What's New October 2012
October 31
- Foreign Minister Gemba's Attendance at the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (Movie)
- Message of Sympathy from Prime Minister Noda, concerning the Damage in the Eastern United States Caused by Hurricane Sandy
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(October 31)
- U.S. military bases in Okinawa
- Senkaku Islands
- Revision of Japan-U.S. Status-of-Forces Agreement (SOFA),More...
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (PKO), United Nations Secretariat
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Parliamentary Elections of Ukraine
October 30
- Message of Sympathy from Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, concerning the Damage in the Eastern United States Caused by Hurricane Sandy
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(October 30)
- Senkaku Islands
- Impending diplomatic challenges
- Sexual assault by U.S. servicemen,More...
- Messages of Condolence for the Damage Caused by Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Luis Leonardo Almagro Lemes, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
October 29
- Diplomatic Bluebook 2012 Summary (HTML)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Tañada, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Republic of the Philippines
October 26
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(October 26)
- Formation of a new political party by former Governor of Tokyo Shintaro Ishihara
- Japan-U.S. Joint Committee
- Formation of a new political party by former Governor of Tokyo Shintaro Ishihara,More...
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mrs. Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- The Closing Event of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
October 25
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(October 25)
- Protest by the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Japan
- 53rd Convention of Nikkei, Japanese Descendants, and Japanese Abroad
- Public Symposium on Peacekeeping Operations,More...
- Study Tour to Shizuoka City by a Diplomatic Corps in Japan
October 24
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(October 24)
- Opening Remarks
- Disclosure of documents related to the normalization of relations between Japan and the DPRK
- Information disclosure lawsuit on the disclosure of documents related to diplomatic normalization negotiations between Japan and South Korea
- Revision of Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement,More...
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Election of Dr. Lassina Zerbo, Director of the International Data Centre Division, as the next Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
October 23
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister Noda by Hon. TAMBUWAL, Speaker of the House of Representatives, National Assembly, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(October 23)
- Domestic political issues
- Sexual assault by U.S. servicemen
- Japan-Russia relations,More...
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision regarding the construction of housing units for Jewish people in East Jerusalem
October 22
- Japan Panama Summit Meeting
- Japan-Panama Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Terrorist Bombing in Beirut
- Dispatch of Election Observers to the Parliamentary Elections of Ukraine
October 19
- Japan-India Vice Foreign Minister - Foreign Secretary Level Dialogue, Japan-India Two-Plus-Two Dialogue and Japan-India Foreign Office Consultations
- PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM 20 Years of Peacekeeping Operations for the UN and Japan -Taking on New Challenges -
October 17
October 16
October 15
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Martinelli, President of the Republic of Panama
- Foreign Minister Gemba’s Visit to France, the United Kingdom, and Germany
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in Mexico
- Issuance of Message of Condolence by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba on the Passing of His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk, King Father of Cambodia
- Statement by Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan, on the Passing of His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk, King Father of Cambodia
October 12
- Japan-Switzerland Summit Meeting (Outline)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway and Ms. Ingrid Schulerud
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(October 12)
- Opening Remarks
- Visit to France, the United Kingdom and Germany
- Relationship between Japan and the transitional government of the Republic of Madagascar
- Japan-China relations
- Takeshima issue,More...
- Visit to Japan by Ms Fatou Bensouda,Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
October 11
- Japan-Luxembourg Summit Meeting
- Invitation of Former US Prisoners of War to Japan
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(October 11)
- Japan-US-ROK Trilateral Meeting
- Visit to Japan by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Argentine Republic
- Visit to Japan by President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Repulic of Zambia,More...
- Holding of the seventh meeting of the Japan-Qatar Joint Economic Committee
October 10
- Japan-Zambia Summit Meeting
- Japan-Zambia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- The Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(October 10)
- Senkaku Islands
- Senkaku Islands and Syria
- IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings,More...
October 9
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Héctor Marcos Timerman, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Argentine Republic
- The Second Japan-Indonesia Ministerial Economic Dialogue and The Third Steering Committee Meeting of Metropolitan Priority Area for Investment and Industry in JABODETABEK Area (MPA) (Overview)
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(October 9)
- Deployment of the Osprey to Japan
- Negotiations with the DPRK
- Ministerial Meeting on Okinawa,More...
- Japan's Actions against Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
October 7
October 5
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(October 5)
- Japan-North Korea consultations
- Ministerial Meeting on Okinawa
- Japan-China relations,More...
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata,President of the Republic of Zambia, Dr. Kaseba Sata
- The Closing Event of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
October 4
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan , on the Artillery Attack on Turkish Territory from Syrian Territory
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Parliamentary Election in Georgia
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(October 4)
- Visit by Prime Minister Noda and Foreign Minister Gemba to New York
- First Annual Japan-UK Nuclear Dialogue
- Visit by President of the Republic of Liberia to Japan,More...
October 3
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(October 3)
- Deployment of the Osprey
- Senkaku Islands
- Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Relations,More...
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mrs. Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia
- The 1st Annual Japan-UK Nuclear Dialogue
October 2
- Press Conference by the Assistant Press Secretary(October 2)
- Japan’s stance on the sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands
- Question concerning the rules of engagement in the area around the Senkaku Islands
- Question concerning the influence of the restructuring of the Cabinet,More...
October 1
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