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	Iran's legal rights stressed
		Yoriko Kawaguchi, for her part, voiced Tokyo's keen desire to have close and deep relations with Tehran.
		Kawaguchi's visit to Tehran is the last leg of a four-nation Asian-European tour which has already taken her to the United Kingdom, Belgium and Afghanistan.
		Yoriko Kawaguchi for her part said Iran's 'praiseworthy' role in the international meetings of Bonn and Tokyo and restoration of calm and stability in Afghanistan has made Tokyo more determined to hold talks and cooperate with Iran in the case of Afghanistan on bilateral and trilateral basis with the participation of Afghan government.
	www.payvand.com /news/02/may/1017.html (1000 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Release : Yoriko Kawaguchi to Address the Foreign Policy Association on Future of UN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) is pleased to announce a luncheon in honor of H.E. Yoriko Kawaguchi, former Foreign Minister of Japan, on Feb. 16 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City.
		Kawaguchi has also served on many Japanese Government advisory boards, such as the Regulatory Reform Committee, the Central Council for Education and the University Council and was on the board of directors of the Japanese Center for International Exchange and on the advisory committee of the Center for Global Partnership of the Japan Foundation.
		Kawaguchi holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of Tokyo, and a master's of philosophy in economics from Yale University.
	releases.usnewswire.com /printing.asp?id=43121 (276 words)

	RedOrbit - General - Tokyo: Japanese Diplomats Killed in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Details of the attack were still sketchy, but Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said that the vehicle was ambushed near the city of Tikrit, where the envoys were to attend an aid conference.
		Kawaguchi said she would dispatch a top aide to Iraq Sunday to investigate the killings.
		Kawaguchi told him Japan would not waver in its commitment to the campaign against terrorism and the reconstruction of Iraq.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=37240 (538 words)

	Iran News - Tokyo determined to broaden ties with Tehran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Kawaguchi, in the meeting, expressed her country's readiness to restore Hur-al Azeem Marsh, located on common borders between Iran and Iraq.
		Yoriko Kawaguchi, Rowhani said that Tehran is willing to develop comprehensive cooperation with Tokyo on international peace and security, regional and international issues, Iraq and Afghan crises and the international campaign against terrorism, drug trafficking, weapons of mass destruction and organized crimes.
		Kawaguchi said was ready to share its experience with Iran on earthquake and will extend expertise cooperation on prevention of the disaster and reconstruction of the devastated city of Bam, she said.
	iranmania.com /News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=21456&...+Affairs (1547 words)

	Navy Times - News - More News.
		Kawaguchi was quoted as telling Fargo on Tuesday that it is ”important” to reduce the burden on Japanese municipalities, including those in Okinawa Prefecture, which host U.S. bases and military facilities, according to the officials.
		Fargo was quoted as telling Kawaguchi that the realignment is aimed at enabling the United States to deal with the new security environment in the region more appropriately.
		Kawaguchi and Fargo met after senior government officials from Japan and the United States held talks on the planned military realignment earlier this month in Washington.
	www.navytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-274836.php (191 words)

	USATODAY.com - N. Korea dismisses missile reports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Choe Su Hon, North Korea's vice foreign minister, told Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi at a reception during the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York that the reports were groundless, the newspaper Asahi and other Japanese media reported.
		Kawaguchi had told Choe such a test would violate a moratorium on missile launches that North Korea promised to observe, the reports said, citing an unidentified Foreign Ministry source.
		Kawaguchi also urged North Korea to return to stalled six-nation talks on its nuclear program, saying the U.S. government had voiced readiness to provide security assurances sought by the Pyongyang regime, Kyodo News reported, quoting an anonymous Japanese official.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-09-25-n-korea-missile-testing_x.htm (465 words)

	KOMO : 2 Japanese Diplomats Killed In Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Yoriko Kawaguchi said the two had been in Tikrit to attend a reconstruction aid conference.
		The deaths are the first of Japanese in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion, and could have a severe impact on Tokyo's plans to send non-combat troops to help the reconstruction of that country.
		Kawaguchi said there would be no change to Japan's plans to dispatch troops to support the U.S.-led reconstruction of Iraq.
	www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=28562 (383 words)

	MOFA: Overview of Meeting Between Japanese and Indian Foreign Ministers at the ASEAN Regional Forum
		Minister for Foreign Affairs Kawaguchi referred to a policy speech made by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Singapore in January 2002 in which he expressed a vision that the nations of East Asia would "act together and advance together" and that close cooperation with India is necessary for the region.
		Foreign Minister Kawaguchi stressed the importance of the human exchanges that are taking place during 2002, the year that marks the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
		Foreign Minister Kawaguchi stressed the importance of international cooperation to deal with environmental issues, and she commended India's role in hosting the eighth Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP8).
	www.mofa.go.jp /region/asia-paci/asean/fmv0207/india.html (977 words)

	Japan FM cancels trip due to Korea nuclear "link" - PakDef Forums
		Kawaguchi is believed to have reached the decision as the situations concerning North Korea and Iraq are expected to remain tense and as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will be out of the country to visit Russia from Jan. 9 to 12.
		Kawaguchi said that during the trip to Sri Lanka and India she will express Japan's support to help establish peace in Sri Lanka and its commitment to strengthen relations with India.
		JAPANESE Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's remark in an interview to The Hindu, that Japan considers India a 'strategic partner' in the new context of the war on 'global terrorism,' should provoke concern in Pakistan in itself.
	www.pakdef.info /forum/showthread.php?t=3244 (3620 words)

	Scoop: Powell, Wolfowitz & Japanese FM At The State Dept
		Kawaguchi: Well, this is the first Two Plus Two for SCC in two years, and as we've had the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as well as Iraqi and North Korean issues in the intervening period, it was, therefore, most useful to have had this discussion with this timing now.
		Kawaguchi: Well, between the governments of Japan and the United States, I think you suggested that there is a fundamental difference of position.
		Kawaguchi: In our meeting today, as I mentioned earlier, we exchanged our views on Iraq, and of course a peaceful resolution is most desirable, but if further action by the international community would become necessary in accordance with the Security Council resolution, then our two countries will engage an even closer coordination.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0212/S00104.htm (4071 words)

	Kawaguchi leaves on trip to Central Asia, Uzbekistan 1st leg Japan Policy & Politics - Find Articles
		Kawaguchi and the foreign ministers from the five former Soviet republics are expected to discuss strengthening cooperation between the natural resource-rich region and Japan as well as within the region, the officials said.
		Kawaguchi has said she hopes her trip will encourage the Central Asian countries to ''act together'' for further economic growth.
		Kawaguchi also plans to meet with Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov and President Emomali Rahmonov in Dushanbe and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Askar Aitmatov and President Askar Akayev in Bishkek in a visit to the two countries from Aug. 29 to 31.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2004_August_30/ai_n6270480 (360 words)

	Pakistan Link Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sattar, responding to Kawaguchi's attempt to confirm that Pakistan does not have a cooperative military relationship with North Korea, suggested that Pakistan's missile development program is being conducted without assistance from foreign countries, according to the official.
		In response to Kawaguchi's inquiry on Sattar's view of Iran's role in helping the reconstruction of Afghanistan, Sattar said that while Tehran understands the importance of rebuilding the war-torn nation, there are ''elements'' in Iranian society that oppose the policies and positions of the central government.
		Kawaguchi and Sattar agreed to make efforts to reinforce bilateral ties, as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the official said.
	www.pakistanlink.com /headlines/Mar/15/02.html (345 words)

	Planet Ark : Japan says October is deadline for Kyoto treaty
		Kawaguchi also said there seemed to be no likelihood of a breakthrough at the next round talks in Bonn scheduled to open on July 16, said the sources quoted by Kyodo.
		Kawaguchi suggested that the deadline for final agreement on rules of the Kyoto pact should be late October when a United Nations conference on climate change is to start in Marrakech, Morocco.
		Kawaguchi made the remarks when she met Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organisations (Keidanren), the sources said.
	www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=11462 (618 words)

	VOA News Report
		INTRO: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi has called on Iraq to accept immediate and unconditional inspections by the United Nations, and dispose of all weapons of mass destruction.
		Kawaguchi made the remarks during a visit to Washington, and correspondent Meredith Buel has details.
		Kawaguchi says the fight against terrorism since the attacks on the United States last year has been a success in Afghanistan.
	globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iraq/2002/iraq-020916-265dd65d.htm (339 words)

	U.S. Reviewing Troop Deployments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Wolfowitz was meeting with Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on a two-day stopover in Tokyo.
		He said he had no knowledge of such plans, but told Kawaguchi that Washington had been systematically reviewing the deployment of American forces worldwide since the September 2001 terrorist attacks to respond more effectively to "less predictable" threats, according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.
		Wolfowitz told Kawaguchi that "firmness and patience" were needed in dealing with the reclusive communist state and that threats should not be rewarded, the Japanese official said.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,FL_japan_060303,00.html (319 words)

	Japan asks US, Iran to repair relations: Tehran seeks help in job creation -DAWN - International; May 5, 2002
		TEHRAN, May 4: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi, visiting Tehran on Saturday, urged Iran and the United States to work towards repairing their relations in the interests of regional peace and stability.
		Kawaguchi expressed Japan’s support for reform efforts in Iran and said: “Japan wants to help Iran in that direction in any possible way”, her spokesman told Reuters.
		Kawaguchi is due to meet President Mohammad Khatami on Sunday.
	www.dawn.com /2002/05/05/int8.htm (573 words)

	The Hindu : Talks with Pak. only when terrorism ends: PM
		Kawaguchi went beyond the traditional Western position of asking Pakistan to end infiltration from across the Line of Control, saying Tokyo had called upon Islamabad to dismantle the "terrorist bases'' on its territory.
		Kawaguchi said the first requirement was the need to fix the number of additional seats in the Council.
		Kawaguchi said one round of the peace talks would be held in Japan in March.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2003/01/09/stories/2003010908220100.htm (700 words)

	The Hindu : India, Japan close partners, says Kawaguchi
		The Japanese Foreign Minister, Yoriko Kawaguchi, said today that India and Japan were ``close partners'' and the objective of her visit was to strengthen the bilateral relationship.
		Kawaguchi, who arrived here from Sri Lanka, held delegation-level talks with her Indian counterpart, Yashwant Sinha, at South Block.
		Kawaguchi said she would convey Indian concerns to Ministers dealing with the economy.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2003/01/08/stories/2003010804451100.htm (465 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi is due in Sri Lanka tomorrow on a three day visit at the special invitation of the Sri Lanka government.
		She is expected to hold discussions with top members of the government on the preliminary arrangements for the Tokyo Donor conference scheduled for mid year.
		Kawaguchi's itinerary also includes a visit to the North where the Japanese government had committed massive aid in the rebuilding of the war ravaged areas.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/01/04/new13.html (109 words)

	South Korea Gives Cold Welcome to Japanese Official - 2003-01-15 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi arrived in South Korea Wednesday for talks on the nuclear crisis brewing in North Korea.
		Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's mission to South Korea was overshadowed by anger over Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine.
		Kawaguchi's two-day trip is part of efforts by the United States and its allies to resolve the dispute over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
	voanews.com /english/archive/2003-01/a-2003-01-15-50-South.cfm?... (424 words)

	Japan Says to Give Iraq $50 mln in Aid
		Foreign minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Japan would extend more aid after security was secured, a provisional government was established and Iraq's debt issue was resolved.
		Japan has said it would take part "actively" in the reconstruction of Iraq, but Kawaguchi steered clear of saying whether the United Nations should play a key role in rebuilding the war-torn Iraq.
		Kawaguchi said it was not clear whether Japan would host an international donors' conference for Iraqi reconstruction.
	www.iraqfoundation.org /news/2003/emay/21_japan.html (247 words)

	Japanese nationals killed in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said at a press conference that there is no change in Japan's policy of deciding in a careful manner on the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops to Iraq to assist in its reconstruction.
		Kawaguchi said Japan will redouble efforts to tighten securityof the embassy and protection of Japanese in Iraq, most of them journalists.
		On the SDF dispatch, Kawaguchi said that Japan's basic policy is unchanged and the government will decide on the dispatch after carefully examining the situation in Iraq.
	discuss.agonist.org /smf/?board=1;action=display;threadid=14579 (2666 words)

	Junichiro Koizumi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In January 2002, he sacked his popular but volatile Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, replacing her with Yoriko Kawaguchi.
		By April, following an economic slump and a series of LDP scandals that claimed the career of YKK member Koichi Kato, Koizumi's popularity rating had fallen 40 percentage points since his nomination as prime minister.
		Koizumi served as interim foreign minister until February 1, when he appointed then-environment minister Yoriko Kawaguchi to the post.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Junichiro_Koizumi (2793 words)

	Middle East Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		CAIRO - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak discussed here Monday joint cooperation projects in Iraq in addition to two-way cooperation between Tokyo and Cairo.
		In the areas of bilateral cooperation, Kawaguchi recalled Japan's contribution to an electricity network in the northern port city of Alexandria as well as to a water supply project in the Cairo region.
		Kawaguchi was due to leave later for Tunisia.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english/?id=7545 (285 words)

	Pravda.RU Tokyo would like to expand economic ties with Russia
		Kawaguchi hopes to discuss bilateral economic cooperation in a broad context during these talks.
		Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi voiced hope to the effect that the Eastern Siberian oil-pipeline project will be translated into life.
		Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi, who arrived in Vladivostok today for negotiating with Deputy Russian Prime Minister Victor Khristenko, said that Japan was interested in expanding economic ties with Russia.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2003/06/28/48804.html (2092 words)

	Deciphering Social Change in Japan
		The following remarks were made by Yoriko Kawaguchi to the 2000 annual meeting of the Trilateral Commission in Tokyo.
		Yoriko Kawaguchi is Managing Director of Suntory, Ltd.
		For some time we have been losing these values and for some time to come in the future, Japan and the Japanese people will be in search of them.
	www.trilateral.org /AnnMtgs/trialog/trlgtxts/t54/kaw.htm (797 words)

	Planet Ark : INTERVIEW - Japan minister to take Kyoto case to US public (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Kawaguchi heads for New York this week to attend a meeting of 40 nations from the EU, the developing world, and an umbrella group comprising Australia, Japan, Canada and New Zealand, on April 21 to discuss the problem.
		Kawaguchi said if economic reasons lay behind the U.S. rejection of the pact, it would still be possible to discuss curtailing emission levels within the framework of the Kyoto treaty - but only if the EU were more flexible on certain details.
		Kawaguchi, agreeing that U.S. participation was crucial to making the pact effective, said Japan remained committed to making it work.
	www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=10539 (732 words)

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