21 Dec 2003

Japan's Foreign Policy & the Issue of Iraq
Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, Tokyo, Japan
Supplied note: "Many people are interested in Japan's sending its self defence forces to Iraq. The Web page of Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet has the official documents relating this issue in English. - mm."
Site contents: * Measures for Restruction Assistance in Iraq:
The Outline of the Basic Plan regarding Response Measures Based on the Law Concerning the Special Measures on Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq (December 9, 2003); Japan's Assistance for the Reconstruction of Iraq (Assistance to meet the medium-term reconstruction needs of Iraq) (October 24, 2003); Japan's Assistance for the Reconstruction of Iraq (October 15, 2003); Japan's Assistance for the Reconstruction of Iraq (April 21, 2003); Decision on Action Guidelines for Responding to the Issue of Iraq (March 20, 2003); The Outline of Measures based on the Action Guidelines (March 20, 2003); Meeting of Economic and Finance-Related Cabinet Ministers (March 18, 2003); Meeting of the Security Council (March 18, 2003);
* Press Conference and Statements by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi:
Comment by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release) (December 15, 2003); Press Conference by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (The Basic Plan regarding the measures based on the Law Concerning the Special Measures on Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq) (December 9, 2003); Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (The Basic Plan regarding the measures based on the Law Concerning the Special Measures on Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq) (December 9, 2003); Prime Minister Attends the Funeral of the Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan who Died in Iraq (December 6, 2003); Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Concerning the Establishment of the Law Concerning the Special Measures on Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance in Iraq (July 26, 2003); Prime Minister Koizumi's Report on Japan's Measures in Response to the Situation following the Use of Force against Iraq (March 20, 2003); Press Conference by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the Issue of Iraq (March 20, 2003); Statement by Prime Mimister Junichiro Koizumi [Japan's Response to the Issue of Iraq] (March 20, 2003); Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Interview on the Issue of Iraq (March 18, 2003);
* Statements by Chief Cabinet Secretary:
Comment by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda (The Capture of Former President Saddam Hussein: Comment by Prime Minister Koizumi) (December 14, 2003); Statement by Chief Cabinet Secretary (Concerning the Relationship between the Bill Concerning the Special Measures on the Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Activities and Security Support in Iraq and the Three Principles on Arms Exports) (June 13, 2003).
* Links to Relevant Ministries: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - The Issue of Iraq; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - Statement by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
URL http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/kikikanri/iraq/index_e.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Mizuno Mitsuaki (mizuno-m[use"@"]sa.starcat.ne.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Government
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30