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What's New January 2011

January 31

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Convening of Myanmar’s National Assembly
• The 12th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
• Renewable Energy Workshop hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan "TO PROMOTE THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: WHAT IRENA CAN DO FOR US"

January 29

• Speech by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan Presented at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland "Opening Japan and Reinventing KIZUNA"
• Statement by Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the situation in Egypt

January 28

• Courtesy Call on Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by a Goodwill Delegation of Indian Parliamentarians
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara(January 28)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Visit to Japan by Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa
  • Realignment of US Military Forces
  • Meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg,More...
• Signing of the Tax Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
• Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in the Golan Heights
• Exchanges of Notes for Japanese ODA Loan for the Republic of the Philippines
• SECOND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ACCEPTANCE OF FOREIGN NATIONALS AND THEIR INTEGRATION IN JAPAN [PDF]

January 27

• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in the Arab Republic of Egypt
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(January 27)
  • Highlights of the Foreign Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara to the 177th Session of the Diet
  • Japan-Russia relations
  • Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Approval of the New START Treaty by the Federation Council of the Russian Federation,More...
• Agreement in Principle on the Tax Agreement centered on the Exchange of Information between the Government of Japan and the Government of Guernsey
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Takeaki MATSUMOTO, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Occasion of the 18th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the AU
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January 26

• G8 Foreign Ministers Statement on Terrorist Attack in Moscow [PDF]
• Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Approval of the New START Treaty by the Federation Council of the Russian Federation
• Live-broadcasted on January 27: Japanese unmanned spacecraft will reach ISS soon

January 25

• Message of Condolence from Prime Minister Naoto Kan to Dr. Dmitry Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation
• Japan-Bulgaria Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Mr. Marzuki Darusman, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK Pays Courtesy Call on Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara(January 25)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Terrorist Attack in the Moscow Domodedovo Airport
  • Hague Convention
  • Courtesy Call by Mr. Marzuki Darusman, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK,More...
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Opening of the Lower House of Afghanistan

January 24

• Policy Speech by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the 177th Session of the Diet (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
• Japan-Bulgaria Summit Meeting (Overview)
• Foreign Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara to the 177th Session of the Diet

January 22

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the postponement of the opening of the Lower House of Afghanistan

January 21

• Signing of the new Special Measures Agreement (SMA)
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara(January 21)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Signing of Special Measures Agreement on Costs of Stationing of US Forces in Japan (Host Nation Support)
  • Trend of South-North Military Talks
  • Japan-Russia Relations (Visit to Four Northern Islands by Russian Deputy Defense Minister),More...
• Statement by the Press Secretary on a series of suicide car bomb attacks in Karbala, Iraq

January 20

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(January 20)
  • Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Tunisia
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the Holding of the Southern Sudan Referendum,More...

January 18

• Japan-Ukraine Summit Meeting
• Japan-Ukraine Foreign Ministers' Meeting
• Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Naoto Kan by Mr. Jacques Attali, former President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Overview)
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara(January 18)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Exchange of "Notes on Nondisclosure and Protection of Confidential Information on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Air System and Related Auxiliary Mission Equipment To Be Supplied to Japan by the United States in Accordance with the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement between Japan and the United States"
  • Japan-Vietnam Nuclear Energy Agreement
  • Japan-North Korea Relations
  • Situation in Tunisia,More...
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Concerning the Situation in Tunisia
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the suicide bomb attack in Tikrit, Iraq
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Holding of the Southern Sudan Referendum
• The 12th Japan-China Security Dialogue

January 17

• Visit to Japan by Mr. Boyko BORISSOV, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
• Remarks by Foreign Minister Maehara at the Dinner with the participants of the 2nd Japan-US-Russia Trilateral Conference
• The Seventh Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP-VII)

January 15

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation of the Republic of Tunisia

January 14

• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Islam KARIMOV, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Mrs. Tatyana KARIMOVA
• Heavy rain disaster in the state of Rio de Janeiro of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Message from Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs)
• Flood Disaster in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Message from Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Emergency Assistance)
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara(January 14)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Reappointment Address
  • Reorganization of Cabinet
  • Visit to South Korea
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Recent Situation in Lebanon
• The 10th Japan-China Consultation on Disarmament and Non-proliferation (Overview)
• Joint Announcement on United States-Japan GPS Cooperation

January 13

• G8 Foreign Ministers Statement on Terrorist Attacks
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(January 13)
  • Visit to the United States by Foreign Minister Maehara
  • Statement by Foreign Minister Maehara on the on the demolition of the Shepherd’s Hotel in East Jerusalem
  • Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Beginning of the Referendum in Southern Sudan,More...

January 12

• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Tokyo African Club (TAC) Meeting
• The 4th International MANGA Award

January 11

• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Viktor YANUKOVYCH, President of Ukraine (New Schedule)
• Courtesy Call by Mr. Shunji YANAI, Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara(January 11)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Visit to the United States
  • Visit to South Korea
  • Candidacy in the 2015 Election for Non-permanent Membership of the UN Security Council
  • Japan-North Korea Relations
  • Lifting of EU Ban on Arms Exports to China,More...
• Statement by Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the demolition of the Shepherd’s Hotel in East Jerusalem
• Statement by Press Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Beginning of the Referendum in Southern Sudan
• The Seventh Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP-VII)

January 7

• Foreign Policy Speech By H.E. Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan At the Center for Strategic and International Studies "Opening a New Horizon in the Asia Pacific"

January 6

• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(January 6)
  • New Year Press Conferences by Prime Minister Kan and Foreign Minister Maehara
  • Visit by Former Prime Minister Aso to Brazil and Ecuador
  • 1st Japan-China Counter-Terrorism Consultations,More...
• The 1st Japan-China Counter-Terrorism Consultations

January 5

• The 1st Japan-China Counter-Terrorism Consultations

January 4

• Participation of Ambassador on Special Mission Aso in the inaugural ceremony of President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
• Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara send messages to their Australian counterparts following the unprecedented flood in Queensland
• Message from Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Mahehara on a bombing attack in Alexandria, Egypt
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara(January 4)
  • Opening Remarks
  • Thoughts on What I Look Forward to in Promoting Diplomacy This Year
  • Japan-South Korea Relations
  • North Korean Situation,More...

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