Press Releases Archive december 2024
- December 31
- December 29
- December 27
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- A message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya over the Azerbaijan Airline’s plane crash
- About the Crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Aircraft (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- Establishment of Japanese Diplomatic Missions
- Dispatch of the Survey Team to Support Recovery and Reconstruction following the earthquake in Port Vila in the Republic of Vanuatu
- The determination for the Logo and Catchphrase for the 60th anniversary of the normalization of the Japan-ROK relations
- Government of the United States of America- Government of Japan Guidelines for Extended Deterrence
- December 26
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- Signing of the Tax Convention between Japan and the Republic of Armenia
- Japan-Israel Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Matsumoto by H.E. Mr. Mait MARTINSON, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to Japan
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid Projects to the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Declassification of Diplomatic Records
- December 25
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- Second Japan-China High-Level People-to-People and Cultural Exchange Dialogue
- Dinner between Foreign Minister Iwaya and Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Lunch
- Courtesy call on State Council Premier Li Qiang of China by Foreign Minister Iwaya
- Signing and Exchange of Notes for Official Security Assistance (OSA) FY2024 project to the Republic of Djibouti
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
- December 24
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- Request from the Liberal Democratic Party's Special Committee on Whaling to Foreign Minister Iwaya
- Dispatch of the Medical Information Management Team in response to the damages caused by the Earthquake in Port Vila in the Republic of Vanuatu
- Third Annual Japan-U.S. Energy Security Dialogue
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning the Grant Project "Economic and Social Development Programme " to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (provision of equipment related to unexploded ordnance removal)
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Two Yen Loan projects to the Republic of Indonesia
- December 23
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- Working dinner between State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII and H.E. Dr. Rania Almashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation of the Arab Republic of Egypt
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talks
- Summary of the Third round of Negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement
- Agreement in principle reached on Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Zambia for the Promotion and Protection of Investment
- Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Vanuatu in Response to the Damages caused by the Earthquake in Port Vila
- December 21
- December 20
- December 19
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- Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs MATSUMOTO to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Results)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA and Dr. Muhammad Shtayyeh, former Prime Minister of Palestine
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Eri by Canadian Young Leaders
- Signing of the Tax Convention between Japan and Turkmenistan
- December 18
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- Dialogue between Experts from Japan and China on the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water from TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea
- Meeting between Foreign Minister IWAYA and Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Iwaya by President Akane of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
- December 17
- December 16
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- Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers Condemning DPRK-Russia Cooperation
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Iwaya and First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy Svyrydenko of Ukraine
- Telephone Talk between Foreign Minister Iwaya and Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy to Japan of the United Arab Emirates
- The 8th Consular Consultation between Japan and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
- Meeting between Senior Deputy Minister AKAHORI and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Steiner
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Iwaya and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Steiner
- Japan-Iran Vice-Ministerial Consultation
- December 14
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- Japan-Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Suriname Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Saint Lucia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Grenada Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Belize Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Barbados Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- The Eighth Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference, Working Lunch, Signing Ceremony, and Press Announcement
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning Japan’s Grant Aid to 14 CARICOM countries “The Project for Industrial Development and Technology Transfer in the Member States of the Caribbean Community”
- December 13
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- Meeting between State Foreign Minister MIYAJI and Ms. Keye Bass, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saint Christopher and Nevis
- Japan-The Bahamas Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Haiti Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Guyana Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Commonwealth of Dominica Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs MIYAJI and Mr. Daven C. Joseph, Development Commissioner, Office of the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs MIYAJI and Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary General, Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat
- Visit of IAEA officials and international experts for a review on the discharge of ALPS treated water from TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea (Results)
- State Foreign Minister MIYAJI Hosts a Luncheon Meeting for CARICOM Foreign Ministers and Other High-level Officials
- The First Japan-Malaysia Strategic Dialogue
- Presidential Election in Ghana (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
- First round of negotiations after the resumption of negotiations for Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister Fujii by Lt GEN. James F. Glynn, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
- December 12
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- Symposium to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)
- Reception for the Eighth Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference Hosted by Foreign Minister Iwaya
- Japan-Jamaica Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-U.S. Extended Deterrence Dialogue
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII by Ambassador Susan Elliott, President of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP)
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Miyaji and Vietnamese Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vu
- Working Lunch between State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII and H. E. Hon. Edmondo Cirielli Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic
- United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Preparatory Meeting
- Video Message by Mr. MICHII Rokuichiro, Ambassador of Japan to Tuvalu for the Landing Ceremony of Submarine Cable in Tuvalu
- The 8th Japan-Viet Nam Strategic Partnership Dialogue
- December 11
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- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talks
- Working Level Online Meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)
- The Second Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Indo-Pacific Dialogue
- Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Mongolia concerning the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology
- 8th Japan-Viet Nam Strategic Partnership Dialogue
- December 10
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- Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations)(Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII by the Delegation Led by Ms. Ināra Mūrniece, Chairperson of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of Saeima (Parliament of the Republic of Latvia)
- Entry into Force of the GIGO Establishment Convention
- Eighth Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference
- Japan-U.S.-Philippines Maritime Dialogue
- Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid Projects to the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Fujii and Minister Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity and Energy of the Republic of South Africa
- December 9
- December 6
- December 5
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs MIYAJI received a courtesy call from Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Eri by Japanese American Yonsei Young Leaders
- Signing and Exchange of Notes for Official Security Assistance (OSA) FY2024 project to the Republic of the Philippines
- Grant Assistance to the Independent State of Samoa: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Equipment related to the development of underground water resources)”
- Inscription of “Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan” on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
- Inscription of “Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan” on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
- December 4
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- Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi on the Damages Caused by Heavy Rain in Uganda
- Emergency Assistance to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Response to the flood and landslide
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s attendance at the Opening Ceremony of the 20th Tokyo-Beijing Forum
- The Fifth Meeting of the East Micronesia Cable Project Executive Board
- Memorial Exhibition on "Relations between Greece and Japan through Diplomatic Documents"
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Matsumoto by Mr. Leroy, the President of the Regional Council of Grand Est in France
- Grant Assistance to the Republic of Vanuatu: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Fishery Research Vessel)”
- Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning the Grant Aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic “Food Assistance Programme”
- 35th Meeting of the Energy Charter Conference and Adoption of the Modernized text of the Energy Charter Treaty
- December 3
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- State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII's Visit to Egypt (Results)
- Japan-EU Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting
- The Situation in Georgia (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
- 6th Meeting of the Japan–Philippines Maritime Dialogue
- The Adoption of the Weapons of Mass Destruction in Outer Space Resolution, submitted by Japan, U.S., and Argentina, at the United Nations General Assembly
- Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons Submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the UN General Assembly
- The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons submitted by Japan in the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
- December 2
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- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Fujii and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Expatriates of the Republic of Egypt H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Fujii and Foreign Minister Nafti, Tunisia
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII and Ms. Sigrid KAAG, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII attended the Cairo Ministerial Conference to enhance the humanitarian response in Gaza
- The Sixth Japan-ROK Press Secretaries’ Meeting
- Relaxation of Visa requirements for Nationals of Brunei Darussalam（Extension of period of stay）
- Visit of IAEA officials and international experts for a review on the discharge of ALPS treated water from TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea
- Prime Minister of Sweden to Visit Japan
- December 1
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