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2008

 

January

February

March

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April

 

 

 

April 17

 Ms. Dilma Rousseff, Chief-Minister of the Presidential Staff Office of the Federative Republic of Brazil, to Visit Japan

 Implementation of “Japan-Brazil Leaders’ Exchange Program in the 21st Century : Invitation of Young Brazilian Leaders of Japanese Descent”

 Conferment Ceremony of Commendation Certificates of the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Occasion of the Japan-Brazil Exchange Year/100th Anniversary of Japanese Emigration to Brazil

 Commemorative Ceremony of Japan-Brazil Exchange Year/100th Anniversary of Japanese Immigration to Brazil

 

 

April 16

 Dispatches from Japan

 

 

April 11

 Dispatches from Japan

 

 

April 10

 The Third Meeting of the Commission on Promotion of Public-Private Cooperation for TICAD and the Japan-Africa Exchange Year

 

 

April 8

 Press Conference by Deputy Press Secretary

 

 

April 6

 The G8 Development Ministers' Meeting 2008

 

 

April 2

 The Fourth technical-Level Meeting on the Four-Party Consultative Unit for the “Corridor for Peace and Prosperity”

 The Tenth Meeting of the Africa Partnership Forum”

 

 

April 1

 Press Conference by Foreign Minister Koumura

 

 

 

 

March

 

 

 

March 28

 

 

 Keynote Speech by Foreign Minister Koumura "Building Peacebuilders for the Future at the Tokyo Peacebuilders Symposium 2008

Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project "Establish of One-Stop Centres to counteract Violence against Women"

 

 

March 25

 

 

 Keynote Speech by Foreign Minister Koumura "Building Peacebuilders for the Future at the Tokyo Peacebuilders Symposium 2008

Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project "Establish of One-Stop Centres to counteract Violence against Women"

 

 

March 18

 

 

  Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on Recognition of the Republic of Kosovo

 

 

March 14

 

 

 2nd Seminar on National Reconciliation of Iraq

 

 

March 12

 

 

  On the announcement of the Government of Israel regarding the construction of housing units at a settlement in the vicinity of Jerusalem (Statement by the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Press Secretary)

 

 

March 10

 

 

  Visit to Japan by the Rt Hon Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

 

 

 

March 7

 

 

  FY2007 Japan-EU Regulatory Reform Dialogue Brussels Meeting
  Exchange of Notes concerning Supplies and Services Contributed to the Armed Forces or Other Similar Entities of Canada, under the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law
  Japan-Egypt Year of Science and Technology 2008: Opening Ceremony in Grand Hall of Cairo University
  Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on the terrorist shooting attack in Jerusalem

 

 

March 5

 

 

  Japan-Canada Relations: 80 Year Partnership Across the Pacific

 

 

 

March 4

 

 

  Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on the Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 concerning Iran’s Nuclear Issue
  Press Release: On the Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 concerning Iran’s Nuclear Issue (Statement by the Japanese Foreign Minister Mr. Masahiko Koumura)

 

 

 

March 3

 

 

  Press Release: Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the current situation of Israel and the Palestinian Territories

 

 

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

February 29

 

 

  Statement by Mr Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Agreement on the Principles of Partnership of the Coalition Government in Kenya
  Japan contributes US$ 184 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
  Visit to Japan by the Japanese American Leadership Delegation
  Exchange of Notes concerning Supplies and Services Contributed to the Armed Forces or Other Similar Entities of the Federal Republic of Germany, under the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law

 

 

 

February 28

 

 

 

 

February 27

 

 

 

 

February 26

 

 

 


 Japanese ODA Loan to Bangladesh

 

 

 

February 25

 

 


  Emergency Aid to Ecuador for Torrential Rain Disaster

 

 

 

 

February 22

 

 

 


  Press Release: Speech by Foreign Minister Koumura "Global Water Governance - Improving Access to Safe Water and Sanitation"

 

 

 

 

February 15

 

 


  Weekly Media FAQ
  Statement by Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, at the Thematic Debate of the General Assembly "Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World at Work"

 

 

 

February 14

 

 


  Dispatch of Election Observer Mission to Pakistan for General Election
  Visit to the Republic of Korea by Mr. Akitaka Saiki, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

February 13

 

 

 

 

 

February 12

 

 


 Exchange of notes concerning supplies and services contributed to the armed forces or other similar entities of France, Pakistan, the UK and the US, under the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law

 

 

 

 

February 10

 

 


  Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Myanmar
 Press Release: Speech "Asia: Building the International Stability" by Foreign Minister Koumura at the 44th Conference of the Munich Conference on Security Policy

 

 

 

 

 

February 8

 

 


  Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Ehud Olmert,Prime Minister of the State of Israel And Mrs. Aliza Olmert
  Emergency Assistance for Heavy Snowfall in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

 

 

 

 

February 6

 

 

 


  Joint Statement between Japan and the Kingdom of Bahrain
  Emergency Aid for Heavy Snowfall Disaster in Southern China
  Press Release: Statement by the Press Secretary on the suicide bombing in Dimona, Israel

 

 

 

 

February 5

 

 


 Nomination of Japanese Candidate for the Post of Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization

 

 

 

 

February 4

 

 


 Statement by the Press Secretary on Consecutive Suicide Bomb Attacks in Baghdad, Iraq

 

 

 

 

February 1

 


 Holding of the meeting of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board and the visit to Japan of the delegation headed of Afghanistan
 Weekly Media FAQ (February 1)
  Emergency Grant Aid for Kenyan Internally Displaced Persons

 

 

January

 

 

 

January 30

 

  Press Release: Special Address by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda On the Occasion of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum
  Emergency Aid to the Republic of Bolivia for Torrential Rain Disaster
  Symposium "Building Peace - Japan and UN" (Summary)

 

 

 

 

January 26

 

 


 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 (January 23-27)

 

 

 

January 25

 

 


  Weekly Media FAQ (January 25)
  Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the United States of America Concerning New Special Measures Relating to Article XXIV of the Agreement under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between Japan and the United States of America, Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in Japan
  Meeting between Mr. Masahiko Koumura, and The Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade of Australia
  Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security

 

 

 

 

January 22

 

 


  Statement by Press Secretary on the Current Situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories
  Meeting of Foreign Minister Koumura and U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar
  Press Release: Policy Speech by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to the 169th Session of the Diet

 

 

 

January 18

 

 


 Press Release: Policy Speech by Foreign Minister Koumura to the 169th Session of the Diet
 Visit by Prime Minister Fukuda to China (Overview and Evaluation)

 

 

 

January 17

 

 


  Holding of the “JAPAN! CULTURE + HYPER CULTURE” Festival Send-Off Reception
  Three American Scientists Named as 2008 Japan Prize Laureates [PDF]

 

 

 

 

 

January 16

 

 


  Chair's Statement Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting

 

 

 

January 13

 

 


  Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Accountability and Justice Law by the Iraqi Council of Representatives
  Weekly Media FAQ (January 15)

 

 

 

January 11

 

 


  Weekly Media FAQ(January 11, 2008)
  Press Release: Statement by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda On Enactment of the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law

 

 

 

January 9

 

 


 Press Release: Speech by Japanese Foreign Mister Masahiko Koumura “Japan and Tanzania: Partners towards a Vibrant Africa”
 Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement(CPA) in Sudan
 5th Japan-Republic of Korea Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue and 16th Japan-ROK Director-General Level Consultation on the Legal Status and the Treatment of ROK Nationals Residing in Japan

 

 

January 5

 

 


 Statement by Foreign Minister Koumura on lifting of the situation in Kenya

January 4

 

 


 Speech by Foreign Minister Koumura "Japan and Tanzania: Partners towards a Vibrant Africa"
 Statement by Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on The Government of Sri Lanka’s withdrawal from the Ceasefire Agreement
Press Release: Start of Entries for the Second International MANGA Award)

 

 

January 1

 

 


 Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the situation following the presidential and parliamentary elections in Kenya