What's New December 2012
December 28
- Telephone Talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
- Telephone Talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard
- Japan-India Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida(December 28)
- Opening Remarks-Japan-China relations
- Japan-Republic of Korea relations
- “Comfort women” issues,More...
December 27
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida(December 27)
- Japan-China relations
- Realignment of the U.S. Forces Japan
- Japan-Russia relations,More...
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida(December 27)
- The Senkaku Islands
- Japan-China relations
December 26
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(December 26)
- Realignment of the U.S. Forces Japan
- DPJ’s diplomatic policies
- Japan-China relations,More...
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Referendum on the New Constitution in Egypt
December 24
December 21
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(December 21)
- Japan-ROK relations
- Japan-Russia relations
- Realignment of the U.S. Forces Japan,More...
- Completion of the activities by the Japan’s Self-Defense Force personnel dispatched to the UNDOF
- Démarche by Dr. Makio Miyagawa, Director-General, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, to Mr. Nisim Ben-Shitrit, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Japan
- Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Fiji in Response to the Cyclone Damage
- Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly
December 20
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(December 20)
- The election of the next President of the Republic of Korea
- The Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety
- The passing of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senator,More...
- Emergency Assistance to the Independent State of Samoa for Cyclone Disaster
December 19
- Exchange of Notes between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Haiti concerning Japanese grant of part of the materials and equipment of the Japanese Engineer Group engaged in the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in the Republic of Haiti
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision regarding the construction of housing units for Jewish people in East Jerusalem
December 18
- On the Passing of The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senator(Message from Prime Minister Noda)
- On the Passing of The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senator (Message from Foreign Minister Gemba)
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(December 18)
- General election
- Realignment of the U.S. Forces Japan and the issue of Takeshima
- DPJ presidential election
- Dispatch of Government Delegation to discuss the Issue of Trafficking in Persons
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on a series of terrorist attacks in Iraq
December 17
- The Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Sergio Diaz-Granados Guida, Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Colombia
- Ceremony Launching the "Green Future Action Corps"
- First Round of Negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Japan and Colombia
December 15
- Message of Condolence from Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister, for the shooting in Connecticut State, United States
- The Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety
- Message of Condolence from Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the shooting in Connecticut State, United States
- Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Ms. Delphine BATHO, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy of the French Republic
December 14
- Summary of the Second Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Dispatch of a Self-Defense Force Instructor to the Cairo Regional Center for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa (CCCPA)
December 13
- Emergency Grant Aid Extended to Palestinians Affected by the Deterioration of the Situation in the Gaza Strip
- Mr. Chikao Kawai, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lodges a Protest against Dr. Han Zhiqiang, Acting Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Japan
- Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Palau for Typhoon Disaster
- Additional Assistance to the Republic of the Philippines for Typhoon Disaster
December 12
- Telephone Talks between Foreign Minister Gemba and Rt Hon Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, on the Launching of a Missile, Which North Korea Calls a "Satellite"
- Telephone Talks between Foreign Minister Gemba and Mr. Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, on the Launching of a Missile, Which North Korea Calls a "Satellite"
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talks
- Telephone Talks between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Naoki Kazama and Acting U.S. Ambassador to Japan Mr. Kurt Tong on the Launching of a Missile by North Korea
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(December 12)
- Launching of a “satellite” by North Korea
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Arrest of Interim Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra by the Military in Mali
- Telephone Talks between Mr. Kenichiro Sasae, Japanese Ambassador to the United States, and Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, US Department of State, on the Launch of a Missile by North Korea
December 11
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Presidential Election in Ghana
- Workshop on the Protection of Space Environment
- "Symposium on the Hague Convention -- in Considering the Modality of International Family Mediation --" organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- H.E. Motohide Yoshikawa, Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of Japan to the OECD, reappointed as Chair of the OECD Executive Committee
December 10
- First Round of Negotiations for Japan-Colombia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- The Second Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
December 9
December 8
December 7
- Japan-Haiti Summit Meeting
- Courtesy Call by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Sinh HUNG, President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(December 7)
- Launching of a “satellite” by North Korea
- The general election
- U.S. subcritical experiment,More...
December 6
- Press Conference by the Assistant Press Secretary(December 6)
- Adoption of the draft resolution on nuclear disarmament Submitted by Japan to the United Nations General Assembly
- The Middle East, Israeli settlement activities
- Japan-EU EPA,More...
- FY2012 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ACCEPTANCE OF FOREIGN NATIONALS AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO JAPAN:- Large-scale Disasters and Foreign Nationals in Japan - [PDF]
December 5
- Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Working-level Meeting on North Korean Issues and other talks (Overview)
- Typhoon Damage in Mindanao, the Philippines (Messages of Sympathies from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba)
December 4
- Adoption of the Draft Resolutions on Nuclear Disarmament and Small Arms Submitted by Japan at the Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly
- Démarche by Dr. Makio Miyagawa, Director-General, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, to Mr. Nisim Ben-Shitrit, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Japan
December 3
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