What's New October 2018
- October 31
- October 30
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (October 30 4:22 PM)
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (October 30 1:35 PM)
- Shooting Incident in the United States of America （Statement by Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga）
- Regarding the Decision by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea, Confirming the Existing Judgments on the Japanese Company (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono)
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Foreign Minister Kono Visits Iceland and Denmark (YouTube Video)
- October 29
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- Japan-India Summit Meeting
- Study Tour to Fukushima Prefecture for the Diplomatic Corps (Visit to the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA) and other energy related facilities)
- Exchange of Notes Concerning Yen Loans to India
- MIRAI Program・2018 1st Group (Western Balkans)
- Japan-U.S. Extended Deterrence Dialogue
- 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 27
- October 26
- October 25
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- Japan-Canada Summit Telephone Talk
- Termination of Operations by Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Team (Japan Self-Defense Force Units) to the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in the Republic of Indonesia
- Formation of the New Government in Iraq (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono)
- Support for the UN Project for Rapid Deployment of Enabling Capabilities・ Asia and the surrounding regions
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Foreign Minister Kono Visits Australia, Timor-Leste and New Zealand (YouTube Video)
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Japan and China's Partnership through Cultural Heritage Protection (YouTube Video)
- October 24
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (October 24 5:57 PM)
- Japan-Turkey Summit Telephone Conversation
- Japan-Turkey Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Conversation
- The 22nd meeting of the Committee for the Promotion of the Declassification of Diplomatic Records
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Announcement of the Death of Jamal Khashoggi
- October 23
- October 22
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- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (October 22 6:20 PM)
- Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) to Visit Japan
- The Japan-EU High Level Industrial, Trade and Economic Dialogue
- Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Frettabladid (Iceland)
- Implementation of FY2018 Local Staff Training Program in Japan
- October 20
- October 19
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- Japan-Italy Summit Meeting
- Prime Minister Abe Held Talks with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Japan-Iceland Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Prime Minister Abe Attends ASEM 12 Summit Meeting
- Japan-Austria Summit Meeting
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (October 19 11:56 AM)
- Signing of the Tax Agreement between Japan and Croatia
- October 18
- October 17
- October 16
- October 15
- October 12
- October 11
- October 10
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- Eighth Japan-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations ("2+2")
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Receives a Courtesy Call from Representatives Participating in the 57th Annual Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization
- First Joint Foreign Affairs and Security Consultation between Japan and Israel (Pol-Mil Dialogue)
- Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuji Receives a Courtesy Call from Families of Former-POWs from the United States
- Sixth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Intersessional Ministerial Meeting
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Foreign Minister Kono Visits Canada and the U.S. (YouTube Video)
- October 9
- October 8
- October 7
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- Remarks by H.E. Taro KONO, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Closing Session of the TICAD Ministerial Meeting
- TICAD Ministerial Meeting Plenary 1 Co-Chairs’ Summary
- TICAD Ministerial Meeting Plenary 2 Co-Chairs’ Summary
- TICAD Ministerial Meeting Plenary 3 Co-Chairs’ Summary
- TICAD Ministerial Meeting Plenary 4 Co-Chairs’ Summary
- Meeting between State Minister Sato and the Secretary of State for Economy and Planning of the Republic of Chad
- Meeting between State Minister Sato and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Faure of the Republic of Seychelles
- Meeting between State Minister Sato and the Minister of Planning and Development of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
- Meeting between State Minister Sato and the Minister Delegate to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Nigeriens Abroad, in charge of African Integration and Nigeriens Abroad of the Republic of Niger
- Meeting between State Minister Sato and the State Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan
- Meeting between State Minister Sato and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Meeting between State Minister Sato and the State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia
- Meeting between State Minister Sato and the Secretary of State in charge of Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Union of Comoros
- Meeting between State Minister Sato and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Faure of the Republic of Seychelles
- Japan-Tanzania Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Malawi Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kono and Minister of Development Planning of Lesotho
- Japan-South Sudan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Mozambique Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Botswana Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Kenya Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Benin Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Gambia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Senegal Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Ghana Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Luncheon)
- Japan-Burkina Faso Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Cabo Verde Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Taro KONO, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at Plenary 1 of the TICAD Ministerial Meeting
- Remarks by Mr. Kenji Yamada, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at Plenary 4 of the TICAD Ministerial Meeting
- Remarks by Mr. Kenji Yamada, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at Plenary 3 of the TICAD Ministerial Meeting
- October 6
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- Statement by H.E. Mr. Taro KONO, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Opening Ceremony of the TICAD Ministerial Meeting
- Remarks by H.E. Mr. Kenji Yamada, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at Plenary 2 of the TICAD Ministerial Meeting
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yamada and the Vice President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yamada and the Advisor (Ambassador) on Parliamentary and Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Communities of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yamada and the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of the Republic of Mauritius
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yamada and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Djibouti
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yamada and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of Namibia
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yamada and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Algeria
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affair Tsuji and the Secretary of State for the Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of Economic Diplomacy of the Republic of Tunisia
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Tsuji and Minister of Cooperation and African Integration of the Republic of Guinea
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Tsuji and Minister of State for International Affairs of the Republic of Uganda
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Tsuji and State Minister of Foreign Affairs Afework of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Japan-Angola Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Zambia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Madagascar Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Tsuji and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and East African Community Nduhungirehe of the Republic of Rwanda
- Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister Tsuji and Special Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Comberbachof the Republic of Zimbabwe
- Japan-Mauritania Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Sierra Leone Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Mali Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-U.S. Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Receives a Courtesy Call from the Secretary of State of the United States Mike Pompeo
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuji Attends the Business Side Event of TICAD Ministerial Meeting, “Showcasing the Potential of Japanese SMEs to Africa”
- Extraordinary Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (October 6 8:34 PM)
- October 5
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- Japan-Egypt Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kono and Economy, Industry and Public Portfolio Minister Ondongo of the Republic of Congo
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Kono and Ambassador Quartey of the African Union Commission
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Receives a Courtesy Call from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt
- Japan-Liberia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Central African Republic Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-Tajikistan Summit Meeting
- State Minister Sato Attends the Business Side Event of TICAD Ministerial Meeting, “Showcasing Business Opportunities in Africa”
- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (October 5 12:40 PM)
- IAEA marine monitoring experts visit Japan
- October 4
- October 3
- October 2
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- Press Conference by Foreign Minister Taro Kono (October 2 8:01 AM)
- Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting
- 57th Annual Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization
- Accession by Japan to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled
- Entry into force of the Tax Convention between Japan and Iceland
- October 1