Speeches
Archives on Speeches by State Ministers for Foreign Affairs
March 31, 2014
2014
- Statement by Yasuhide Nakayama State Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Third International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria (March 31, 2015)
- Statement by Mr. Minoru Kiuchi State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Special Session on Water Cycle Policy with focus on Water and Disaster of the 23rd Meeting of the United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (October 31, 2014)
- Statement by the State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Yasuhide Nakayama On the occasion of the Conference on the Reconstruction of Gaza (October 15, 2014) (PDF)
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Yasuhide Nakayama State Minister for Foreign Affairs The Second ARF Space Security Workshop (October 9, 2014) (PDF)
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Yasuhide Nakayama State Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Seminar on Capacity Building in Maritime Security and Disaster Relief (September 24, 2014) (PDF)
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Minoru Kiuchi State Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Official Opening of the Second Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (September 14, 2014) (PDF)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Norio Mitsuya, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan At the General Debate of the ECOSOC High-level Segment (July 7, 2014) (PDF)
- Speech by the Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Nobuo Kishi to the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict (June 12, 2014)
- Statement on behalf of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) by Mr. Nobuo Kishi, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan General Debate 3rd Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 NPT Review Conference (April 28, 2014) (PDF)
2013
2012
- Meeting between the Swedish Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and Observers/Ad-hoc Observers Stockholm, Sweden November 6, 2012 Statement by Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Shuji Kira (November 6, 2012) [PDF]
- Statement by Mr.Ryuji YAMANE, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Head of Delegation of Japan at the 56th General Conference of the IAEA (September 17, 2012) [PDF]
- Speech by Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Parliamentary Senior-Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs; IGES/JIIA-sponsored Open Symposium on the Future of Climate Change Regime And Environmental Issues (March 3, 2012)
- Speech by Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, the Tenth Informal Meeting on Further Actions against Climate Change (March 1, 2012)
- Statement by Mr. Ryuji Yamane Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan High-level Segment of the Human Rights Council, Nineteenth Session (February 28, 2012)
- Statement by Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at Conference on Disarmament (February 28, 2012)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Yamane Ryuji, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, At London Conference on Somalia (February 23, 2012)
- Message by Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Occasion of the Twentieth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (Provisional translation) (English, French) (January 26, 2012)
2011
- Special Speech by Dr. Tsuyoshi Michael Yamaguchi, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Council on Foreign Relations/Asahi Shimbun Symposium, "Japan-U.S. Alliance after 3/11 and beyond" (December 8, 2011)
- Japan-Central Asia Economic Forum Keynote Speech by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka Banno (July 2011) [English] [Russian (PDF)]
- Statement by Dr Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi,Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the PIF Post-Forum Dialogue (September 9, 2011)
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Chiaki Takahashi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Global Services Summit (July 20, 2011)
- State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mr. Takahashi's Speech: Aid for Trade Global Review Meeting Session 3: From Project Results to Development(July 18, 2011)
- Opening Remarks by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka Banno at the Transitional Committee (July 13, 2011)
- Message by H.E. Chiaki TAKAHASHI, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the occasion of the Nineteenth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (English (PDF)
, French (PDF)
)(26 June, 2011)
- Speech by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka BANNO at "Saving children's lives- the GAVI Alliance pledging conference for immunization" (June 13, 2011)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Yutaka Banno, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS (June 9, 2011)
- Statement by Mr. Yutaka Banno, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Launch of the "Global Plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections and keeping their mothers alive" (June 9, 2011)
- Remarks by H.E. Mr. Chiaki Takahashi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Third TICAD IV Ministerial Follow-up Meeting in Session 4: "Cooperation with Africa in efforts to address global challenges" (May 2, 2011)
- Keynote Address by H.E. Mr. Yutaka Banno State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 8th Japan-Singapore Symposium (April 25, 2011)
- Speech by Mr. Chiaki Takahashi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at Kyiv Summit on Safe and Innovative Use of Nuclear Energy (April 19, 2011)
- Keynote Speech by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka Banno(March 2, 2011)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Takeaki MATSUMOTO, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Occasion of the Eighteenth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (English, French)(27 January, 2011)
2010
- Remarks by Mr. Yutaka Banno, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the OSCE Summit (2 December, 2010)
- Speech by Yutaka Banno, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Meeting on Afghanistan on the occasion of the NATO Summit Meeting (November 20, 2010)
- Statement by His Excellency Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, At the Meeting of the United Nations Security Council (November 16, 2010)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Yutaka Banno State Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Japan at the High Level Segment of the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (October 28, 2010)
- Speech by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yutaka BANNO at the Third Voluntary Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (October 5, 2010)
- 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 9, 2010)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Osamu Fujimura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (August 19, 2010)
- Statement from Mr Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference hosted by Norway (May 27, 2010)
- 2010 NPT Review Conference Statement by H.E. Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (May 4, 2010)
- Opening Statement by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Reception for Celebration and the Universalization of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (March 2010)
- PECC International Workshop on Social Resilience (March 2010)
- Journalists Symposium 2010, Leadoff Keynote Address by Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (March 2010)
- "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue, The Fourth Tokyo Dialogue: Keynote Speech by Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan (February 25, 2010)
- Opening Statement by Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Seminar on Strengthening Nuclear Security in Asian Countries (January 2010)
- The message from Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the occasion of the sixteenth ordinary session of the African Union Executive Council (January 2010)
- Statement by Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Ministerial Conference on Haiti (January 25, 2010)
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Opening Ceremony for the Senior Specialist Course of the Program for Human Resources Development in Asia for Peacebuilding (January 6, 2010)
2009
- Speech by State Secretary for Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Ministerial-level working breakfast with LDC: Seventh Ministerial Conference of WTO (November 30, 2009)
- Courtesy call on Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, by 30 embassy local staff (November 2009)
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the opening ceremony for the Primary Course of the Program for Human Resources Development in Asia for Peacebuilding (November 6, 2009)
- Remarks by Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the 2009 UN DAY SYMPOSIUM: The Emergence of Human Security - 15th Anniversary - (October 23, 2009)
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Opening Ceremony of the U.S.-Japan Global Peace Operations Initiative Senior Mission Leaders Course (October 19, 2009)
- Opening Remark by Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at UNU/UNESCO 2009 International Conference on Africa and Globalization (September 28, 2009)
- Statement by Mr. Shintaro ITO, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of National Voluntary Presentation of Annual Ministerial Review at ECOSOC (July 7, 2009) (Presentation File [PDF]
)
- Remarks by Mr. Shintaro ITO, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the Second Global Review Meeting on Aid for Trade (July 6, 2009)
- The script of the statement by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Message to OECD Ministerial Council Meeting) (June 2009)
- The script of the statement by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Agenda 6. Keeping Markets Open for Trade and Investment) (June 2009)
- Opening Remarks by the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Seiko Hashimoto at the Fifth Africa-Asia Business Forum (AABF V) (June 15, 2009 Kampala) [English] [French (PDF)
]
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Security Council Ministerial Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (May 11, 2009)
- Statement by Ms. Seiko Hashimoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the International Conference in Support of the Somalia Security Institutions and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) (April 23, 2009)
- Statement by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Haiti Donors Conference 2009 (April 14, 2009)
- Statement by H.E. Seiko Hashimoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty (April 6, 2009)
- Statement by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the High-Level Segment of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (March 12, 2009)
- Keynote Address by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the International Symposium "Revisiting Food Security: Towards the Realization of a Global Partnership" (March 5, 2009)
- Remarks by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Occasion of the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza (March 2, 2009)
- Opening Speech by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Twelfth Japan-SICA Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (February 26, 2009) (Spanish [PDF])
- Welcome Remarks by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at Welcome Reception of the 7th Japan-Singapore Symposium (February 23, 2009)
- Keynote Address by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at Welcome Reception of the 7th Japan-Singapore Symposium (February 23, 2009) [Full Text] [as delivered "Oral Version"]
2008
- Statement by Mr. Shintaro ITO, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the 16th OSCE Ministerial Council (December 5, 2008)
- Speech by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Reception on the Occasion of the Symposium "Multilateral Approaches to Peace and Security" (December 1, 2008)
- Speech by Mr Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at a Reception to celebrate 150 Years of Diplomatic Relations between the United Kingdom and Japan (September 16, 2008)
- Address by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Mont Pelerin Society General Meeting 2008 (September 12, 2008)
- Keynote Speech by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on the Occasion of the Africa Day Symposium (U Thant International Conference Hall, United Nations University) (September 9, 2008)
- Address by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Opening Session of UNU/UNESCO International Conference "Globalization and Languages" (August 27, 2008)
- Congratulatory Address by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Commencement Ceremony for the FY 2008 Pilot Program for Human Resource Development in Asia for Peacebuilding (August 25, 2008)
- Opening Speech by Mr. Hitoshi KIMURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, at the 5th Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-proliferation (April 25, 2008)
2007
- Statement by Mr. Itsunori ONODERA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Fifteenth Meeting of OSCE Ministerial Council (November 30, 2007)
- Remarks by Mr. Hitoshi KIMURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, at the Reception on the occasion of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Maritime Interdiction Exercise"Pacific Shield 07" (October 12, 2007)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Hitoshi KIMURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the 5th Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (September 17, 2007)
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Takeshi IWAYA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan at the TICAD Conference on Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development (March 22, 2007)
- Keynote Speech by Mr. Katsuhito ASANO, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, at the Symposium on Japan and India "Japan-India Strategic Partnership in an Era of Asian Regional Integration" (March 9, 2007)
- Remarks by Mr. Katsuhito ASANO, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, at the 4th Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-proliferation (January 25, 2007)
2006
- Speech by Mr. Takeshi IWAYA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Ministerial Council of the OSCE (December 5, 2006)
- Speech by Mr. Iwaya, the Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the occasion of the ITER Agreement Signature Ceremony (November 21, 2006)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Katsutoshi Kaneda, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Fifty-ninth Annual DPI/NGO Conference (September 6, 2006)
- Remarks by Mr. Katsutoshi Kaneda, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the occasion of the International Conference for Lebanon's Early Recovery (August 31, 2006)
- "30 Years of Japan-Australia Relation: From Trading Partners to Partners of Democracy" by Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, for the Fourth Japan-Australia Conference (June 23, 2006)
- Speech by Mr. Yasuhisa SHIOZAKI, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the OECD Forum: Regional Integration and Development in the Middle East (May 23, 2006)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Public Meeting on Sudan (May 9, 2006)
- Opening Statement by Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the International Symposium on Scientific and Technical Aspects on the Establishment of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles (March 6, 2006)
- Opening Remarks by Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan at the TICAD Conference on Consolidation of Peace (February 16, 2006)
- Address of Mr. Katsutoshi KANEDA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Opening Session of the 11th Japan-CARICOM Consultation Meeting (February 16, 2006)
- Opening Remarks by H.E. Katsutoshi Kaneda, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the occasion of the Japan Education Forum III (February 9, 2006)
- Speech by Mr. Yasuhisa SHIOZAKI, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy (February 5, 2006)
- Statement by H.E. Katsutoshi Kaneda, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the London Conference on Afghanistan (January 31, 2006)
- The International Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza
- Statement by H.E. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (January 18, 2006)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior-Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Pledging Session of the International Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza (January 18, 2006)
- Remarks by Mr. Katsutoshi Kaneda, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Japan-WHO Joint Meeting on Early Response to Potential Influenza Pandemic (January 2006)
2005
- Speech by Mr. Yasuhisa SHIOZAKI, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Ministerial Council of the OSCE (December 6, 2005)
- Statement by H.E. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Donors Conference on Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Earthquake Affected Areas (November 19, 2005)
- Statement by H.E. Ichiro Aisawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan "Ministerial Meeting on Community Assistance to Areas Affected by the South Asia Earthquake" (October 26, 2005)
- Statement by H.E. Ichiro Aisawa, Vice Minister of Japan - Round Table 1: Domestic Resources for Development and High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development - (June 28, 2005)
- Statement by H.E. Ichiro Aisawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development (June 27, 2005)
- Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Ichiro Aisawa, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the High-level Forum on Health MDGs in Asia and the Pacific (June 21, 2005)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Ichiro Aisawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the occasion of the Oslo Donors' Conference on Sudan 2005 (April 11, 2005)
- Key-Note Speech by H.E. Ichiro Aisawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs "United Nations as Peacekeeper and Nation-Builder: Continuity and Change- What Lies Ahead" (March 28, 2005)
- Opening Address by Mr. Shuzen Tanigawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Tokyo Seminar on the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons "Toward the 2005 Review Conference" (February 7, 2005)
- Address by Mr. Shuzen Tanigawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Ministerial Meeting on Regional Cooperation on Tsunami Early Warning Arrangements (January 29, 2005)
- Address by Mr. Shuzen Tanigawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (January 20, 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Shuzen TANIGAWA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Ministerial Meeting on Humanitarian Assistance to Tsunami Affected Countries (January 11, 2005)
2004
- Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Ichiro Aisawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, at the Seminar on the Promotion of Accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (December 2, 2004)
- Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Masatoshi Abe, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at a Prime Mover Project in the Asia Cooperation Dialogue of Japan/Environmental Education (June 8, 2004)
- Speech by H.E. Mr.Masatoshi Abe, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Head of the Japanese Delegation, at the 60th Session of ESCAP in Shanghai (April 26, 2004)
- Closing Remarks by Ichiro Aisawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Ceremony Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Japan-US Relationship (April 3, 2004)
- Keynote Speech by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masatoshi ABE, at the Second OSCE-Japan Conference "Search for Effective Conflict Prevention under New Security Circumstances" (March 2004)
- Comments on the adoption of the Manila Plan of Action by Senior Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Masatoshi ABE (January 31, 2004)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Ichiro Aisawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, at the Bali Regional Ministerial Meeting on Counter-Terrorism (February 2004)
2003
- Speech by H.E. Mr. Masatoshi Abe, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the occasion of Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-proliferation (November 13, 2003)
- Speech by H.E. Mr. Tetsuro Yano, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Fifth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (September 15, 2003)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Tetsuro Yano, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Fifth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (September 10, 2003)
- Remarks of Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Tetsuro YANO on the Launching Ceremony of the UNIDO project "Assistance for Revitalization of Agricultural Productive Capacities in Sudan through the Trust Fund for Human Security" (September 3, 2003)
- Statement of Mr. Tetsuro Yano, Senior Vice-Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the occasion of visit to Jaffna, Sri Lanka (August 3, 2003)
- Address by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Tetsuro YANO, at the Opening of the ABAC Plenary Meeting (May 14, 2003)
- Address by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Tetsuro YANO, at the Symposium on Movement of Natural Persons (March 19, 2003)
- Address by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Yano at the Tokyo International Conference on Investment to Africa (February 26, 2003)
- Speech by Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan at the Munich Conference on Security Policy "The Global Challenge of International Terrorism" (February 8, 2003)
2002
- Speech by Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan "United Nations Consolidated Appeals and Japan" (November 20, 2002)
- Keynote Address by Mr. Tetsuro Yano, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Australia-Japan Conference for a Creative Partnership (November 2002)
- Speech by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Shigeru UETAKE at the Reception Hosted by Ambassador TANAKA (Papua New Guinea, August 24, 2002)
- Opening Statement by Mr. Shigeo Uetake, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 14th Post-Forum Dialogue (August 20, 2002)
- Policy Statement by H.E. Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 58th Commission Session of the United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (May 21, 2002)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Shigeo Uetake, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the International Conference on Financing for Development (March 22, 2002)
2001
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Seiken Sugiura, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (July 2001)
- Address by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Seiken Sugiura, at "Future of Asia" Conference hosted by Nihon Keizai Shimbun (June 7, 2001)
- Keynote Address by Mr. Shigeo UETAKE, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan) at The G8 Government/Private Sector High-Level Meeting on High-Tech Crime (May 2001)
- Policy Statement by H.E. Mr. Kiyohiro Araki, Senior Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the 57th Commission Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (April 23, 2001)
- General Statement by Mr. Shigeo UETAKE, Head of the Japanese Delegation to The Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (May 2001)
- Opening Address by Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kiyohiro Araki, at the Seminar on Education & Protection of Cultural Heritage in South Eastern Europe (March 22, 2001)
- Opening remarks by Mr. Kiyohiro ARAKI, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the "Seminar on Safety of UN Peacekeepers and Associated Personnel Working in Conflict Zones" (March 15, 2001)
- Seminar on Energy Security in Asia -Opening Address by Seishiro Eto, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs- "Asian Energy Security and Japan's Foreign Policy" (March 6, 2001)