What's New March 2009
March 31
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Hirofumi NAKASONE, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the International Conference on Afghanistan
- Japanese ODA Loan to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
- Japanese ODA Loan to the Republic of Indonesia
- Third Round of Negotiations to Conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
- Japanese ODA Loan to the Republic of Cameroon
March 30
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. James Alix Michel, President of the Republic of Seychelles
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Hugo Rafael CHÁVEZ Frías, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
March 27
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (March 27)
- Opening Statement
- Minister for Foreign Affairs Nakasone's Attendance to the International Conference on Afghanistan
- North Korean Missile Issue
- Election for IAEA Director General
- Opening Statement
- Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend an International Conference on Afghanistan
March 26
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 26 March, 2009
- Japan's commitment to African Development (First TICAD Ministerial Follow-up Meeting in Botswana)
- Hosting of Pakistan Donors Conference in Tokyo
- Questions concerning press reports on preparations for a missile launch by North Korea
- Japan-Ukraine Joint Statement
- Japanese ODA Loan to the Republic of Zambia
- Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt concerning the Establishment of Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
March 25
- 5th World Water Forum
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the International Seminar on Japan's Contribution to Peace and Human Resource Development
- Inaugural Meeting of the Executive Committee of the 400th Anniversary of Japan-Mexico Relations (2009～2010)
- Preparatory Meeting towards Launching Negotiations for the Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement
March 24
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (March 24)
- Opening Statement
- Pakistan Donors Conference and Friends of Democratic Pakistan Group Ministerial Meeting in Japan
- Contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Moves related to North Korea's Missile Development
- Detention of a Japanese American Journalist in Iran
- Opening Statement
- Japanese ODA Loan to the Republic of Indonesia
- Result of the Entries for the Third International MANGA Award
- Pakistan Donors Conference and Friends of Democratic Pakistan Group Ministerial Meeting
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary, Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
March 22
- TICAD Ministerial Follow-up Meeting (21-22 March)
- Communiqué of the First TICAD Ministerial Follow-up Meeting
- Address by H.E. Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Ambassador on Special Mission and Former Prime Minister of Japan
- Speech by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan "Progress status of implementation of Yokohama Action Plan and future challenges"
March 19
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (March 19)
- China-North Korea Premiers' Meeting
- Moves related to North Korea's Missile Development
- Visit to the People's Republic of China by Prime Minister Taro Aso
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-general for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Political and Security Situation in the Republic of Madagascar
March 18
- Government Procurement Seminar for Fiscal Year 2009
- Dispatch of Government Delegation to discuss the issue of Trafficking in persons
March 17
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (March 17)
- Visit to the People's Republic of China by Mr. Kim Yong-il, Premier of North Korea
- Moves related to North Korea's Missile Development
- Visit of the Prime Minister Taro Aso to the People's Republic of China
- Current Status of TICAD IV Follow-up by the Government of Japan [PDF]
- TICAD Ministerial Follow-up Meeting
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-general for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Presidential Election in El Salvador
March 16
March 13
- Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on Their Majesties' Visit to Canada and the State of Hawaii, the United States of America (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website)
- Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso (Concerning the "Draft Law on the Penalisation of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy" and the Cabinet Decision on the Approval of the Prime Minister concerning Maritime Police Operations) (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Website)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (March 13)
- Opening Statement
- Cabinet Decision on the Draft Law on the Penalization of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy
- North Korean Missile Issue
- Foreign Minister Nakasone to Attend the Tokyo International Conference on African Development IV (TICAD IV) Ministerial Level Follow Up Conference
- Opening Statement
- Joint Press Statement by Japan and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Statement by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the High-Level Segment of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
- Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Cabinet Decision on the Draft Law on the Penalization of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy
- Third Seminar on National Reconciliation of Iraq (Knowledge and Experience Sharing between Japan and Iraq)
March 12
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 12 March, 2009
- Report on the TICAD IV Follow-Up Symposium
- Introduction of the "カワイイ (KAWAII) Ambassadors"
March 11
- Policy Speech by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, "Creating Peace: Japan-Africa Partnership" at the TICAD IV Follow-Up Symposium
- Seminar on Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding
- TICAD IV Annual Progress Report 2008 (Japanese Version)
- The Japan-Philippines Sub-Ministerial Meeting
March 10
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (March 10)
- North Korean Missile related Developments
- The Meeting between Kim Hyon-Hi and the Ms. Taguchi's Family
- Visit to the People's Republic of China by Prime Minister Taro Aso
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Monsignor Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See
- Japan-Georgia Foreign Ministerial Meeting
March 9
- TICAD IV Annual Progress Report 2008 (French Version)
- Remarks by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on the Occasion of the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Decision by the Government of Sudan to Expel International NGOs Operating in Darfur
- First Joint Committee Meeting under Agreement between Japan and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment
March 6
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (March 6)
- Opening Statement
- Visit to the US by Mrs. Sadako Ogata, Special Representative of the Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, Special Representative for Assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Stephen Bosworth, US Special Representative for North Korea
- North Korean Missiles related Developments
- Opening Statement
- Statement by Ambassador Yukiya Amano at the Board of Governors Meeting "Agenda Item 5: Appointment of the Director General"
- The 5th World Water Forum
- Emergency Assistance for Flood Disaster in the Republic of Colombia
- Cancellation of the Visit of H.E. Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, the First Vice President of the Republic of the Sudan
March 5
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 5 March, 2009
- Statement on the attack in Pakistan against members of the Sri Lankan national cricket team
- Visit to Japan by Toke Tufukia Talagi, Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum
- Visit to Japan by Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosts international food security conference
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, the First Vice President of the Republic of the Sudan
- The 7th Seminar on “Dialogue among Civilizations between Japan and the Islamic World” in Kuwait
March 4
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Issuance of an Arrest Warrant for the President of the Republic of the Sudan by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-general for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Attack on the Sri Lankan National Cricket Team in Pakistan
March 3
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (March 3)
- Opening Statement
- International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza
- Issue of the Forced Deportation of the Filipino Family
- The Meeting between Kim Hyon-Hi and the Iizuka Family
- Opening Statement
- TICAD IV Annual Progress Report 2008
- TICAD IV Follow-up Symposium - Japan's Efforts to Promote Peace and Security in Africa: The Case of Sudan and Beyond -
- Japanese ODA Loan to the United Republic of Tanzania
- The 8th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to the United Republic of Tanzania for Poverty Reduction Strategy
March 2
- The Seventh Japan-Singapore Symposium (February 23-24)
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-general for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Killing of President Vieira of Guinea-Bissau
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project “Sustainable Livelihood for Socially Vulnerable Refugees, Internally Displaced and Local Families” in Armenia
- The 7th Japan-France Joint Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology
March 1
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