Small Arms and Light Weapons

• Japan's Action on Small Arms (Pamphlet, 2006) [PDF]
• Small Arms and Light Weapons "Japan's Role in Disarmament and Development" (Pamphlet, 2000)

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United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (July 2001)

• Statement by H.E. Ms. Makiko Tanaka, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Results of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
• 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

National Report on the Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action

• National Report 2007 [PDF]
• National Report 2005 [PDF] [Text Version]
• National Report 2003

United Nations Conferences

• General Assembly
  • Adoption of Draft Resolution Concerning Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons Submitted by Japan to the United Nations General Assembly (December 2008)
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of Japan's Draft Resolution on Small Arms and Light Weapons at the United Nations General Assembly (December 2006)
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of Japan's Draft Resolution on Small Arms and Light Weapons at the Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly (December 2005)
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of Japan's Draft Resolution on Small Arms and Light Weapons at the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (October 2005)
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Draft Resolution entitled "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects" Submitted by Japan at the UN General Assembly (December 2004)
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Draft Resolution entitled "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Aspects" submitted by Japan at the United Nation's General Assembly (December 2003)
  • Japan's Submission of a Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament and a Draft Resolution on Small Arms and Light Weapons to The United Nations General Assembly (October 2002)
• First Committee
  • Adoption of Japan's Draft Resolution on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects in the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (October 2002)
  • The resolution "General and complete disarmament: the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects" adopted at the United Nations (October 2002)
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Small Arms and Light Weapons submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (November 2001)
• Review Conference on the Implementation of the Programme of Action (PoA) in 2006 (June 2006)
  • Statement by H.E. Mr. Shintaro Ito, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the occasion of United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
  • Mr. Shintaro Ito, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the U.N. Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
• Biennial Meetings
  • Second Biennial Meeting (July 2005)
    • Statement by Ambassador Yoshiki Mine, Delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, at the Second Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
  • First Biennial Meeting (July 2003)
    • Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi
    • Speech by Ambassador Yukiya Amano, Director-General for Arms Control and Scientific Affairs
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Conclusion of Negotiations on a Draft International Instrument on Identifying and Tracing Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons (Provisional Title) (June 2005)
• Security Council
  • Statement by H.E. Mr. Shinichi Kitaoka, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Small Arms (March 2006)
  • Statement by H.E. Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Japan, at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Small Arms (February 2005)
  • Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichi Haraguchi, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Issue of Small Arms (January 2004)

Workshops and Seminars

• Tokyo Workshop on Small Arms and Light Weapons (Tokyo, March 2007)
  • Chairperson's Summary
  • List of Participants [PDF]
• Workshop on Small Arms and Light Weapons (Beijing, April 2005)
  • Programme [PDF] [Text Version]
  • Co-Chair's Summary
  • Welcome Remarks by Mitsuro Donowaki, Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan [PDF] [Text Version]
• United Nations Regional Seminar on Small Arms and Light Weapons for the South Pacific (Nadi, August 2004)
  • Opening Statement by H.E. Mr. Mitsuro Donowaki, Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at "United Nations Regional Seminar on Small Arms and Light Weapons for the South Pacific" [PDF]
• UN Workshop on the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons and National Reporting on its Implementation (Nairobi, May 2004)
  • Presentation by H.E. Mr. Mitsuro Donowaki, Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at "UN Workshop on the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons and National Reporting on its Implementation" [PDF]
• United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues in Osaka (August 2003)
  • Presentation by H.E. Mr. Mitsuro Donowaki, Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan "The United Nations First Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action on SALW"
• Pacific Islands Countries Regional Seminar on Small Arms (January 2003)
• The Tokyo Follow-up Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (Tokyo, January 2002)
  • Chairperson's summary
• Jakarta Regional Seminar on Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms and Light Weapons (Jakarta, May 2000)
• "Tokyo Workshop on Small Arms" and Public Symposium "Small Arms and Civil Society" (Tokyo, May 1999)

Projects

• Assistance to Small Arms Database Project (November 2005)
• Speech by Director of Conventional Weapons Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yusuke Shindo at the Weapons Destruction Ceremony in Banteay Srey, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia (September 2003)
• Assistance for Illicit Small Arms Control in Kosovo (April 2003)
• A Survey of Programs on the Reintegration of Former Child Soldiers (March 2001)

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