News Archive 2007

December 2007

• Apply for the Second International Manga Award (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 24)
  
• Procedures for Entering Japanese Elementary and Secondary Schools (December 18)

November 2007

• Automated Gates for Immigration Procedures Installed at Narita International Airport (November 28)
  
• Regarding NOVA's Certificate of Eligibility (November 28)
  
• Join the 20th Annual British Columbia Japanese Speech Contest (November 22)
  
• Embassy of Japan unveils logo for 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan (November 15)

October 2007

• Subscribe to the Fukuda Cabinet E-mail Magazine (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, October 23)
  
• Yukio Okamoto Addresses Vancouver Audience (October 12)
• Personal Information Requirements for All Foreign Nationals Entering Japan (October 5)

September 2007

• Apply Now for the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. Deadline: November 16, 2007 (September 11)
• On-line Magazine: Highlighting Japan. Features articles on many aspects of modern Japan (September 11)
  
• Policy Speech by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the 168th Session of the Diet (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, September 11)
  
• JAPAN International Contents Festival (September 4)

August 2007

• Consulate Event: Japan Film Show in Vancouver on September 15 (August 31)
  
• Consulate Event: Japan Film Show in Vernon on September 13 (August 31)
• Release of the IAEA Mission Report (summary) on the Consequences of the Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in 2007 (August 23)
  
• Temporary Staff Employment Opportunity (August 20)

July 2007

• Procedure to Make a Donation to Help People Affected by the Heavy Rains in Kumamoto Prefecture (Japanese only; July 27)
  
• Procedure to Make a Donation to Help People Affected by the Earthquake in Niigata and Ishikawa Prefectures (July 27)
• Niigata Earthquake: For Tourists to Niigata
  • Press Release from Niigata Prefecture (PDF, July 20)
  • Message from the Director of the Niigata Prefecture Tourism Promotion Division (PDF, July 19)
  • Map of Affected Areas

June 2007

• Results of the First Internatonal Manga Award (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 29)
  
• Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs: Inauguration of Japan as Chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 28)
  
• Prime Minister's New Proposal on Climate Change, "Cool Earth 50" (June 21)
• Video: Hello! Japan (Kids Web Japan, June 20)
  
• New Issue: Nipponia: No 39, Welcome to the Land of Hospitality (Web Japan, June 18)
  
• Press Briefing by Director-General for Global Issues Tsuruoka on the Issue of Climate Change (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 7)
• Travel: World Heritage Sites in Japan (Japan National Tourist Organization, June 6)
  
• Emergency Assistance: Cyclone Disaster in the Western Part of the Union of Myanmar (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 5)
  
• Sixth Meeting of New Japan-China Friendship Committee for the 21st Century (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 1)

May 2007

• G8 Summit 2007 Heiligendamm (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 30)
  
• Diplomatic Bluebook 2007 (Summary) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 30)
  
• Grant Aid to China for the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 29)
• Video: Akihabara - Hobbyist's Paradise (Government Internet TV, May 24)
• Apply for the International Manga Award (May 23)
• Video: Nikko - Japan's Oldest International Resort (Government Internet TV, May 10)
• JAPAN in the UN Security Council - Our Viewpoint (PDF) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 1)
  
• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Visit to the USA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 1)

April 2007

• Visit to Japan by Premier Wen Jiabao of China (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April)
• Japan's Assistance to Iraq (Fact Sheet, PDF) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, updated April 18)
• Abduction of Japanese Nationals by North Korea Issue (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, April 17, 2007)
• Japan-China Joint Press Statement (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 16, 2007)
  
• Japan-China Joint Statement: Further Enhancement of Cooperation for Environmental Protection (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 13, 2007)
  
• Press Conference: Visit to Japan by Premier Wen Jiabao of China (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 12, 2007)
  
• Japan Prize 2007: Enter an International Educational TV Program Contest Presented by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) (NHK, April 12)
• 2007 Canadian National Japanese Speech Contest Prize Winners (University of Alberta, April 11)
• Apply for MEXT Research and Undergraduate Scholarships (April 10)
• Japan's Efforts on Peacebuilding - Towards Consolidation of Peace and Nation Building (PDF) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 9)
  
• Peace in the Middle East: Japan's Efforts (PDF) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 6)
  
• White Paper on Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) 2006 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 6)
  

March 2007

• 2007 Japanese Speech Contest Prize Winners (March 28)
• Food Aid through UN World Food Programme (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 20)
• Speech Contest Preliminary Results (March 5)

February 2007

• Announcement: Contribution to the United Nations Democracy Fund (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 6)
  

January 2007

• Policy Speech by Minister of Foreign Affairs to the 166th Session of the Diet (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 26)
• Japanese Studies MEXT Scholarship Applications Available (January 18, 2007)
• East Asia Summit (EAS)
• Canada-Japan Literary Awards go to John F. Howes and Denis Thériault (Canada Council for the Arts, January 16, 2007)
• Government Internet TV from the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (January 9)
  
• What's Up Aichi (PDF): Tourism Information (Aichi Prefectural Government San Francisco Office (January 5)