Embassy of Japan

Japan's Foreign Policies (Political Issues)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

Political Issue Index

	Fight Against Terrorism		Iran
	North Korea		Libya
	Iraq		Pakistan
	Middle East		Sudan
	Disarmament/Non-proliferation		Liberia
	United Nations		Haiti
	G7/G8		East Asia



	Sea of Japan		Topics Related to Postwar Issues
	Senkaku Islands		Emigration & the Nikkei Communities
	Takeshima

	Policy Speeches
	Press Release: Policy Speech by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the 165th Session of the Diet (10/02/06)
	Foreign Minister's Speech "Central Asia as a Corridor of Peace and Stability" (06/02/06)
	Foreign Minister's Speech "A Networked Asia: Conceptualizing a Future" (06/01/06)
	"Working Together for a Stable and Prosperous East Asia: Lessons of the Past, a Vision for the Freedom to Dream"--Address by Foreign Minister Aso Taro at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. on May 3rd, 2006 (05/04/06)
	Foreign Minister's Speech "ODA: Sympathy is Not Merely for Others' Sake" (02/01/06)
	General Policy Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the 164th Session of the Diet (01/23/06)
	Foreign Minister's Policy Speech to the 164th Session of the Diet (01/20/06)
	“Asian Strategy As I See It: Japan as the ‘Thought Leader’ of Asia ” Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso (12/08/05)
	Prime Minister's General Policy Speech: The 162nd Session of the Diet (01/24/05)
	Foreign Minister's Policy Speech: The 162nd Session of the Diet (01/21/05)
	Speech by Prime Minister Koizumi to the 161st Session of the Diet (10/12/04)
	Prime Minister's Address: Fifty-Ninth Session of the UN General Assembly (09/22/04)
	Speech by Foreign Minister Kawaguchi at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (09/17/04)
	Prime Minister's Address: Latin American and Caribbean Policies (September 15, Sao Paulo) (09/15/04)
	Prime Minister's Address: "The Future of Asia" (06/10/04)
	General Policy Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the 159th Session of the Diet - Speech (01/20/04) - View of Session & Summary (01/20/04)
	Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to the 159th Session of the Diet (01/20/04)

	Diplomatic Blue Book
	Gaiko Forum (Journal of Japanese Persepectives on Foreign Affairs)
	Foreign Policy Q&A

	Other Issues (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website)
	Anti-personnel Landmines		Narcotics
	Conflict Prevention		Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO)
	Disaster Prevention and Relief		Piracy
	Human Rights		Transnational Crime
	Human Security		Women's Issues