nations Development Programme

June 14

• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Election of Mr. Karzai, Chairman of the Afghanistan Interim Administration, to the Head of the State for the Transitional Administration
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 14 June, 2002
  • Election of Mr. Hamid Karzai as head of the Transitional Authority of Afghanistan
  • Proposal for English-language travel advisories
• G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting "Canadian Chair's Statement"
• G8 Recommendations on Counter-Terrorism
• G8 Action Programme on Forests (Final Report)
• G8 Action Programme on Forests (Backgrounders)
• G8 Initiative on Conflict and Development
• G8 Conflict Prevention
• Recent Policy of the Government of Japan on the Issues Known as "War time Comfort Women" (updated)

June 13

• G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Whistler, Canada
  • Progress Report on the Fight against Terrorism
  • Statement on Afghanistan
• Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Celso Lafer of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Overview and Evaluation)

June 11

• Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Attend the G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

June 7

• Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's Visit to Israel and Palestinian Autonomous Areas
• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 7 June, 2002
  • Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to Israel and the Palestinian Autonomous Areas
• Major Progress in ITER Negotiations (Joint News Release)

June 6

• Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the incursions by the Israeli Defense Forces into the Palestinian territories

June 5

• Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the terrorist suicide attack in Israel

June 4

• Press Conference by the Press Secretary 4 June, 2002
  • Acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol by Japan
• Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the Acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol by Japan
• Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol by Japan
• Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (Statement of the Chair)

June 3

• G8 Foreign Ministers' Statement on India and Pakistan
• Japan-Philippines Summit Meeting (Overview)

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