What's New April 2011
April 30
- The 2nd Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (April 2011, Berlin)
- Japan-UAE Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Germany Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
April 29
- Tornado damage in the Southeastern states of the US: Messages of sympathy from Prime Minister Kan and Minister Matsumoto
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Terrorist Bombing in Morocco
April 28
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(April 28)
- Present situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Thai-Cambodia Border Situation
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Matsumoto and Dr. Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the State of Qatar,More...
- First Meeting of the Japan-Laos Senior Officials' Diplomatic Consultation
- TICAD IV Annual Progress Report 2010 – Digest Version
April 27
- Meeting between Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Mr. Antonio Milososki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto and Minister of State for International Cooperation of the State of Qatar Attiyah (Overview)
- Acceptance of Emergency Relief Supplies from the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)(Arrival of the fourth Dispatch)
- Donation from the State of Kuwait in Japan
- Donation from Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
April 26
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(April 26)
- Opening Remarks
- Follow-up Meeting on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Antonio Milososki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Realignment of US Forces in Japan
- Domestic Political Situation (Omitted),More...
- Japan-Papua New Guinea (PNG) Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Thai-Cambodia Border Situation
- The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Follow-up Meeting
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Antonio Milososki, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
April 25
- Donation of Relief Money from Kenya
- Offers of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update
- Donation from Bulgaria
April 23
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Deaths and Injuries of Demonstrators in Syria
April 22
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(April 22)
- Opening Remarks
- Cabinet Decision on First Supplementary Budget
- Economic Diplomacy with Emphasis Attached to Post-quake Reconstruction
- New MOFA Staff Members' Support to Disaster-stricken Areas
- Reception of Medical Assistance Teams from Jordan and Thailand
- Visit to Japan of Hon. Don Pomb Polye, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- International Infrastructure Export
- Reconstruction Diplomacy,More...
- Visit by Mr. Yutaka Banno, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Singapore (the 8th Japan-Singapore Symposium)
- Acceptance of Medical Assistance Teams from Jordan and Thailand
- Donations for the Great East Japan Earthquake Accepted by Japanese Diplomatic Establishments overseas
- Dispatch of an Instructor to the Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre
April 21
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Australia Hon. Julia Gillard by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto (Outline)
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(April 21)
- Present situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Kyiv Summit on Safety and Innovative Use of Nuclear Energy
- Visit to Japan by the Hon. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia,More...
- Acceptance of relief supplies from the European Union (EU)
- Donation from the Republic of Moldova
- Donation of Relief Money from the Republic of Congo
April 20
- Acceptance of Emergency Relief Supplies from the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (Arrival of the Third Dispatch)
- Kyiv Summit on Safe and Innovative Use of Nuclear Energy
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Presidential Election in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Offers of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update
- Donation of Relief Money from Senegal
- Urgent Briefing for Consular Posts and International Organizations in Kansai on the Great East Japan Earthquake and its Impact on Kansai
April 19
- Acceptance of Emergency Relief Supplies from the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (Arrival of the Second Dispatch)
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(April 19)
- Opening Remarks
- Great East Japan Earthquake
- Collision Incident between Japan Coast Guard Patrol Vessels and a Chinese Fishing Trawler in Japanese Territorial Waters off the Senkaku Islands
- Diplomacy with Importance Attached to Post-quake Reconstruction,More...
- Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto and Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg Asselborn (Overview)
- Offer of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update
- Donation of relief money and acceptance of Relief Supplies from the Republic of Kazakhstan (Arrival of the Second Dispatch)
- Donation of Relief Money from Niger
April 18
- Japan-South Africa Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks
- Offer of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update
April 17
April 16
April 15
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(April 15)
- Opening Remarks
- Decision on the Schedule of the Fourth Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting
- Fourth Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting
- Japan-US Relations,More...
- Dispatch of an Instructor to the Cairo Center for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa (CCCPA)
- Donation from Montenegro
- Offer of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update
April 14
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(April 14)
- Present situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Japan-China summit telephone talks
- VIP visits,More...
- Offer of Assistance from Foreign Countries and Regions (Great East Japan Earthquake): update
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Armed Clash in Yemen
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Jean Asselborn, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Donation from the Republic of Albania
April 13
- Donation from Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Acceptance of Relief Supplies from the French Republic (Arrival of the Second Dispatch)
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on Clashes between Demonstrators and Security Forces in Syria
- Courtesy Call on Ms. Makiko Kikuta, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Admiral (Rtd.) Wasanta Karannagoda, Ambassador-designate of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to Japan
- Donation from the Republic of Belarus
April 12
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(April 12)
- Opening Remarks
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Amb. Antônio de Aguiar Patriota, Minister of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil
- Visit to Japan of the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States
- Japan-China Relations
- Japan-US Relations,More...
- Acceptance of Relief Supplies from the United Kingdom (Arrival of the Second Dispatch)
- Donation of Relief Money from Eritrea
- Visit to Japan by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- Japan-China Summit Telephone Talks
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Amb. Antônio de Aguiar Patriota, Minister of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil
- Acceptance of Relief Supplies from the Republic of Kazakhstan
April 11
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ikuo Yamahana by Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala to Japan (Acceptance of Relief Supplies from the Republic of Guatemala)
- Courtesy Call on State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka Banno by Turkey’s Aid/Rescue Team (Great East Japan Earthquake)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Chiaki Takahashi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, by the Medical Assistance Team of Israel
- Japan-Argentina Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the recent situation in the Gaza Strip
April 8
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(April 8)
- Opening Remarks
- Minister Matsumoto's attendance at Special ASEAN-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Visit to Japan by the Hon Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia and Mr. Tim Mathieson
- Japan-US Relations
- Japan-India Nuclear Agreement,More...
- Acceptance of Emergency Relief Supplies from the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)
- Donation of Relief Goods from the Embassy of Tanzania in Japan and the Tanzania Community in Japan
- On the increase to the number of persons subject to asset-freezing measures implemented against those seeking to threaten peace in Côte d’Ivoire
- Visit to Japan by the Hon Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia and Mr. Tim Mathieson
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Final Results of Presidential Election in the Republic of Niger
- Extension of the Dispatch of International Peace Cooperation Corps Members to the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
- Vice-Ministerial Policy Dialogue between Japan and the Philippines
April 7
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(April 7)
- Present situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Telephone conversation between Foreign Ministers of Japan and New Zealand
- Situation in Cote d'Ivoire,More...
- Acceptance of relief supplies from Turkey
- The Japan-India Vice Minister-Foreign Secretary Dialogue and Foreign Office Consultation
- Donation from Greece
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Héctor Timerman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the recent situation of East Jerusalem
- Situation in Côte d’Ivoire (Intrusion into the Ambassador’s Residence)
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the passing of Professor Kensaku Tamaki, Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the member of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)
April 6
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ikuo Yamahana and Uruguayan Ambassador Ana María Estévez (Relief supplies from Uruguay)
- Additional Relief Supplies from the Russian Federation
- Acceptance of Relief Supplies from Canada
- Donation from Austria
- Acceptance of relief supplies from the European Union (EU)
- Telephone conversation between the Foreign Ministers of Japan and New Zealand
- Third Japan-Thailand Political Consultation Meeting
April 5
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(April 5)
- Opening Remarks
- Great East Japan Earthquake
- Responses to Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant
- Relief Suppliers from Foreign Countries,More...
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Presidential Election in the Republic of Benin
April 4
- Japan-EU Summit Telephone Talks
- Acceptance of Relief Supplies from the Government of the Republic of Korea
- Donation from the Government of the Sultanate of Oman
- Acceptance of Emergency Relief Supplies from the Islamic Republic of Iran(Arrival of the Second Dispatch)
- Donation from Brunei
April 2
- Cancellation of the Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Jeremy Browne, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the UK
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Attack against UN office in Afghanistan
April 1
- Acceptance of Relief Supplies from the United Kingdom
- Acceptance of Emergency Relief Supplies from China (Gasoline and Diesel Fuel)
- Donation from Myanmar
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Jeremy Browne, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the U.K.
- Donation of Relief Money from Algeria
- Donation from the Republic of Finland
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Dr. Guido Westerwelle, Federal Foreign Minister and Deputy Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(April 1)
- Opening Remarks
- Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake
- Visit to Japan by Federal Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor Guido Westerwelle of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Diplomatic Bluebook
- Japan's Response to the Import-related Measures of Foreign Countries and Regions after the Nuclear Power Plant Accident
- Takeshima Issue (School Textbook Screening),More...
- The Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the United States of America concerning New Special Measures relating to Article XXIV of the Agreement under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America, regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in Japan
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