Press Conference by the Press Secretary Archives May 2017

Opening Remarks
- (1) Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Team in response to the Damages Caused by the Heavy Rainfall in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- (2) Release of Results from a Survey on the Number of Japanese People Living Abroad and Japanese Companies with Overseas Operations
- (3) Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Study Tour for Ambassadors and Other Officials in Japan from Various Countries
Explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan
Release of the Report by the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Opening Remarks
- (1) Terrorist incident at a concert venue in Manchester, United Kingdom
- (2) Japan to host the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary meeting
- (3) Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takisawa to visit Lithuania
(4) Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takei to attend a United Nations Security Council Open Debate
Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation

Opening Remarks
- (1) Visit by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takei to Barbados and Mexico
- (2) Attendance by Gen Nakatani as a Prime Minister Special Envoy at the Timor-Leste Presidential Inauguration and a Ceremony Commemorating the 15th Anniversary of Timor-Leste’s Independence
(3) Visit to Japan by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
(4) Visit to Japan by Mr. Roberto Azêvedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
(5) Establishment of the Investment Policy Office
Visit to Japan by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland

Opening Remarks
- (1) De-escalation Zones Plan in Syria
- (2) Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takei to Attend the London Somalia Conference and Visit Ethiopia