What's New June 2012
June 29
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 29)
- Questions concerning the conclusion of a classified information protection agreement
- Questions concerning Takeshima Island issue
- Questions concerning domestic political affairs (omitted) ,More...
June 28
- Meeting between Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Nika Gilauri, Prime Minister of Georgia (Summary)
- Japan-Philippines Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Katsuya Okada, Deputy Prime Minister, by H.E. Albert F. Del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(June 28)
- United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
- Japan-Slovakia Summit Meeting
- Japan-Slovakia Foreign Ministers' Meeting,More...
June 27
- Japan-Slovakia Summit Meeting (Summary)
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Nika GILAURI, Prime Minister of Georgia (New Schedule)
- Fifth Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit (Summary)
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 27)
- Opening Remarks
- World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku
- Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan
- Strategy to Securing Resources
- Questions concerning the “seizure” of a fishing vessel, off the coast of Kunashiri Island
- Questions concerning Osprey deployment in Okinawa,More...
- Japan-Slovakia Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Outline)
June 26
- Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and H.E. Dr. Rafik Abdessalem, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 26)
- Opening Remarks
- Acceptance of the Convention on Cybercrime
- Questions concerning domestic political affairs (omitted)
- Questions concerning the deployment of Osprey aircraft to Okinawa,More...
June 25
- Courtesy Call on His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tupouto'a Ulukalala, Kingdom of Tonga, by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Election of a new President in Egypt
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Nika GILAURI, Prime Minister of Georgia
- Japan-New Zealand Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura by H.E. Dr. Rafik Abdessalem, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia
June 22
- Visit to Japan by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tupouto'a Ulukalala of the Kingdom of Tonga
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Albert F. Del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Dr. Rafik Abdessalem, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia
- Third Japan-EU English Haiku Contest (Rescheduled Deadline for Entry)
June 21
June 20
- United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
- Visit to Japan by Hon. Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand
June 19
- G20 Los Cabos Summit
- Japan-Indonesia Summit Meeting (Summary)
- Japan-Russia Summit Meeting at the G20 Los Cabos Summit (Overview)
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 19)
- Opening Remarks
- Attendance at the United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
- Questions concerning Japan-Russia Relations
- Questions concerning the submission of aerial radiation monitoring results by the United States,More...
- Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
June 18
- Japan-Mexico Summit Meeting (Overview)
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in bateyes of the Dominican Republic
June 16
- Japan-Turkey Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Istanbul Statement of the Foreign Ministers of Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative
June 15
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 15)
- Opening Remarks
- The 4th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Non-proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI)
- The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
- Questions concerning the Deployment of Osprey aircraft in Okinawa
- Questions concerning Domestic Political Affairs (omitted),More...
- Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Joe Nakano, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Motoo Noguchi, Judge of the Supreme Court Chamber of Khmer Rouge Trials
- "Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths" Soccer Exchanges between five ASEAN Nations
- Summary of the 16th Round of Negotiations for Japan Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
June 14
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by Mr. Htay Oo, General Secretary , Union Solidarity and Development Party, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, by Mr. Htay Oo, General Secretary, Union Solidarity and Development Party, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(June 14)
- Japan's Hosting PSI (Proliferation Security Initiative) Air Interdiction Exercise "Pacific Shield 12"
- Japan-Belgium Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by Chair of State Duma of Russia,More...
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on a series of terrorist attacks in Iraq
June 13
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 13)
- Question concerning the issue of the name “Sea of Japan”
- Question concerning North Korea’s ballistic missile launch vehicles
- Question concerning the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly election,More...
- Hosting by Japan of PSI (Proliferation Security Initiative) Air Interdiction Exercise "Pacific Shield 12"
June 12
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 12)
- Questions concerning the issue of the Purchase of Senkaku Islands
- Questions concerning the statement of Mr. Uichiro Niwa, Japanese Ambassador to China
- Questions concerning the issue of the Purchase of Senkaku Islands,More...
- Japan-Belgium Foreign Ministers' Meeting
June 11
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Yoshihiko NODA, Prime Minister of Japan, by Mr. Sergey Evgenievich NARYSHKIN, Chair, State Duma of Russia
- Meeting between Mr. Koichiro GEMBA, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Sergey Evgenievich NARYSHKIN, Chair, State Duma of Russia
June 8
- Japan-Kosovo Summit Meeting (Overview)
- Visit to Japan by Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of the Kingdom of Belgium
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 8)
- Opening Remarks
- Selection of the Next CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- Questions concerning the Japan-China relationship (comments by Japanese Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China Niwa)
- Questions concerning the deployment of Osprey aircraft to Okinawa,More...
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Worsening Situation in Syria
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Election of the Next Chief Executive Officer of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision regarding the construction of housing units in the West Bank
- The 16th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
June 7
- Japan-Armenia Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview)
- Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (Overview)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Osamu Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary, by H.E. Mr. Ashour Saad Ben Khaial, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Libya
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(June 7)
- Japan-Armenia Summit Meeting
- Japan-Libya Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Japan-Singapore Foreign Ministers' Meeting,More...
- Election of Dr. Tetsuro Urabe, Professor, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, and Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Election of Members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)
June 6
- Japan-Armenia Summit Meeting (Overview)
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 6)
- Question concerning Foreign Minister Gemba’s remarks at the Sophia Renaissance Series of Lectures
- Question concerning Japan-U.S. Relations
- Question concerning the Situation of the Republic of Korea (ROK),More...
- Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Mr. Ashour Saad Ben Khaial, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Libya
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Katsuya Okada, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, by H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Technical Counselor Yasushi Horikawa Appointed Chairman of the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)
June 5
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 5)
- Questions concerning domestic affairs
- Questions concerning unlawful activities by the then First Secretary of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo
- Additional questions concerning domestic affairs
- Japan-Kenya Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Japan's Contribution to the Trust Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of participation of the members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf from developing States in the meetings of the Commission
June 4
- Signing Ceremony for Memorandum on Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro, Japan-Montenegro Foreign Ministers' Meeting, and Working Dinner (Overview)
- Reception Hosted by Foreign Minister Gemba on the Occasion of the National Meeting of City Mayors
- Third Japan-EU English Haiku Contest
June 3
June 1
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(June 1)
- Questions concerning allegedly illegal activities by a First Secretary from the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo
- Questions concerning the Realignment of US Forces in Japan (Okinawa Prefectural Assembly Elections)
- Questions concerning Japan-ROK Relations (so-called comfort women issue),More...
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. K Shanmugam, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law of the Republic of Singapore
- Opening of Japan Pavilion on the Occasion of Rio+20
- "Global Forum on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education" Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan and United Nations University
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