Embassy of Japan in the United States of America
在アメリカ合衆国日本国大使館

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Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba and U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (Summary)

Japan-Singapore Maritime Security Dialogue

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Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the presidential Election in the Kyrgyz Republic

Emergency Relief for Earthquake Damage in Republic of Turkey’s Eastern Region

Dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team in Response to the Flood Disaster in the Kingdom of Thailand

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Japan-EU Summit Meeting (Overview)

Japan-UK Summit Meeting (Overview)

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G20 Cannes Summit
* CANNES SUMMIT FINAL DECLARATION
* Communiqué
* The Cannes Action Plan for Growth and Jobs

Japan-Germany Summit Meeting (Overview)

Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba
1. Opening Remarks
* Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Hamadi Ould Baba Ould HAMADI, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
* Visa Fee Exemption for Foreigners Visiting Three Disaster-Stricken Prefectures
* Revision of Basic Policy on Minister Gemba’s Press Conferences
2. Q&A: To be posted shortly

Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Hamadi Ould Baba Ould HAMADI, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Outcome of the Arab League Emergency Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Situation in Syria

Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the decision by Israel to accelerate the construction of the settlements

Signing of the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters and the Amending Protocol

Japan-New Zealand Aid Cooperation in response to severe water shortage in Tuvalu

Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba

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Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in the Republic of Congo

Waiver of Visa Fees for Foreign Nationals Who Visit Three Prefectures in the Disaster-Afflicted Areas

Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by Mr. S. M. Krishna, External Affairs Minister of India (Overview)

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Fifth Japan-India Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue (Overview)

Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly

Visit to Japan by Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba

Dinner Meeting Hosted by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, for Participants in Asia Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

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Attendance at APEC Ministerial Meeting by Foreign Minister Gemba and Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yamaguchi

Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization

Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary
1. Participation in the 23rd APEC Ministerial Meeting by Foreign Minister Gemba
2. Visit to Japan by Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser, President of the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
3. Visit to Japan by Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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Working Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq

APEC 2011 USA
* 2011 APEC Ministerial Meeting Statement [PDF]
o Annex A [PDF]
o Annex B [PDF]
o Annex C [PDF]
o Annex D [PDF]
o Annex E [PDF]
o Annex F [PDF]
* APEC Ministers’ Statement on the WTO, the Doha Development Agenda Negotiations, and Resisting Protectionism [PDF]
* APEC High Level Policy Dialogue on Disaster Resiliency [PDF]
* APEC High Level Policy Dialogue on Open Governance and Economic Growth [PDF]

Japan-Philippines Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Overview)

Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Re-election of Judge Hisashi Owada as Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Dispatch of the Japan-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Public-Private Joint Economic Mission

Dispatch of a Self-Defense Force Instructor to the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Ghana

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*Press Conference by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on the Occasion of the 19th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (November 13, 2011)

* APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting : THE HONOLULU DECLARATION – TOWARD A SEAMLESS REGIONAL ECONOMY [PDF]
o ANNEX A [PDF]
o ANNEX B [PDF]
o ANNEX C [PDF]
o ANNEX D [PDF]

*Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting (Summary)

Working Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq

Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Decision Made by the Arab League Emergency Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Situation in Syria

Summary: Recommendations by Eminent Persons' Committee for PALM 6

Visit to Japan of Her Excellency Mrs. Laura Chinchilla Miranda, President of the Republic of Costa Rica

Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps Members to the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) Headquarters

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Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in the Republic of Uzbekistan

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Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Republic of Liberia's Presidential Election

Election of Mr. Yamada, as Secretary-General of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)

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Courtesy Call by Mr. Shunji YANAI, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Edmond HAXHINASTO, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania

Arrival of the Drain Pump Vehicles for the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team in Thailand (Arrival Ceremony)

Assistance by the UN Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in Bolivia

Global Festa 2011: MOFA Official Channel (Youtube)
* "Bonds" Movie (October 1, 2011)
* "Bonds" Movie (October 2, 2011)

Professor Shinya MURASE, Sophia University, Elected to the International Law Commission

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Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors' Resolution on Iran's Nuclear Issue

Invitation Program for Japanese American Students (March 2012)

• Program Description
• Application Form
• Consulate-General of Japan Guide for the United States

2012 Japanese American Leadership Delegation to Japan

• Fact Sheet
• Application
• Consulate-General of Japan Guide for the United States

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Courtesy Call by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Mrs. Noda to Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Bhutan (Summary)

Dispatch of Government Delegation to discuss the Issue of Trafficking in Persons

Japan-Albania Foreign Ministers' Meeting

State Visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Bhutan to Japan

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Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting (Summary)

Invitation of High School Students from South Asia for the JENESYS Programme

The Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly

Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty (Bangkok Treaty)

Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Japan and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq -Towards a New Stage of the Japan-Iraq Comprehensive Partnership-

Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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State Visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Bhutan to Japan

Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Signing of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Initiative by H.E. Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Republic of Yemen

Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Situation in Egypt

Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary
1. Foreign Minister Gemba's Visit to China
2. Visit to Japan by Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, Mr. Nouri Kamil Al-Maliki
3. The Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty (the Bangkok Treaty)

The 7th Japan-China Human Rights Dialogue

The Eighth Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP-VIII)

Result of the Public Comment Regarding the Modality of the Central Authority for the Implementation of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (The Hague Convention)

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Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Submission of a Report by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Bilateral Cooperation on Climate Change between the Government of Japan and the Government of Indonesia

Media Availability by Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba

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The Sixth Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue

Meeting between Prime Minister Noda and Prime Minister al-Maliki of Iraq

Meeting between Prime Minister Noda and Myanmar President Thein Sein

Meeting between Prime Minister Noda and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck

Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Japan-Russia Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Japan-Mexico Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Japan's Vision and Actions toward Low-Carbon Growth and a Climate-Resilient World

Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba and Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb of Finland

Courtesy Call on Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Koichiro Gemba by Former Australian Prisoners of War

Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by H.E.Mr. Kittirat Na Ranong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand

Entry into Force of the Convention between Japan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income

Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the House of Representatives Election in Morocco