What's New February 2008
February 29
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 29)
- Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on the Agreement on the Principles of Partnership of the Coalition Government in Kenya
- Japan contributes US$ 184 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Visit to Japan by the Japanese American Leadership Delegation
- Exchange of Notes concerning Supplies and Services Contributed to the Armed Forces or Other Similar Entities of the Federal Republic of Germany, under the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law
February 28
- Dispatch of Survey Mission on Climate Change to Tuvalu and Fiji
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Ms. Sanjaasurengiin OYUN, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia
- Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Madagascar for Cyclone Disaster
February 27
- Joint Statement on Deepening Relations between Japan and Israel on the occasion of the Visit by Prime Minister Olmert to Japan
- Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Election of the New President of the Council of State in Cuba
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid (Food Aid) to the Republic of Burundi through the World Food Programme (WFP)
February 26
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 26)
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 26 February, 2008
- Statements on the Turkish incursion into the Republic of Iraq and the election of the new President of the Republic of Cuba
- Upcoming dispatch by Japan of an election observer mission to the Russian Federation
- Visit to Japan by Adviser for Foreign Affairs Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Visit to Japan by Foreign Minister Urmas Paet of the Republic of Estonia
- Japan-EU High-level Consultation Meeting in Tokyo
- International Symposium on Foreign Residents and Their Integration in Japan: Reflections on Experiences of European Countries and Challenges Facing Communities in relation to Japanese Descendants from Brazil
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Alan Garcia, President of the Republic of Peru
- Japanese ODA Loan to Bangladesh
February 25
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Urmas Paet, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia
- Emergency Aid to Ecuador for Torrential Rain Disaster
February 22
- Speech by H. E. Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan "Global Water Governance - Improving Access to Safe Water and Sanitation -" at the Water and Sanitation Symposium, "The International Year of Sanitation - A Platform for Action in Africa and Asia"
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 22)
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Adviser for Foreign Affairs to the Caretaker Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
February 21
- The Second Meeting of the Commission on Promotion of Public-Private Cooperation for TICAD and Japan-Africa Exchange Year
- Visit to Japan of Dr. Jacob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Holding of Pacific Global Air Mobility Seminar
February 20
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Tang Jiaxuan, State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China
- Japan-Africa Journalists Symposium on African Development
February 19
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 19)
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 19 February, 2008
- Visit to Japan by Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan
- Visit to Japan by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
- Visit to the State of Israel and the Palestine autonomous region by Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhide Nakayama
- Implementation of Security Measures in Futenma Air Station
February 15
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 15, 6:10 p.m.)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 15, 9:13 a.m.)
- Weekly Media FAQ 15 February, 2008
- Myanmar's Announcement of a National Referendum on a New Constitution and General Elections
- Statement by Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Thematic Debate of the General Assembly "Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World at Work"
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Osamu Uno, the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Reception on the Occasion of G8 Health Experts' Meeting
- G8 Health Experts’ Meeting
- The Second Meeting of the Japan-Brazil Dialogue on the Environment
February 14
- Dispatch of Election Observer Mission to Pakistan for General Election
- 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 13
- Keynote Speech by H. E. Mr. Masakatsu Koike, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Fourth Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy
- The Second Round of the International Experts Meeting on Illegal Logging
- Statement by Press Secretary on the Attacks on the President and Prime Minister of Timor-Leste
- The Second Meeting of the Commission on Promotion of Public-Private Cooperation for TICAD and the Japan-Africa Exchange Year
February 12
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 12)
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 12 February, 2008
- Attendance of Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko Koumura at the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy
- Statements on the Union of Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- The Invitation Program of Young People for Sri Lanka's Peace Process Promotion
- Exchange of notes concerning supplies and services contributed to the armed forces or other similar entities of France, Pakistan, the UK and the US, under the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law
February 10
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 10)
- Speech "Asia: Building the International Stability" by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Masahiko Koumura at the 44th Conference of the Munich Conference on Security Policy
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Myanmar
February 8
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 8)
- Weekly Media FAQ 8 February, 2008
- Issue of Chinese-made Dumplings
- Opening statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko KOUMURA at the JCMB Political Directors level meeting
- Communiqué of the Political Directors Meeting on Afghanistan
- Emergency Assistance for Cold Wave Disaster in the Republic of Tajikistan
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Stjepan Mesic, President of the Republic of Croatia
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister of the State of Israel And Mrs. Aliza Olmert
- Emergency Assistance for Heavy Snowfall in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
February 7
- The First Japan-India Working Group Meeting on the Cooperation toward Establishment of a New Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Emergency Aid for Heavy Snowfall Disaster in Southern China
February 6
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Armed Attacks by Anti-Government Forces in Chad
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the suicide bombing in Dimona, Israel
February 5
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 5)
- Press Conference by the Assistant Press Secretary 5 February, 2008
- Statement on the recent suicide bomb attacks in the Republic of Iraq
- Announcement of visits to Japan by foreign dignitaries
- Statement on the Visegrad 4 + Japan workshop
- Nomination of Japanese Candidate for the Post of Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Visit to Japan of Mr. Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania
February 4
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Consecutive Suicide Bomb Attacks in Baghdad, Iraq
February 1
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura (February 1)
- Weekly Media FAQ 1 February, 2008
- Whaling Issue
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Inauguration of H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, as Chair of the African Union (AU)
- Emergency Grant Aid for Kenyan Internally Displaced Persons
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Holding of the meeting of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) and the visit to Japan of the delegation headed by Dr. Dadfar Spanta, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- The First Round of the Negotiations on the Japan-Uzbekistan Bilateral Investment Agreement
(Open a New Window)Back to Index
