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Recent news and events

Foreign Secretary meets young UK and Japanese "climate champions" to discuss climate change 2009/11/20

Speaking to the champions at the start of the event, the Foreign Secretary spoke about the upcoming Copenhagen COP15 negotiations, underlining the need for an agreement that is ambitious, fair and effective.

Gordon Brown to attend Copenhagen climate change conference 2009/11/17

The Prime Minister has confirmed that he will personally attend the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen next month.

S&I Newsletter October issue 2009/11/17

This month's editorial is 'Autumn in Japan: Budgets and More'.

Arrest of Tatsuya Ichihashi 2009/11/11

Ambassador David Warren has made a statement in response to the arrest of Tatsuya Ichihashi on Tuesday 10 November

Martin Dinham visited Japan 2009/11/05

Martin Dinham, Director General International from the Department for International Development (DFID) visited Tokyo from 26 - 27 October to discuss upcoming development priorities for Japan and the UK over the next year.