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What's New May 2009

May 30

• The 1st Round of Negotiations for Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

May 29

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (May 29)
  • UN Security Council Resolution regarding North Korea's Nuclear Test
  • Re-designation of North Korea as a State Sponsor of Terrorism by the US
• Cultural Grant Assistance for the Promotion of Sports (Judo)

May 28

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 28 May, 2009
  • Nomination of Mr. John Roos as Ambassador of the United States to Japan
  • Telephone conversation between Prime Minister Aso and President Obama
  • A possible United Nations Security Council resolution against North Korea
  • Trial of Madam Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar
• Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Host Reception to Support International Exchanges of Local Governments in Japan
• Visit to Japan by H.E. Chief Ojo Maduekwe, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Visit to Japan by Hon. Sam Kahamba Kutesa, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uganda
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the nomination of Mr. John Victor Roos as new U.S. Ambassador to Japan

May 27

• Public Opinion Poll on Japan in Canada

May 26

• The Ninth ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vietnam
  • Speech by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone on the occasion of the Launching Ceremony of the ASEM initiative for the Rapid Containment of the Pandemic Influenza
  • CHAIR'S STATEMENT
  • STATEMENT on the nuclear test conducted by the DPRK on May 25, 2009
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (May 26)
  • North Korea's Nuclear Test
• Influenza A (H1N1): the Current Situation in Japan
• Japan's Initiative on Climate Change: Toward COP 15 [PDF]

May 25

• Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso (on Nuclear Test by North Korea) (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official Website)
• V4+Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting: Joint Press Statement
• Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Japan and the Union of Myanmar
• Japan Protests Against North Korea’s Nuclear Test Announcement

May 23

• Fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM5)
  • Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso and Premier Toke Tufukia Talagi of Niue
  • PALM 5 ISLANDERS' HOKKAIDO DECLARATION
    • ANNEX 1: Pacific Environment Community
    • ANNEX 2: ACTION PLAN [PDF]

May 22

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (May 22)
  • Opening Statement
    • Travel Warning on Infectious Disease for Mexico and Visa Measures Relaxed
    • Attendance at the Ninth ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Foreign Ministers' Meeting
  • Prime Minister Aso's Statement regarding the Northern Territories during the Japan-Russia Summit Meeting
  • North Korea's Navigation Warning
• Revision of Infections Disease Risk Advisory Influenza A (H1N1) and Relaxation of Visa Measures for the United Mexican States

May 21

• Speech by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, on the Occasion of the 15th International Conference on The Future of Asia "Overcoming the Economic Crisis to Rekindle a Rapidly Developing Asia"
• State Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. S R Nathan, President of the Republic of Singapore (Summary)
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 21 May, 2009
  • Announcement of official events related to PALM 5

May 19

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (May 19)
  • Measures against Novel Influenza A (H1N1)
  • Japan-Russia Relations (Four-island Non-visa Exchange Program)
  • North Korean Issues
  • Relocation of the US Marines in Okinawa to Guam
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the End of the Civil War in Sri Lanka
• Northeast Asia Regional Meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament
• Assistance for Holding the African Union (AU) Senior Mission Leaders Course and Dispatch of Senior mentors from Japan
• The 1st Round of Negotiations for Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

May 18

• Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Conversation between Japan and the Union of Myanmar
• Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Conversation between Japan and the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Opinion Poll: 2009 U.S Image of Japan Study (Summary)
• Notification of the Entry into Force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement by Thailand
• High-Level Officials Group Meeting under the "Japan-U.S. Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative"

May 15

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (May 15)
  • Opening Statement
    • A Japanese Journalist Having Entered into Etorofu Island for Media Coverage
  • Japan-Russia Relations (Four-island Non-visa Exchange Program)
  • Report on North Korea's Missile Launch
  • Japan-Russia Relations (Prime Minister Putin's Statement at the Joint Press Conference)
  • US Forces in Okinawa
  • Situation in Myanmar (Prosecution of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi)
  • Trial of Former Head of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Xinhua News Agency
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the situation in Myanmar (lawsuit against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi)
• Assistance in Kind for the Afflicted People in Sri Lanka

May 14

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 14 May, 2009
  • Support measures for foreign descendants of Japanese nationals
  • The Fifth Pacific Islands Leaders' Meeting
  • Visit to Japan by Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada

May 13

• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Approval of the Diet on Conclusion of the Agreement on relocation of United States Marine Corps from Okinawa to Guam

May 12

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (May 12)
  • Visit to Japan by Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin
  • The Convention on Cluster Munitions
  • North Korean Issues (Visit to Japan by Mr. Stephen Bosworth, US Special Representative for North Korea)
• Visit to Japan of His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Heir Apparent of the State of Qatar
• Visit to Japan of The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada

May 11

• Meeting of the Joint Committee on Japanese-Brazil Cooperation in Science and Technology
• African Festa 2009

May 8

• Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (May 8)
  • Opening Statement
    • Novel Influenza A (H1N1)
  • Visit to Japan by Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin
• Participation of H.E. Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East and Meeting of Countries of Concern Regarding Sri Lanka
• Opinion Survey on the Image of Japan in India

May 7

• Emergency Assistance to the United Mexican States in Response to the Outbreak of the New Strain of Influenza (Provision of Infrared Thermographies)
• Sophia University Professor Mr. Shinya Murase Elected to the International Law Commission

May 5

• Policy Speech by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan on the Occasion of His Visit to Europe "A Japan-Europe Partnership to Surmount Global Challenges"

May 4

• 18th EU-Japan Summit: Joint Press Statement

May 3

• Press Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, issued after Japan-Egypt Ministerial Meeting
• Visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran by H.E. Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Overview)

May 1

• Emergency Assistance to the United Mexican States in Response to the New Strain of Influenza
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the re-election of Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
• The Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
• Emergency Grant Aid to Sri Lanka for Internally Displaced Persons

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