Defense Minister's Remarks
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2010
- Instructions by Minister of Defense Toshimi Kitazawa at the Ceremony for the Presentation of the Unit Flag to the International Disaster Relief Unit for Haiti (February 6, 2010)
- Instructions by Minister of Defense Toshimi Kitazawa at the Ceremony for the Return of the Surface Unit Dispatched for Maritime Replenishment Support Activities (February 6, 2010)
- New Year's Address by Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (January 4, 2010)
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2009
- Instructions by Minister of Defense Toshimi Kitazawa (December 22, 2009)
- Inauguration Speech by Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (September 17, 2009)
- Mr. Toshimi Kitazawa was appointed as Minister of Defense on September 19, 2009.
- New Year's Address by Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (January 5, 2009)
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2008
- Memorandum on Defence Cooperation between Ministry of Defense, Japan and Department of Defence, Australia
- Japan-Australia Joint Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations Joint Statement 2008
- Defense Minister Hamada inspected GSDF Camp Asaka on December 10, 2008.
- Mr. Yasukazu HAMADA was appointed as Minister of Defense on September 25, 2008.
- Review of Restriction on Assignment of Female SDF Personnel
- Flight Test of SM-3 missiles equipped on JDS CHOKAI (Press Release) (September 22, 2008)
- Establishment of the first meeting of the Defense Posture Review Board
- Successful completion of the Patriot system (PAC-3) flight test in New Mexico, United States (September 17, 2008)
- Incident Concerning Detection of an Unidentified Submarine (September 14, 2008)
- Parliamentary Secretary for Defense visited Tribute WTC Visitor Center and layed wreath for the victims of the 9.11 terrorism attacks, in NY on September 10, 2008.
- Defense Minister Hayashi inspected a replenishment training at sea by MSDF ships on Sagami Bay on September 4, 2008.
- Inauguration Speech by Defense Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (August 4, 2008)
- Mr. Yoshimasa HAYASHI was appointed as Minister of Defense on August 4, 2008.
- The First Meeting of the MOD Reform Head Office (18 July, 2008)
- Outline of Assistance for the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit by the Ministry of Defense (30 June, 2008)
- The visit of an MSDF destroyer (DD Sazanami) to China (June 24-28, 2008)
- The visit of an MSDF vessel to China (June 17, 2008)
- Instructions by the Minister of Defense at the Commencement Ceremony of the National Defense Academy of Japan (March 23, 2008)
- Statement by Defense Minister Ishiba after the Collision between MSDF DDG "Atago" and "Seitoku Maru" (February 19, 2008)
- Violation of Japanese Airspace by Russian Aircraft (February 9, 2008)
- Defense Minister Ishiba gave instructions to the MSDF unit to be dispatched in accordance with the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law, at MSDF Sasebo District on January 20, 2008.
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2007
- Statement made by H.E. Mr. Akinori Eto, Senior Vice Minister for Defense, at the Joint Press Conference after the JFTM-1
- Successful completion of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) intercept flight test in Hawaii （December 17, 2007）
- Mr. Shigeru Ishiba, a Member of the House of Representatives and the Former Director-General of the Defense Agency was appointed Minister of Defense on September 26, 2007.
- Defense Minister Koumura inspected an MSDF refueling exercise at Sagami Bay that was conducted by AOE Mashu and DDG Hatakaze on 5 September, 2007.
- MOD held a ceremony to mark the establishment of the Inspector Generalfs Office of Legal Compliance on 3 September, 2007.
- A Member of the House of Representatives, Mr.Masahiko Koumura was appointed Minister of Defense on August 28, 2007.
- Defense Minister Koike made an inspection of the affected area of the recent earthquake off Niigata Chuetsu on 18 July, 2007.
- Defense Minister Koike held the first inspection of the Maritime Self-Defense Force Headquarters, Yokosuka District on 9 July, 2007.
- Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs, Yuriko Koike was appointed Minister of Defense on July 4, 2007.
- (Provisional Translation)Speech by H. E. Mr. Shigeru Ishiba, Minister of Defense At the 7th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, on 31 May 2008 "The Future of East Asian Security"
- Japan-Australia Joint Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations Joint Statement 2007 (June 6, 2007)
- (Provisional Translation) Speech by Mr. Fumio Kyuma, Minister of Defense(6th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, 2 June 2007) "Nuclear Challenges"
- Japan -Australia Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation (March 13, 2007)
- The Defense Agency has become the "Ministry of Defense" on January, 2007
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