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Content of Japan's Iran Sanctions

Saturday, September 4, 2010

The following is a decription of the content of Japan's new sanctions on Iran as offered by the Foreign Ministry on September 3:

Accompanying Measures Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929

In connection with the Iranian nuclear issue, the Government of Japan (hereafter referred to as "the Government") has been faithfully implementing a series of measures on Iran's nuclear activities based on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions 1737, 1747 and 1803.

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Third Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue

Saturday, August 28, 2010

The Third Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue was held in Beijing on August 28.

Participants from the Japanese side include nine ministers/vice ministers: Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Chair); Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Minister of Finance; Mr. Masahiko Yamada, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Mr. Masayuki Naoshima, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; Mr. Sakihito Ozawa, Minister of the Environment; Dr. Shozaburo Jimi, Minister of State for Financial Serv...

FM Okada on the Resumption of Israel-Palestinian Talks

Saturday, August 21, 2010

The foreign minister's statement reads as follows:

1. Japan wholeheartedly welcomes that United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has, with a view to resuming the direct talks, invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the meeting on September 2 in Washington DC and that both parties have decided to launch direct negotiations. Japan also pays its high respect for the mediating efforts made by the United States, such as those of...

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