What's New August 2004
August 31
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 31 August, 2004
- Invitation of Iraqi athletes to Japan
- Invitation of young Iraqi diplomats to Japan
- Invitation of trainees of the Muthanna TV Station to Japan
- Message from Foreign Minister Kawaguchi concerning presidential election in Chechnya
- Upcoming visit to Japan by local administrative officials from the Russian Far East
- Japan's accession to Protocols I and II of Geneva Conventions
- Campaign period for 50th anniversary of Colombo Plan
- Statement by the Press Secretary on India's Ballistic Missile Test
- Visit to Japan by the Members of Iraq's National Team for the Arab Games
- Visit by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to the Kyrgyz Republic (Press Release)
- Visit by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Tajikistan (Press Release)
August 30
- Dispatch of a Government and Private-sector Joint Mission on BIMP-EAGA (BIMP-East ASEAN Growth Area)
- "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue/Foreign Ministers Meeting - Relations between Japan and Central Asia enter a New Era -
- Joint Announcement of Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan and Foreign Minister of Japan on further development of partnership and cooperation
- Visit by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Kazakhstan (Press Release)
- Policy Speech by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan "Adding a New Dimension: Central Asia plus Japan"
August 27
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 27 August, 2004
- Opening remarks by Assistant Press Secretary Akira Chiba
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mustafa Osman Ismail of Sudan
- Visit by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masatoshi Abe to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia
- Visit by Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kazunori Tanaka to Uganda, Malawi and Madagascar
- Message from Prime Minister Koizumi to President Vladimir Putin of Russia and from Foreign Minister Kawaguchi to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia concerning crashes of two commercial aircraft in Russia
- Proposed budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Press release of the meeting of the Unusual Occurrences Subcommittee of the Joint Committee concerning accident in Okinawa
- Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kazunori Tanaka to Visit Uganda, Malawi and Madagascar
- Visit by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Uzbekistan
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan
August 26
- Message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to President Vladimir Putin of Russia and from Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia concerning the Crashes of Two Commercial Aircraft in Russia
- Prime Minister Koizumi Meets with the Prime Minister of Uganda (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site)

- Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan Shinichi Kitaoka at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in Afghanistan
- Statement by Permanent Representative of Japan Koichi Haraguchi at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in Timor-Leste
August 25
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Bombings in Bangladesh
- Grant Aid to Afghanistan for the "Terminal Construction Project at Kabul International Airport (detailed design)"
August 24
- Press Conference by the Press Secretary 24 August, 2004
- Japan Video Topics is now on line in six languages! (Web Japan)
· English 
· French 
· Spanish 
· Arabic 
· Chinese 
· Korean 
- Japan's Role in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security (Pamphlet) [PDF]

August 20
August 19
August 18
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Referendum of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Opening Statement by Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Mitsuro Donowaki at "United Nations Regional Seminar on Small Arms and Light Weapons for the South Pacific" [PDF]

August 17
August 16
- Assistance for "Integrated Community Rehabilitation and Income Generating Activities for War Affected Populations and Hosting Communities in the Republic of Guinea"
- Assistance for "Human Security in Rural Timor Leste"
- Long List of Future Candidate Projects for Indonesia
August 13
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Ballistic Missile Test by Iran
- Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid to Iraq (Governorate of Al-Muthanna including Samawah)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Signing of the "Darfur Plan of Action" between the Government of Sudan and the United Nations and the holding of the Darfur Peace Talks
August 12
- Japanese Foreign Minister Kawaguchi's Visit to Pakistan (Press Release)
- Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting (Summary)
August 10
August 9
- Japan-North Korea Working-level Consultations
- Emergency Aid for Flood Disaster in the People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Statement by Ambassador Yoshiki Mine at the 963rd Plenary (CD Programme of Work)
- Statement by Ambassador Yoshiki Mine at the 2004 Meeting of Experts of the States Parties to the BWC
August 6
- Visit to Japan by the Iraq's National Judo Team for the 2004 Athens Olympics (Arabic)
Media 64k / 256k, Real 64k / 256k - Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan Shinichi Kitaoka at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Situation in Kosovo
- Contribution to the World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and the World Health Organization (WHO) for Humanitarian Assistance for North Korea
August 5
August 4
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Resumption of Uranium Enrichment-related Activities by Iran
- Emergency Aid to the Republic of Paraguay for Fire Disaster
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Poison Gas Accident in Dunhua City, Jilin Province in China
August 3
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Accra III Conference on Côte d'Ivoire
- APEC High Level Conference on Structural Reform
- Statement by Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the Adoption of the General Council Decision on the WTO Doha Development Agenda
August 2
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