What's New April 2012
April 27
- Foreign Minister's Movies (G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting)
- Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee [PDF]
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(April 27)
- Opening Remarks
- Visits to Southwest Asia, the Middle East, and Africa
- Opening of the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) in Hiroshima
- Announcement of the Joint Statement on the Realignment of US Forces in Japan
- Q&A: To be posted shortly.
- The Sixth International MANGA Award
- First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
- Summary of the 15th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement
- Director General-Level Meeting of the Non Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI)
April 26
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Appointment of Mr. Yukio Takasu as Under-Secretary-General for Management of the United Nations
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(April 26)
- Fourth Mekong-Japan Summit
- Summit Meetings between Japan and Cambodia, Viet Nam and Myanmar
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Meeting between Minister Gemba and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia,More...
- Dispatch of an Observation Mission from Japan for the Parliamentary Election in the Republic of Armenia
April 25
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by Mr. Jose' A'ngel Gurri'a Trevin˜o, Secretary-General of the OECD (Outline)
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview)
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(April 25)
- Question concerning the Realignment of the U.S. Forces in Japan
- Question concerning TPP
- Question concerning Japan-Russia Relations,More...
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Katsuya Okada, Deputy Prime Minister, by H.E. Dato' Sri Anifah bin Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Decision by the Israeli Government to Legalize Outposts
April 24
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Ollanta Humala Tasso, President of the Republic of Peru, and Mrs. Nadine Heredia Alarcón
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Gemba and H.E. Dato' Sri Anifah bin Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia (Overview)
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(April 24)
- Opening Remarks
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Ollanta Humala Tasso, President of the Republic of Peru
- Questions concerning the Realignment of U.S. Forces in Japan
- Questions concerning the Situation in North Korea,More...
April 23
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview)
- Meeting and Dinner between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Mr. José Ángel Gurría Treviño, Secretary-General of the OECD (Outline)
April 22
April 21
- Japan-Cambodia Summit Meeting
- Japan-Myanmar Summit Meeting
- Japan-Viet Nam Summit Meeting
- Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ("Project for Mangrove Rehabilitation Plan for Enhancement of Disaster Prevention in Ayeyawady Delta" and "Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship")
- Signing of Notes concerning Grant Aid for the "Project for Flood Disaster Rehabilitation and Mitigation" to Cambodia
April 20
- Japan-Cambodia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Japan-China-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview)
- Courtesy Call by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, on H.E. Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(April 20)
- Questions concerning the realignment of U.S. Forces located in Japan
- Questions concerning the statement made by Governor Ishihara of Tokyo about the Senkaku Islands
- Questions concerning the realignment of U.S. Forces located in Japan,More...
April 19
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by a Co-Chairman of the EU-Japan Business Round Table (BRT)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by Minister of Emergencies of Ukraine Victor Baloga
- Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary(April 19)
- North Korea's Launch of a Missile, which it calls a "Satellite"
- Election of the President in Timor-Leste
- Signing of the "Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Ukraine concerning Cooperation to Advance Aftermath Response to Accidents at Nuclear Power Stations",More...
April 18
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(April 18)
- Opening Remarks
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Dato' Sri Anifah bin Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia
- Questions concerning the Submission of a Censure Motion against two Cabinet Ministers
- Questions concerning the Statement Made by Governor Ishihara of Tokyo Prefecture about the Senkaku Islands,More...
- Signing of the "Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Ukraine concerning Cooperation to Advance Aftermath Response to Accidents at Nuclear Power Stations"
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Dato' Sri Anifah bin Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Presidential Election in Timor-Leste
- Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid through the World Food Programme (WFP) for the Project of Food Aid for Poverty Areas including Ethnic Minorities in Myanmar
- International Journalists Symposium 2012 The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Role of the Media –Perspectives of Japanese and Foreign Media (Summary)
- Statistics for the Number of Visas Issued in 2011
April 17
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(April 17)
- Opening Remarks
- Release of a Presidential Statement by the United Nations Security Council in relation to the Launch of a Missile by North Korea
- Concerning the Experts’ Meeting on the Functions of Diplomacy and Security Think Tanks
- Questions concerning the Issuance of a Presidential Statement by the United Nations Security Council in relation to the Launch of a Missile by North Korea
- Questions concerning the Statements of Tokyo Governor Ishihara on the Senkaku Islands
- Extension of the Dispatch of International Peace Cooperation Corps Members to the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in Guinea-Bissau
April 16
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan
- Statement by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Issuance of a Statement by the President of the United Nations Security Council regarding North Korea's Launch of the Missile, which it calls a "Satellite"
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Release of Mr. Andrei Sannikov, Opposition Party Presidential Candidate in Belarus
- The 15th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
April 15
- East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on Adoption of United Nations' Security Council Resolution on the Syrian Issue
- Concerning the Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan
April 14
April 13
- Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks
- Press Conference by Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ryuji YAMANE
- Situation in North Korea("Satellite Launch")
April 12
- Press Conference by the Assistant Press Secretary(April 12)
- Earthquake off the Coast of Indonesia
- Preparations for the Launch of a Missile Purported to be a Satellite by North Korea
- East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue,More...
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the escalation of military tension between Sudan and South Sudan
April 11
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by the Japanese and U.S. Panelists of the United States-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON)
- Meeting between Prime Minister Noda and H.M. Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain
- JOINT STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTERS OF THE UK AND JAPAN: A Leading Strategic Partnership for Global Prosperity and Security
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in Syria
- Response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Earthquake off the Coast of Aceh Province, Indonesia
- Establishment of the Emergency Headquarters within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in relation to the Launching of a Missile by North Korea Purported to be "Satellite"
April 10
- Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend the G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(April 10)
- Opening Remarks
- G8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Questions concerning the North Korean Situation (Launching of “Satellites”)
- Questions about the reform of the United Nations Security Council,More...
April 9
- Courtesy call on Prime Minister Noda by H.E. Mrs. Tsetska Tsacheva, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
- On the Passing of Prof. Bingu Wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi, and the Inauguration of Hon. Joyce Hilda Banda, Vice-President of the Republic of Malawi, as the New President
- Messages of Gratitude by Mr. Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs regarding the Emergency Transportation of Japanese Tourists in Gilgit-Baltistan
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in Mali
April 6
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority
- Mr. Koichiro Gemba, 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
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(April 6)
- Opening Remarks
- Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- G8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Diplomatic Bluebook 2012
- Questions concerning the North Korean Situation (Launch of “Satellites”)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Suicide Attack in Somalia
April 5
- Foreign Minister Gemba's Speech on Japan's Diplomacy in the Future at "A Talk with Foreign Minister Gemba" (Overview)
- Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Fiji in Response to the Flood Disaster
April 4
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(April 4)
- Opening Remarks
- By-elections in Myanmar
- United States-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON)
- Establishment of Space Policy Division
- Questions concerning Former Prime Minister Hatoyama’s visit to Iran
- Questions concerning Situation of Myanmar,More...
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Legislature By-Election in Myanmar
- The 50th Anniversary of the United States-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) [the 25th Plenary Session]
April 3
- Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba(April 3)
- Opening Remarks
- Extension of Sanctions Against North Korea
- Questions concerning the Situation in Myanmar
- Notification for the Entry into Force of Japan-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
April 2
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