What's New September 2009
September 30
- Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in the Samoa Islands Region (Message of Sympathy from Mr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan)
- Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in the Samoa Islands Region (Message of Sympathy from Mr. Katsuya Okada)
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the use of Military Force by the Armed and Security Forces Against the Anti-Military “Government” Movement in Guinea
- Entry into force of the Agreement between Japan and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for an Economic Partnership and the first meeting of the Joint Committee
September 29
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (September 29)
- Opening Statements
- The Opening of Press Conferences held by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Others and the Basic Policy regarding Press Conferences
- Regarding Visits Overseas
- The Opening of Press Conferences held by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Others and the Basic Policy regarding Press Conferences
- Issue of the Relocation of Futenma Air Station
- Assistance to Afghanistan
- Japan-Russia Summit Meeting (Territorial Issues)
- East Asian Community
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Nuclear Disarmament
- Japan-US Relations
- Issue of Global Warming Issues
- Japan-Mekong Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Investigation into the Issue of the Secret Agreements
- Opening Statements
- Japan-Australia Prime Ministers' Meeting
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- The Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
- Promoting Responsible International Investment in Agriculture: Roundtable concurrent with the 64th United Nations General Assembly
September 28
- Statement by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the "UNRWA @ 60" High Level Event
- Opening Remark by Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at UNU/UNESCO 2009 International Conference on Africa and Globalization
- Letter of Sympathy from Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Emergency Relief on the Damages Caused by the Typhoon in the Republic of the Philippines
- The 12th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement
September 26
- The Pittsburgh Summit: Leaders' Statement [PDF]
- Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Iranian Nuclear Issue
September 25
- Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to attend the Second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend the Trilateral Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Japan, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea
- Formation of an Investigation Team Regarding the so-called “Secret Agreement”
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Recent Situation in the Republic of Honduras
- Middle East Regional Meeting and South Asia Regional Meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament
- Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid for the United Republic of Tanzania (the Project for HIV/AIDS Control)
September 24
- Address by Prime Minister Hatoyama at the 64th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
- Statement by Prime Minister Hatoyama at the UN Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
- The Sixth Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Emergency Grant Aid for Vaccination against the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
- Exchange of Notes for Non-Project Grant Aid for the Republic of Kenya
September 23
- United Nations Summit on Climate Change
- Japan-U.S. Bilateral Summit Meeting
September 22
September 21
September 18
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (September 18)
- Opening Statements
- Basic Policy regarding Press Conferences by the Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Attendance in the General Assembly of the UN and Other Conferences
- Meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the United States Dr. Kurt Campbell
- Meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the United States Dr. Kurt Campbell
- Orders for an Investigation into the Issue of the Secret Pacts
- The Information Transmission Structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (The Opening Up of Press Conferences, the Discontinuation of the Vice-Ministers' Press Conferences, and Others)
- Appointment of Mr. Muneo Suzuki as a Chairman of the House of Representative Committee on Foreign Affairs
- The Issue of the Relocation of the US Military Facility
- The North Korean Abduction Issue
- Attendance in the General Assembly of the UN and Other Conferences
- Objections to the Preemptive Use of Nuclear Weapons
- Ministerial Committee on Global Warming
- Opening Statements
- Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend International Conferences Held on the Occasion of the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Suicide Bomb Attack in Somalia
- Statement by the Press Secretary/ Director-general for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Situation in Myanmar (Release of Political Prisoners)
September 17
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (September 17)
- Opening Statements
- Orders for an Investigation into the Issue of the so-called Secret Agreements
- The Issue of the so-called Secret Agreements
- The Realignment of US Forces
- The Continuation of the Replenishment Activities in the Indian Ocean
- The North Korean Issues
- Appointment of State Secretaries and Parliamentary Vice Ministers for Foreign Affairs
- The Relationship between the National Strategy Division and Foreign Policy
- Japan-US Foreign Ministers Meeting
- Disarmament and Non-proliferation
- The Right to Collective Self-Defense
- East Asian Community
- The Japan-China Relationship
- Objections to the Preemptive Use of Nuclear Weapons
- WTO Negotiations
- Opening Statements
September 15
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (September 15)
- Opening Statement
- Confirmation at the IAEA General Conference of Ambassador Amano's Appointment as the Next IAEA Director General
- The Northern Territories Issue
- Realignment of the US Forces in Japan
- TV Asahi's report regarding the Indonesian Koto Panjang Dam Project Lawsuit
- Opening Statement
- Statement by H.E. Ms. Seiko NODA, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Head of Delegation of Japan at the 53rd General Conference of the IAEA
- Statement by Ambassador Yukiya Amano at the 53rd General Conference of the IAEA
- Appointment of Ambassador accredited to the League of Arab Sates
September 14
September 11
- Foreign Minister Nakasone to Host Iftar
- The 53rd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
September 10
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 10 September, 2009
- Japan chairs the 4th Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
September 9
- Diplomatic Bluebook 2009 [HTML] [PDF]
- Emergency Aid for the Flood Disaster in Burkina Faso
September 8
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (September 8)
- Opening Statement
- Receipt of a report from "the Review Committee for Preventing the Reoccurrence of Corruption and Fraudulent Practices related to ODA Projects"
- Opening Statement
- The 4th Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
- Exchange of Notes for Non-Project Grant Aid for the Republic of Rwanda
September 7
September 4
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (September 4)
- The North Korean Issues (Letter to the UN Security Council from the North Korean Permanent Representative to the UN)
- Message of Sympathy from H.E. Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to H.E. Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, on the Earthquake Disaster off the Southern Coast of West Java, the Republic of Indonesia
September 3
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary 3 September, 2009
- Announcement on the earthquake in Indonesia
- Announcement on the agreement on the improvement of relations between Turkey and Armenia
- Postponement of the Fourth Meeting of the Japan-China Joint History Research Committee
September 2
- Entry into force of the Agreement on Free Trade and Economic Partnership between Japan and the Swiss Confederation and the first meeting of the Joint Committee
- Memorandum between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of Japan concerning the Exchange of Young Professional [PDF]
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Improvement of Relations Between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Armenia
September 1
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (September 1)
- The Shirakaba Gas Field in the East China Sea
- The Secret Agreement Issue
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