Japan-North Korea Relations
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November 20, 2024
2024
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Coordinating Secretariat Meeting (November 20, 2024)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Summit Meeting (November 15, 2024)
- Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia (November 5, 2024)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the DPRK (November 5, 2024)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Telephone Meeting (November 1, 2024)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministries’ Official Telephone Talk on North Korea (October 31, 2024)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Vice Foreign Ministerial Meeting (October 16, 2024)
- Joint Statement on Establishing Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) (October 16, 2024)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Senior Official Telephone Talk on North Korea (October 9, 2024)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (September 23, 2024)
- The 3rd Japan- U.S.-ROK Trilateral Diplomacy Working Group for Foreign Ministry Cooperation on North Korea’s Cyber Threats (September 6, 2024)
- Joint Leaders’ Statement on the Anniversary of the Trilateral Leaders’ Summit at Camp David (August 18, 2024)
- The 2nd Japan- U.S.-ROK Trilateral Diplomacy Working Group for Foreign Ministry Cooperation on North Korea’s Cyber Threats (March 29, 2024)
- Rejection of the draft United Nations Security Council(UNSC) resolution on the mandate of the Panel of Experts for the UNSC 1718 Sanctions Committee (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki) (March 28, 2024)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (February 22, 2024)
- Courtesy call on State Mister Tsuge by Ambassador Julie Turner, Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues of the United States (February 13, 2024)
2023
- The 1st Japan- U.S.-ROK Trilateral Diplomacy Working Group for Foreign Ministry Cooperation on North Korea’s Cyber Threats (December 7, 2023)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Telephone Meeting (November 25, 2023)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the Launch Using Ballistic Missile Technology by North Korea (November 22, 2023)
- Informal Talk among Japan-U.S.-ROK Leaders (November 16, 2023)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (November 14, 2023)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Kamikawa by General Paul J. LaCamera (October 26, 2023)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Informal Talk (September 22, 2023)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the Launch Using Ballistic Missile Technology by North Korea (August 24, 2023)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Telephone Meeting (August 24, 2023)
- Prime Minister Kishida Attends Japan-U.S.-ROK Summit Meeting (August 17-19, 2023)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Video Conference Meeting (August 15, 2023)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (July 14, 2023)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea (July 13, 2023)
- Exchange of Views among Japan-U.S.-ROK Leaders (May 21, 2023)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Hayashi and H.E. Mr. Kwon Youngse, Minister of Unification of the Republic of Korea (March 23, 2023)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea (March 19, 2023)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (February 18, 2023)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (February 18, 2023)
- The G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (February 18, 2023)
2022
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea (November 21, 2022)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting (November 18, 2022)
- Meeting with Leaders of Like-minded Countries on North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch (November 18, 2022)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Summit Meeting (November 13, 2022)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Informal Talk (November 3, 2022)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talks (Nobember 3, 2022)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Meeting (October 4, 2022)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting (October 4, 2022)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting (October 4, 2022)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (September 22, 2022)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (July 8, 2022)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea (May 30, 2022)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting (May 25, 2022)
- G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea (March 26, 2022)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting (March 24, 2022)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Talk (March 24, 2022)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (February 12, 2022)
2021
2020
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (October 29, 2020)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by New Zealand against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (October 19, 2020)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (October 13, 2020)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (September 17, 2020)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (February 19, 2020)
- Suspicion of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of goods by CHON MA SAN, North Korean-flagged tanker, and a vessel of unknown nationality (February 7, 2020)
2019
- Suspicion of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of goods by NAM SAN 8, North Korean-flagged tanker, and a small vessel of unknown nationality (December 27, 2019)
- Suspicion of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of goods by MU BONG 1, North Korean-flagged tanker, and small vessels of unknown nationality (November 13, 2019)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by New Zealand against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (October 15, 2019)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (October 1, 2019)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada and Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (August 22, 2019)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (May 24, 2019)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by a French navy vessel against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (May 17, 2019)
- Suspicion of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of goods by AN SAN 1, North Korean-flagged tanker, and small vessels of unknown nationality (May 13&14, 2019)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (April 26, 2019)
- UK-Japan Cooperation for addressing ship-to-ship transfers (April 6, 2019)
- Suspicion of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of goods by YU SON, North Korean-flagged tanker, and a small vessel of unknown nationality (March 20, 2019)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by UK against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (March 19, 2019)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by France against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (March 8, 2019)
- Suspicion of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of goods by SAEBYOL, North Korean-flagged tanker, and a small vessel of unknown nationality (March 2, 2019)
- Suspicion of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of goods by AN SAN 1, North Korean-flagged tanker, and vessel of unknown nationality (January 18, 2019)
2018
- The Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the Plenary Meeting of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (December 18, 2018)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (November 30, 2018)
- Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the Third Committee of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (November 16, 2018)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by partner countries against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean flagged vessels prohibited by UNSCRs (November 6, 2018)
- Additional designation of vessels as subject to sanctions by the UN Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee and designation as subject to port entry ban pursuant to Act on Special Measures concerning Prohibition of Entry of Specified Ships into Ports (October 29, 2018)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk(October 8, 2018)
- Multinational efforts against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by UNSCRs (September 23, 2018)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Partner countries against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (September 22, 2018)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Partner countries against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (September 7, 2018)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (August 22, 2018)
- Suspicion of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of goods by North Korea-related vessels (July 31, 2018)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (July 8, 2018)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (July 8, 2018)
- Japan-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (June 22, 2018)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (June 14, 2018)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (June 14, 2018)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (June 12, 2018)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (June 11, 2018)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (May 10, 2018)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (April 28, 2018)
- Monitoring and surveillance activities by Partner countries against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (April 28, 2018)
- The Inter-Korean Summit (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (April 27, 2018)
- Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (March 23, 2018)
2017
- G7 Leaders Statement on North Korea (English (PDF)
/ Japanese (PDF) ) (September 4, 2017) - North Korea’s Missile Launch (November, 2017)
- Nuclear Test by North Korea (September, 2017)
- North Korea’s Missile Launch (September, 2017)
- North Korea’s Missile Launch (August, 2017)
- Comment by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council concerning North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch and Other Activities (December 23, 2017)
- The Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council concerning North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono)(December 23, 2017)
- 30th International Maritime Organization Assembly (Responses to ballistic missile launches by North Korea) (November 30, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Summit Telephone Talk (November 29, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (November 29, 2017)
- Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the Third Committee of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (November 15, 2017)
- International Civil Aviation Organization Council 212th Session (Responses to Missile Launches by North Korea) (October 7, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (September 15, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (September 15, 2017)
- Comment by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on the Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council concerning North Korea’s nuclear test and other activities (September 12, 2017)
- The Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council concerning North Korea’s nuclear test and other activities (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (September 12, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Summit Meeting (September 7, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (September 4, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Summit Telephone Talk (September 4, 2017)
- Japan-Russia Summit Telephone Talk (September 4, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (September 3, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (September 3, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (September 3, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (August 31, 2017)
- The Security Council Presidential Statement concerning the ballistic missile launch and other activities by North Korea (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (August 30, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Summit Telephone Talk (August 30, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (August 29, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (August 29, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (August 29, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Summit Telephone Talk (August 25, 2017)
- Resolution 2371 (2017) Adopted by the Security Council (S/RES/2371 (2017)) (PDF) (August 5, 2017)
- Japan-U.S Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (July 29, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (July 31, 2017)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting (July 6, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (July 5, 2017)
- Resolution 2356 (2017) Adopted by the Security Council (S/RES/2356 (2017) (PDF) (June 2, 2017)
- Comment by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on the Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council concerning a series of ballistic missiles launches and other activities conducted by North Korea (June 3, 2017)
- The adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council concerning a series of ballistic missile launches and other activities conducted by North Korea (Statement by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida) (June 3, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Summit Telephone Talk (May 30, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (May 29, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk(May 16, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (May 14, 2017)
- Foreign Minister Kishida Visits New York (April 28, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (April 24, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (April 9, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (April 6, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Summit Telephone Talk (March 7, 2017)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (March 6, 2017)
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (March 6, 2017)
- Teleconference between Director-General Kanasugi and Special Representative Kim (March 6, 2017)
- Teleconference between Director-General Kanasugi and Special Representative Yun (March 6, 2017)
2016
2014
- Statement by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on the Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the 28th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Counc (March 27, 2014)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting(Outline) (March 25, 2014)
2013
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Abe by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (August 30, 2013)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Kishida by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (August 28, 2013)
- Visit to Japan of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (August 22, 2013)
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting (July 1, 2013)
