What's New September 2010
September 30
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Reappointment of Mr. José Ángel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(September 30)
- Reports of the visits of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister to New York
- High-technology clothing sent to Chilean miners trapped underground
- Meeting between Prime Minister Kan and President of Ghana, His Excellency Professor John Evans Atta Mills,More...
September 29
- Japan-Ghana Summit Meeting
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the current situation of the Middle East Peace Process
September 28
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara(September 28)
- Opening Remarks
- Attendance at the UN General Assembly Session
- North Korean Affairs (Meeting of Representatives of the Workers’ Party of Korea)
- Prime Minister's Attendance at the ASEM,More...
- The 8th Meeting of the Japanese Working Group for the Forum for the Promotion of Public-Private Cooperation in the Mekong Region
September 27
September 25
- Remarks by H.E. Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change hosted by the Government of Mexico
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Collision between Japan Coast Guard Patrol Vessels and a Chinese Fishing Trawler in Japan's Territorial Waters off the Senkaku Islands
September 24
- ADDRESS BY H.E. MR. NAOTO KAN, PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, AT THE SIXTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, At the High-level Meeting on Revitalizing the Work of the Conference on Disarmament and Taking Forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations
- Ministerial Meeting of the G4 countries (Brazil, Germany, India and Japan) on the margins of the 65th session of the UN General Assembly: Joint Press Statement
- APEC Japan Festa “Let's Enjoy with APEC – Amusement Expo of 21 APEC Member Economies”
September 23
- The Fifth CTBT Ministerial Meeting
September 22
- The 1st Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Co-hosted by Japan and Australia
- ADDRESS BY H.E. MR. SEIJI MAEHARA MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN AT THE HIGH LEVEL MEETING AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF BIODIVERSITY
- Launch of Japan's Development Policy at the UN MDGs Summit
September 21
- Commission of “Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons” and their courtesy call on Prime Minister Kan
- Statement by Foreign Minister Maehara on Adoption of the Panel Report on “EC and its Member States – Tariff Treatment of Certain Information Technology Products” in the WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings
- Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (the 11th Round of Negotiation)
September 20
September 19
September 17
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara(September 17)
- Opening Remarks
- Inaugural Greeting
- Japan-China Relations
- Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation,More...
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(September 17)
- Opening Remarks
- Foreign Minister’s Resignation
- The Opening of Press Conferences
- Realignment of US Forces in Japan,More...
- Holding of the 14th Meeting of the Japanese-Austrian Committee for the 21st Century and Public Symposium
- Dispatch of Observation Mission for the Lower House Election in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- The First Meeting of the High-Level Panel of Global Sustainability and attendance by Dr. Yukio Hatoyama
September 16
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, from Dr. Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (Overview)
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(September 16)
- The Fourth Meeting of Advisory Panel of Experts on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
- Meeting between Mr. Saiki, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, US Special Representative for North Korean Policy
- Japan-Costa Rica Foreign Ministers' Meeting,More...
- The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) Global Meeting
September 15
September 14
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(September 14)
- Opening Remarks
- Collision between Japanese Patrol Vessels and Chinese Fishing Trawler in Waters Near Senkaku Islands
- Democratic Party of Japan Presidential Election (US Military Realignment Issue-related matters only)
- Collision between Japanese Patrol Vessels and Chinese Fishing Trawler in Territorial Waters around Senkaku Islands,More...
- Mr. Osamu Fujimura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend “Mekong-Japan International Conference on East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) and Southern Economic Corridor (SEC)
- Summary of Discussion The Mekong-Japan International Conference on the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) and the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) "Completing Connectivity, Creating Economic Prosperity"
- Opening Remarks by H. E. Mr. Osamu Fujimura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan,at the Mekong-Japan International Conference on the East-West Economic Corridor and the Southern Economic Corridor
September 13
- Former American Prisoners of War (POWs) Pay a Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada
- APEC’s Efforts to Support Women’s Social and Economic Advancement and Small and Medium Enterprises
- The High-Level Interim Meeting to Follow up the Fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM5)
September 10
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, President of the Republic of Ghana
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(September 10)
- Opening Remarks
- Dispatch of International Peace Cooperation Corps Members to the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
- Collision into Japanese Coast Guard Vessels by Chinese Fishing Boat
- Collision into Japanese Coast Guard Vessels by Chinese Fishing Boat
- Realignment of US Forces in Japan,More...
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Suicide Bombing in the North Ossetia, Russia
- Dispatch of International Peace Cooperation Corps Members to the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
September 9
- Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Agreement in Principle on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and the Republic of India
- Former Prisoners of War (POWs) from the United States Invited to Japan
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(September 9)
- Accompanying measures pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 on Iran
- Visit to Japan of the President and the Foreign Minister of Ecuador
- Visit by Minister Okada to the Federal Republic of Germany,More...
- The Fourth Meeting of Advisory Panel of Experts on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
- The 6th Japan-Iran Human Rights Dialogue
- Dispatch of the second Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Team in Response to the Flood Disaster in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
September 8
- Japan-Croatia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Telephone Conversation between Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, and H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Telephone Conversation between Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, and Ms. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
- JENESYS (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) Programme: Invitation of ASEAN youths who deal with climate change issues
- DIPLOMATIC BLUEBOOK 2010 (Summary)
September 7
September 6
- Japan-Ecuador Summit Meeting (Overview)
- Japan-Ecuador Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Overview)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Jeremy Browne, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the U.K.
September 4
September 3
- The Second Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference
- Visit by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Federal Republic of Germany
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada(September 3)
- Opening Remarks
- Accompanying Measures Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution on Iran
- Travel to Northern Territories
- Visit to Germany
- Japan-CARICOM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Accompanying Measures Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution on Iran
- Democratic Party of Japan Presidential Election,More...
- Overview of the Third Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue
- Accompanying Measures pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 on Iran
September 2
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(September 2)
- Third Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue
- 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
- ASEAN Plus Three International Conference on Disaster Management,More...
- Launching of the “Arctic Task Force (ATF)”
September 1
- Japan-Spain Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Spain Summit Meeting (Overview)
- Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Spain on Cooperation in Science and Technology
- Second Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference: Bilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meetings (Morning, September 1)
- Second Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference: Bilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meetings (Afternoon, September 1)
- Mr. Osamu Fujimura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend “Mekong-Japan International Conference on East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) and Southern Economic Corridor (SEC)”
- Statement by the Press Secretary on shooting by Hamas’ military wing in the West Bank
- The Selection of Judge Hisashi Owada as a Candidate for the Election of judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2011
- The 14th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement
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