Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
- Information sheet in English on the situation of ALPS-treated water at the TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) (September 16, 2019)
- Initiatives on Commemorating the Achievements of the Late Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Yukiya Amano (September 10, 2019)
- The 7th Japan-U.S. Non-Proliferation Dialogue (August 7, 2019)
- The Passing Away of Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (July 22, 2019)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits Sweden and Iran(June 11-14, 2019)
- Submission of the “Kyoto Appeal” by the Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament to Foreign Minister Kono (April 16, 2019)
- Mr. Tsuji, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, received a courtesy call by Dr. Najat Mokhtar, Deputy Director General of the IAEA (April 11, 2019)
- The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament submitted by Japan to the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (December 6, 2018)
- Japan-Israel Bilateral Consultation on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues (November 19, 2018)
- The 62nd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency to be held in Vienna (September 14, 2018)
- Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Maritime Interdiction Exercise Pacific Shield 18 (July 13, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Taro Kono delivered a statement at the General Debate of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the 2020 NPT Review Conference (April 24, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Taro Kono exchanged views with the heads of states of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (April 24, 2018)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Ambassador Adam Bugajski, Chair of the Second Session of the Prepatory Committee of the 2020 NPT Review Conference (April 24, 2018)
- Opening Remarks by Foreign Minister Taro Kono at the side event of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the 2020 NPT Review Conference on the“Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmaemnt (EPG)” (April 24, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Taro Kono had a meeting with Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs (April 24, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Taro Kono delivered a statement at the General Debate of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the 2020 NPT Review Conference (April 24, 2018)
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Receives a Courtesy Call from Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (April 10, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Taro Kono Meets with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (April 9, 2018)
- Working Dinner with the Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament hosted by Foreign Minister KONO (March 26, 2018)
- The New START Treaty (Statement by Press Secretary Norio Maruyama) (February 6, 2018)
- Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (December 10, 2017)
- The Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament (November 28, 2017)
- The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (October 28, 2017)
- "Video Message by FM Kono on Japan's efforts on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation" (Towards Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons -Japan's UN Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament-)
(October 20, 2017) - The Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Norio Maruyama) (October 8, 2017)
- Foreign Minister Taro Kono Meets with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (October 3, 2017)
- Release of a final report on the joint project between the IAEA and Japan with regard to marine monitoring (July 31, 2017)
- Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary Meeting (May 31, 2017)
- Foreign Minister Kishida Attends the First Session of the Preparatory Committee of the 2020 NPT Review Conference (May 2, 2017)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Shunsuke Takei Receives a Courtesy Call from International Atomic Energy Agency Governors (March 21, 2017)
- The 13th Asia Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP-XIII) (January 31, 2017)
- State Minister Kentaro Sonoura Receives a Courtesy Call from International Atomic Energy Agency Governors and Other Officials (October 24, 2016)
- International Conference in Nagasaki – towards a world free of nuclear weapons (September 23, 2016)
- Joint Statement on the Nuclear Test by North Korea by the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura) (September 14, 2016)
- India’s Participation in the Missile Technology Control Regime (June 27, 2016)
- State Minister Kihara attends CTBT Twentieth Anniversary Meeting (June 14, 2016)
- Japan-United States Non-Proliferation Dialogue (May 12, 2016)
- U.S. President Obama to Visit Hiroshima (May 10, 2016)
- Foreign Minister Kishida Meets with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (April 25, 2016)
- Youth Communicator for a World without Nuclear Weapons (April 13, 2016)
- G7 Hiroshima Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Pre-Event Forum of Youth Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons in Hiroshima (March 27, 2016 )
Nuclear Disarmament
Treaties
- The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
- The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
- The Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT)
Multilateral Fora
United Nations
- 70th Session of the General Assembly
- Statement at the First Committee of the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Conventional Weapons) (October 26, 2015） [PDF]
- Statement at the First Committee of the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Other Weapons of mass destruction) (October 23, 2015） (PDF)
- Statement at the First Committee of the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Spece) (October 23, 2015） (PDF)
- Statement at the Joint ad hoc Committee of 1st and 4th Committees (Outer Space) (October 21, 2015） [PDF]
- Joint Statement at the First Committee of the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons) (October 21, 2015） [PDF]
- Statement at the First Committee of the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Nuclear Weapons) (October 20, 2015） [PDF]
- Statement at the First Committee of the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (General Debate) (October 12, 2015） [PDF]
- The NPDI Joint Statement to the First Committee of the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 9, 2015） [PDF]
- Statement at the First Committee of the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Conventional Weapons) (October 26, 2015） [PDF]
- 69th Session of the General Assembly
- Statement at the First Committee of the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education) (October 28, 2014） [PDF]
- Statement at the First Committee of the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Other Weapons Mass Destruction) (October 24, 2014） [PDF]
- Statement at the First Committee of the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Conventional Weapons) (October 22, 2014） [PDF]
- Statement at the First Committee of the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Nuclear Weapons) (October 20, 2014） [PDF]
- The NPDI Joint Statement to the First Committee of the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (October 20, 2014） [PDF]
- Statement at the First Committee of the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (General Debate) (October 10, 2014） [PDF]
- Statement at the First Committee of the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education) (October 28, 2014） [PDF]
- Statement by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the Informal Ministerial Plenary Meeting to Commemorate the International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (September 26, 2014） [PDF]
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan at the Opening Session High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament (September 26, 2013, New York)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament (September 26, 2013, New York)
- Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Resolutions
Other Fora
Other
DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION EDUCATION
- Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons
- Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Delivered by H. E. Gillian Bird, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations (April 30, 2015) [PDF]
- Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Delivered by H.E. Sebastian Kurz, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria (April 28, 2015) [PDF]
- Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Delivered by Ambassador John Quinn, Australian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Geneva and Ambasador for Disarmament (October 20, 2014) [PDF]
- Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Delivered by Ambassador Dell Higgie, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (October 20, 2014) [PDF]
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons (October 22, 2013)
- Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Delivered by Ambassador Peter Woolcott, Australian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Geneva and Ambasador for Disarmament (October 21, 2013) [PDF]
- Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Delivered by Ambassador Dell Higgie, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (October 20, 2013) [PDF]
- Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Delivered by H. E. Gillian Bird, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations (April 30, 2015) [PDF]
- "Research Study on Impacts of the Use of Nuclear Weapons in Various Aspects" Commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in FY 2013 (March, 2014) [PDF]
- 2012 Nagasaki Declaration1 "Promoting Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education" (August, 2012) [PDF]
- Testimony of Hibakusha
- Japan's Special Communicators for a World Without Nuclear Weapons
- Youth Communicator for a World without Nuclear Weapons
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