What's New 2010 Archive
Visit to Australia by Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, visited Canberra on Tuesday, November 23, and held meetings with Dr. Craig Emerson, Minister for Trade; Mr. Kevin Rudd, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Mr. Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence; and Ms. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia.
Overviews of the meetings and a summary of his visit to the Australian War Memorial are available at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: link
Visit to the Australian War Memorial by Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Minister Maehara visited the Australian War Memorial on Tuesday, November 23 and placed a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier. He also paid a visit to the statue of Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, an ex-prisoner of war. In a joint press conference later that day, Minister Maehara said, "There are some 22,000 people who were prisoners of war during the Second World War. I wanted to take the opportunity to express my feeling of apology towards those people by visiting the statue of Sir Dunlop."
Professor Shujiro Urata speech at ANU
Professor Shujiro Urata from Waseda University was invited by the Embassy of Japan to speak in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. In Canberra on Fri 19 Nov, with cooperation from Crawford School, he spoke at ANU about "Regional Economic Integration in East Asia and Japan's FTA Strategy". The speech covered a wide range of academic ideas applicable to the current FTA/EPA and TPP discussions between Australia and Japan. According to a survey conducted at the end of the speech, the audience had great interest in what the Professor had to say.
The slide presentation from his speech is available here (PDF): link
Speech by Ambassador Sato at Griffith University
The Ambassador's speech, Australia-Japan Relations: The current state of the
relationship existing and future challenges, delivered at Griffith University on 27th October, 2010 is available for download here (PDF): link
The Unveiling Ceremony of the Hayabusa Model and Reception
The Unveiling Ceremony of the asteroid explorer Hayabusa model, and Reception to thank Australian officials were held at Questacon and at the Ambassador’s residence on 11 and 12 October 2010.
A summary of events is available here (PDF): link
Japanese Film Festival 2010
The Japanese Film Festival will be held from 10th Nov to 21st Nov at ARC Cinema, with spectacular new films including historilac action epics, thrillers, anime, powerful dramas, and special school screenings. The opening film "About Her Brother" by award-winning director Yoji Yamada is a free screening (bookings through NFSA essential).
For more information please visit the NFSA website.
East meets West Concert 10
Aiko Goto (violin), Christopher Moore (viola)and Julian Thompson (cello), who are members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, will perform at the Ambassador's residence Saturday 13 November 2010 to help raise funds for the Australia-Japan Society student exchange program. Afternoon tea courtesy of Ambassador Sato.
More information and ticket details here(pdf): link
Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting
On October 13, Wednesday, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara had a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia Kevin Rudd, at the Minister’s reception room for about 50 minutes from 5:25 p.m. Mr. Rudd visited Japan on his way to the Friends of Democratic Pakistan Meeting in Brussels.
A summary of the meeting is available here (html): link
Japan-Australia Defence Ministers' Meeting
Minister for Defense of Japan, Mr. Toshimi Kitazawa and his Australian counterpart, Mr. Stephen Smith held a bilateral meeting on the 11th of October in Ha Noi to discuss defence cooperation, the regional situation and other relevant matters.
A summary of the meeting is available here (pdf): link
21/09/10 Speech by Ambassador Sato at the AsiaLink Leaders Program dinner
The Ambassador's speech, Japan and Australia - Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership, delivered at the AsiaLink Leaders Program dinner is available for download here (PDF): link
08/09/10 Telephone Conversation between Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, and Ms. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, held a telephone conversation with Ms. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia, for about 10 minutes from 1:10 p.m. (EST) today.
For more details, please download this PDF summary: link
2010 News Archive
- Visit to Australia by Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
- Visit to the Australian War Memorial by Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
- Professor Shujiro Urata speech at ANU
- The Unveiling Ceremony of the Hayabusa Model and Reception
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting
- Japan-Australia Defence Ministers' Meeting
- Telephone Conversation between Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, and Ms. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
- Address by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the Nagasaki Peace Ceremony
(English / Japanese) - Address by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
- 08/07/10 Speech by previous Ambassador Kojima: Japan and Australia - Strategic Partnership at the Crossroads
- 18/06/10 Telephone conversation between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Mr. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia
- 11/06/2010 Policy Speech by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the 174th Session of the Diet
- 02/06/2010 Japan-Australia Joint Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
- 02/06/2010 Japan, Australia and the U.S. Carried out a Desktop Excercise
- 28/05/2010 Japan’s position on Australia’s announcement for its legal action against Japanese whaling
- 20/05/2010 Speech by H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, on the Occassion of the Sixteenth International Conference on the Future of Asia
- 19/05/2010 The 3rd Japan-Australia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Consultaiton
- 19/05/2010 The Signing of the Japan-Australia Acquisition and Cross-servicing Agreement (ACSA)
- 19-22/04/10 The 11th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- 12-13/04/10 Nuclear Security Summit
> Work Plan of the Washington Nuclear Security Summit (April 13, 2010)[PDF]
> Japan's National Statement at the Washington Nuclear Security Summit (April 12, 2010)[HTML] - 21/02/10 Visit to Australia by Foreign Minister Okada
- 21/02/10 Joint Statement by Foreign Minister Okada and Foreign Minister Smith on Nuclear Non-Proliferation “Toward a World without Nuclear Weapons”
- 06/02/10 Sabotage against Japanese Research Whaling Vessels by Sea Shepherd
- 16-17/01/10 FEALAC (Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation) Fourth Ministerial Meeting
- 06/01/10 Sabotage against Japanese Research Whaling Vessels by Sea Shepherd