Press Releases

June 23

• The Election of Professor Yuji Iwasawa as Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)(Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono)（June 22）

June 20

• Japan-Benin Foreign Ministers’ Meeting（June 20）
• Advisor to the Prime Minister Kentaro Sonoura to Attend the Opening Event of Japan House London（June 21）
• 5th Meeting of the Japan-Philippines Joint Committee on Infrastructure Development and Economic Cooperation（June 20）
• Provision of Yen Loan to the Philippines (Advance Notification)（June 20）

June 19

• Japan-US Consultation on US sanctions on Iran（June 19）
• 2018 Disaster Management Seminar for Foreign Missions in Tokyo（June 26）
• Emergency Grant Aid in response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo（June 19）

June 17

• Afghan President Ghani’s announcement of an extension to the Afghan government’s ceasefire with the Taliban (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Norio Maruyama)（June 17）

June 15

• Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin, His Excellency Mr. Aurélien Agbenonci to Visit Japan（June 18 ~ June 21）
• Japan-Maldives Foreign Ministers’ Meeting（June 15）
• The 4th Japan- France Bilateral Consultations on Cybersecurity（June 15）

June 14

• Japan-Canada Joint Economic Committee（June 14）
• The first Japan-Maldives Policy Dialogue（June 14）
• The 1st Regional Promotion Seminar in fiscal year 2018（June 21）
• Summary of the Tenth Round of the Negotiations for Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) （June 13）

June 12

• The appointment of a new prime minister of the Republic of Madagascar （Statement by Press Secretary Norio Maruyama）（June 12）
• Japan’s Contribution to the Trust Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of participation of the members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf from developing States in the meetings of the Commission（June 12）
• The Foreign Minister of Maldives to Visit Japan（June 12 ~ June 15）

June 11

• Japan-Laos Foreign Ministers’ Meeting（June 11）
• Meeting between Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor of Myanmar Kyaw Tint Swe（June 11）
• Japan-Canada Joint Economic Committee（June 14）

June 8

• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Guatemala in response to the Eruption of Volcano（June 8）
• Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Infectious Diseases Response Team（June 11）
• Tenth Round of the Negotiations for Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)（June 11 ~ June 13）

June 7

• Japan- Australia-India- U.S. Consultations（June 7）
• Message of Condolence from Foreign Minister Taro Kono following the Volcanic Eruption in Guatemala（June 7）

June 6

• The United States-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) （June 6）

June 5

• Japan-Albania Foreign Ministers’ Meeting（June 5）
• The fourth round of negotiations on Japan-EU Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement（June 6 ~ June 7）

June 4

• Japan-Uganda Foreign Ministers’ Working Dinner（June 4）

June 1

• Establishment of an Independent Commission of Enquiry by the Myanmar Government and the Agreement on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Myanmar Government and the UN Agencies concerning their Activities in Northern Rakhine State (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono)（June 1）
• Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, Hon. Sam Kahamba Kutesa to Visit Japan（June 3 ~ June 8）