What's New August 2010
August 31
- Futenma Replacement Facility Bilateral Experts Study Group Report [PDF]
- Japan-Jamaica Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Wu Dawei, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on the Korean Peninsula Affairs
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(August 31)
- Opening Remarks
- Visits to China and Mongolia and Participation in Third Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue
- US Military Realignment Issue
- North Korean Issue,More...
- The 6th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Team in Response to the Flood Disaster in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
August 30
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr.Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado, President of the Republic of Ecuador
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Gordan Jandrokovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Republic of Croatia
August 27
August 26
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(August 26)
- The Flood Disaster in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Dispatch of a Japan Disaster Relief Team [SDF Unit])
- Visit to India and the Kingdom of Thailand by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack in Somalia,More...
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the coordinated bomb attacks in Iraq
- APEC Japan 2010 Senior Officials’ Meeting 3 (SOM 3)
August 25
- Third Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue and Visit to the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Terrorist Attack in Somalia
- Signing of the Convention between Japan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income
- International Symposium on Effective Disaster Response - Japan's Experience & Global Efforts -
August 24
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Miguel Angel Moratinos Cuyaubé, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, by Admiral Robert Willard, Commander, the U.S. Pacific Command
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Admiral Robert Willard, Commander, the U.S. Pacific Command
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(August 24)
- Opening Remarks
- Visits to India and Thailand
- Visits to China and Mongolia and Participation in Third Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue
- US Military Realignment Issue
- Northern Territories Issue,More...
- The Third Meeting of Advisory Panel of Experts on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
August 22
August 21
- Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the resumption of direct talks between Israel and Palestinians
- Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (Outline of the 10th Round of Negotiation)
August 20
- Regarding the Flood Disaster in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Message from Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan)
- Visit to India and the Kingdom of Thailand by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(August 20)
- Opening Remarks
- Senior Official Personnel Changes at MOFA Headquarters (omitted)
- Visit to India and Thailand
- Situation in Myanmar
- Abduction of Japanese National in Afghanistan
- Japan-South Korea Relations (100th Anniversary of Japan's Annexation of Korea),More...
August 19
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(August 19)
- Statement by the Prime Minister on the Relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea
- Additional Assistance to Peacekeeping Training Centers in Africa
- Additional Emergency Grant Aid for the People Affected by the Flood in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,More...
- Japan-CARICOM Public Symposium on Climate Change and Biodiversity
- The Flood Disaster in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Dispatch of a Japan Disaster Relief Team [SDF Unit])
August 17
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the suicide bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq
- Issuance of the Final Panel Report on “European Communities and its Member States - Tariff Treatment of Certain Information Technology Products” in the WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings
August 16
- Emergency Grant Aid for the People Affected by the Flood in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Additional Assistance to Peacekeeping Training Centers in Africa
August 14
August 13
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(August 13)
- Opening Remarks
- Visit to Central Asia
- Prime Minister's Statement on 100th Anniversary of Japan's Annexation of Korea
- US Involvement in Return of Northern Territories,More...
August 12
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (the 10th Round of Negotiation)
August 10
- Statement by Prime Minister Naoto Kan (English)
- Statement by Prime Minister Naoto Kan (Korean) [PDF]
- Telephone Conversation between Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of Korea
August 9
- Address by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the Nagasaki Peace Ceremony
- Mudslide Disaster in Gansu Province, the People’s Republic of China(Message of Sympathy from Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan)
- Flood Disaster in India (Message from Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs)
- Establishment of the High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability and Participation from Japan
August 8
August 6
- Address by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
- Visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Flood Disaster in Afghanistan (Message of Sympathy from Foreign Minister Okada as well as Japanese Aid to be Delivered through IFRC)
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(August 6)
- Opening Remarks
- Attendance at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
- Requests by Governor Nakaima of Okinawa
- Visits to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
- Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima
- Visits to Yasukuni Shrine by Cabinet Ministers,More...
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Referendum on the Adoption of the Revised Constitution in the Republic of Kenya
- Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in the Golan Heights
- APEC Japan 2010 Official Website (Refurbished, Videos for Kids Posted)
August 5
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(August 5)
- Visit of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to Japan
- Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the establishment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations of a Panel of Inquiry on the flotilla incident of 31 May 2010
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations on the confrontation between the Israel Defense Forces and the Lebanese Army,More...
August 4
- Meeting between Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the confrontation between the Israel Defense Forces and the Lebanese Army
August 3
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain
- Meeting between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(August 3)
- Opening Remarks
- Sanctions Measures against Iran
- Flood Disaster in Pakistan
- 2nd Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference
- Sanctions Measures against Iran
- Draft Report by Advisory Panel on Security and Defense Capability in the New Era,More...
- Visit to the Republic of Colombia and the United States by Mr. Shuji Kira, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Statement by Press Secretary on the establishment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations of a Panel of Inquiry on the flotilla incident
- Measures based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act Following the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Iran
- The Second Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference
- Emergency Assistance to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Response to the Flood Disaster
August 2
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Naoto Kan by H.E. Mr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC)
- Meeting between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Mr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC); and Issuance of the Joint Communiqué regarding the reinforcement of the cooperative relationship between Japan and the African Union (AU)
- Flood Disaster in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Message from Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs)
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