Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet  
Speeches and Statements by Prime Minister TOP


2009


  Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the Passing of Former President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea (August 18, 2009)
  Address by Prime Minister Taro Aso at the Sixty-Fourth Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead (August 15, 2009)
  Address by Prime Minister Taro Aso at the Nagasaki Peace Ceremony (August 9, 2009)
  Address by Prime Minister Taro Aso at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (August 6, 2009)
  Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the Passing of Former President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines (August 1, 2009)
  Comment by the Japanese Prime Minister on Japan's hosting of the Rugby World Cup in 2019 (July 28, 2009)
  Press Conference by Taro Aso, Prime Minister (July 21, 2009)
  Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso upon the Conclusion of the G8 Summit 2009 in L'Aquila, Italy (July 10, 2009)
  Japan's Diplomacy: Ensuring Security and Prosperity
Speech by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan (June 30, 2009)
  Joint Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso of Japan and President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea (June 28, 2009)
  Speech by Prime Minister Taro Aso on
A "Society Providing Peace of Mind which I Seek to Achieve" (June 25, 2009)
  Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the Amendment to the National Pension Act (June 19, 2009)
  Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the Enactment of the Law on the Penalization of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy (June 19, 2009)
  Comment by the Japanese Prime Minister on the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution concerning the nuclear test by North Korea (June 13, 2009)
  Speech on the Environment by Prime Minister Taro ASO (June 10, 2009)
  Comment by the Prime Minister on the Enactment of the Supplementary Budget of Fiscal 2009 (May 29, 2009)
  Statement by the Prime Minister of Japan (May 25, 2009)
  Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso and Premier Toke Tufukia Talagi of Niue Following the Fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM5) (May 23, 2009)
  Speech by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan on the Occasion of the 15th International Conference on The Future of Asia
"Overcoming the Economic Crisis to Rekindle a Rapidly Developing Asia" (May 21, 2009)
  Joint Press Conference by the Leaders of Japan and Russia (May 12, 2009)
  Joint Press Conference by the Leaders of Japan and Germany (May 5, 2009)
  "A Japan-Europe Partnership to Surmount Global Challenges"
Policy Speech by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan on the Occasion of His Visit to Europe (May 5, 2009)
  Joint Press Conference by the Leaders of Japan and the European Union (04 May 2009)
  Joint Press Conference by the Leaders of Japan and the Czech Republic (03 May 2009)
  Address by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan at the Gathering with the Japan-China Future Business Leaders
"My Message to Inspire and Encourage the Japan-China Future Leaders" (April 30, 2009) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
  Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso during his Visit to the People's Republic of China (30 April 2009)
  Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso (10 April 2009)
  Japan's Future Development Strategy and Growth Initiative towards Doubling the Size of Asia's Economy (April 9, 2009)
  Second set of instructions by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the launch of a flying object from North Korea issued around 13:00, Japanese time, 5 April 2009 (5 April 2009)
  Instructions by Prime Minister Taro Aso issued immediately after the launch of a flying object from North Korea around 11:30 Japanese time, 5 April 2009 (5 April 2009)
  Press Conference by Taro Aso, Prime Minister (31 March 2009)
  Comment by the Prime Minister on Japan's Victory at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) (24 March 2009)
  Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso (Concerning the "Draft Law on the Penalisation of Acts of Piracy and Measures against Acts of Piracy" and the Cabinet Decision on the Approval of the Prime Minister concerning Maritime Security Operations) (13 March 2009)
  Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on Their Majesties' Visit to Canada and the State of Hawaii, the United States of America (13 March 2009)
  Comment by the Prime Minister on the Enactment of Laws related to the Second Supplementary Budget of Fiscal 2008 (4 March 2009)
  Special Address by H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan On the Occasion of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum
"My Prescriptions for Reviving the World Economy" (31 January 2009)
  Policy Speech by Prime Minister Taro Aso to the Hundred and Seventy-first Session of the Diet (28 January 2009)
  Comment by the Prime Minister on the Passage of the Second Supplementary Budget of Fiscal 2008 (27 January 2009)
  Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the inauguration of President Obama as President of the United States of America (21 January 2009)
  Comment by the Prime Minister on the Passage of the Second Supplementary Budget of Fiscal 2008 and Related Bills in the House of Representatives (13 January 2009)
  Joint Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso of Japan and President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea, on the Occasion of the Japan-Republic of Korea Summit Meeting (12 January 2009)
  New Year's Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso (4 January 2009)
  New Year's Reflection by Prime Minister Taro Aso (1 January 2009)


2008


  Press Conference by Taro Aso, Prime Minister on the Formulation of the Fiscal 2009 Budget and Other Matters (24 December 2008)
  Remarks by Taro Aso, Prime Minister Nippon-Keidanren, 62nd Meeting, Board of Directors (22 December 2008)
  Comments by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the Unofficial Announcement of the Original Budget Proposal (20 December 2008)
  Comments by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the WTO Doha Round Negotiations (15 December 2008)
  Joint Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso of Japan, Premier Wen Jiabao of the People's Republic of China, and President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea following the Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting (13 December 2008)
  Press Conference by Taro Aso, Prime Minister (12 December 2008)
  Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on Enactment of the Amended Act on Special Measures for Strengthening Financial Functions (12 December 2008)
  Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on Enactment of the Law to Partially Amend the Replenishment Support Special Measures Law (12 December 2008)
  Statement by the Prime Minister of Japan Taro Aso on the Completion of the mission of the Air Self-Defense Force in Iraq (28 November 2008)
  Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso Following the 16th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (23 November 2008)
  Information Paper presented by Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan at APEC 2008 Peru (22 November 2008) [PDF]
  Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso
Following His Visit to the United States of America (15 November 2008)
  OVERCOMING THE CURRENT CRISIS
Taro Aso's proposals at the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy (15 November 2008)
[PDF]
  Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the Election of Senator Barack Obama as President of the United States of America (5 November 2008)
  Press Conference by Mr. Taro ASO, Prime Minister (30 October 2008)
  Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso
Following His Visit to the People's Republic of China (25 October 2008)
  "My Personal Conviction regarding Japan-China Relations" (24 October 2008)
  Joint Japan-India Leaders' Press Conference (22 October 2008)
  G8 Leaders Statement on the Global Economy (15 October 2008)
  Policy Speech by Prime Minister Taro Aso to the 170th Session of the Diet (September 29, 2008)
  Address by Prime Minister Aso at the 63rd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (September 25, 2008)
  Press Conference by Prime Minister Taro Aso (September 24, 2008)



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Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (84th)
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