What's New August 2011
August 30
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(August 30)
- Opening Remarks
- Resignation
- Resumption of Procedure for Free High School Tuitions to be Introduced to Korean Senior High Schools
- Cabinet Resignation
August 29
August 26
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(August 26)
- Opening Remarks
- Disclosure of Materials Relating to Negotiations for the amendment of JAPAN-U.S. Administrative Agreement
- Q&A: To be posted shortly
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Situation in Libya
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport of the U.K.
- Japan to Establish New Nuclear Safety Agency
August 25
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and Meeting between Mr. Yutaka Banno, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the Commissioner-General
- Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister for Foreign Affairs, lodges a protest against Mr. Cheng Yonghua, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Japan
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(August 25)
- The Senkaku Islands
- General Kim Jong-il in Russia
- Libya,More...
August 24
August 23
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(August 23)
- Opening Remarks
- Situation in Libya
- Situation in Libya
- Visit to Japan by the Honorable, Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., Vice-President of the United States of America,More...
- Attendance by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ikuo Yamahana at the Fifth Forum for East Asia Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC)
- Emergency Grant Aid for the 2011 Presidential Election in the Kyrgyz Republic
August 22
- Meeting between Mr. Yutaka Banno, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Thierry Mariani, French Secretary of State for Transport for the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable development, Transport and Housing
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Situation in Myanmar (Meeting between President Thein Sein and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the recent situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories
August 20
August 19
August 17
August 16
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on a series of terrorist attacks in Iraq
- Holding of the Symposium and a Reception Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the JET Programme
August 15
August 12
- Election of Dr. Tetsuro Urabe, Professor, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, and Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, as Member of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to a Project in Indonesia
August 11
- Dispatch of a Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team in response to a Fire Accident at a Petroleum Refining Plant in Khabarovsk region, Russia
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in the Solomon Islands
August 9
- Address by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony [Provisional Translation] (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Website)
- Additional Assistance to Peacekeeping Training Centers in Africa
August 8
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- World Cosplay Summit 2011 Participants Visit Sendai and Aizuwakamatsu
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision regarding the construction of housing units in East Jerusalem
August 6
August 5
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(August 5)
- Opening Remarks
- Visit to Japan by the Honorable, Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., Vice-President of the United States of America
- Japan's Nuclear Cooperation Policy
- Domestic Political Situation (Omitted),More...
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Meeting between President Aquino of the Philippines and MILF Chairman Murad on the Mindanao Peace Process in the Philippines
- Acceptance of Relief Supplies from Ukraine
- Assistance in response to droughts in the "Horn of Africa"(Emergency relief goods provided to refugee camps in the Republic of Kenya)
August 4
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(August 4)
- APEC in Sendai
- JET in Tohoku
- Unwarranted Allegations of Information Control,More...
August 3
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister by Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- APEC Workshop on Emergency Preparedness
- Joint Press Statement for the APEC Workshop on Private Sector Emergency Preparedness in Sendai by the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America
- Entry into Force of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Isle of Man
August 2
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto(August 2)
- Opening Remarks
- Visit to Japan of Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Japan-U.S. Relations
- Japan's Nuclear Policy,More...
- Meeting between Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
August 1
- Prime Minister Kan to host an "Iftar" (fast-breaking dinner during the Holy Month of Ramadan)
- Meeting between Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Omurbek Babanov, First Vice Prime-Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Meeting between Mr. Yukio Edano, Chief Cabinet Secretary, and Mr. Omurbek Babanov, First Vice Prime-Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Situation in Syria
- Resumption of the Operation of the Embassy of Japan in Côte d'Ivoire
- Entry into force of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and the Republic of India and holding of the first meeting of the Joint Committee
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