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Japan, Samoa premiers hold talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and his Samoan counterpart, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, shake hands at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 17, 2024, as they hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting.

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Japan, Pacific island leaders meet

TOKYO, Japan - Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegao (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meet at Noda's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2012. They plan to attend a two-day summit of Japan and the Pacific Islands Forum in Okinawa Prefecture from May 25.

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Japan issues tsunami advisory after quake in Samoa

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency official Yasuo Sekita speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2009, issuing a tsunami advisory along the country's Pacific coasts and southern islands after a strong quake jolted the Samoan Islands.

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Surfers given tsunami warning after quake in Samoa

TOKYO, Japan - A firefighter gives a warning to surfers at a beach near Enoshima in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 30, 2009, after a tsunami advisory was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency along the country's Pacific coasts and southern islands after a strong quake jolted the Samoan Islands.

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Japan to host South Pacific islands summit next year

TOKYO, Japan - Japan is ready to host a summit of Japan and Pacific Islands Forum states next year, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) indicated at a meeting with visiting Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (L) at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 28.

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Premier Mori punts at ceremonial kickoff

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) punts the ball at a ceremonial kickoff prior to a goodwill rugby match in the southwestern Japanese city of Miyazaki on April 23 between Japanese and South Pacific Islands players. The 62-year-old premier, wearing the Japanese national team uniform, made the kickoff from the center line at Miyazaki prefectural stadium, packed with some 11,000 spectators. The ball flew past the 10-meter line and was caught by a Samoan player. Mori was a rugby player in his younger days, influenced by his father, who once played for Waseda University in Tokyo. The younger Mori also joined the club, but quit because of a health problem.

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FIJI-SUVA-CHINA-PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES-FMS-MEETING

(220530) -- SUVA, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-hosts the second China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting with Fijian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Voreqe Bainimarama in Suva, Fiji, May 30, 2022. The meeting was also attended by Kiribati President and Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau, Samoan Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Niue's Premier and Foreign Minister Dalton Tagelagi, Papua New Guinea's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Soroi Eoe, Vanuatu's Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade Marc Ati, Micronesian Secretary of Foreign Affairs Kandhi A. Elieisar, Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele, and Tongan Foreign Minister Fekitamoeloa Utoikamanu, as well as Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary-General Henry Puna online and offline. (Xinhua)

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Japan to host South Pacific islands summit next year

TOKYO, Japan - Japan is ready to host a summit of Japan and Pacific Islands Forum states next year, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) indicated at a meeting with visiting Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (L) at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 28. (Kyodo)

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Surfers given tsunami warning after quake in Samoa

TOKYO, Japan - A firefighter gives a warning to surfers at a beach near Enoshima in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 30, 2009, after a tsunami advisory was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency along the country's Pacific coasts and southern islands after a strong quake jolted the Samoan Islands. (Kyodo)

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Japan issues tsunami advisory after quake in Samoa

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency official Yasuo Sekita speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2009, issuing a tsunami advisory along the country's Pacific coasts and southern islands after a strong quake jolted the Samoan Islands. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Pacific island leaders meet

TOKYO, Japan - Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegao (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meet at Noda's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2012. They plan to attend a two-day summit of Japan and the Pacific Islands Forum in Okinawa Prefecture from May 25. (Kyodo)

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Pacific islands summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and his Samoan counterpart Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi (2nd from R) pose for photos at Iwakikaisei High School in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, at the Pacific islands leaders summit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Premier Mori punts at ceremonial kickoff

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) punts the ball at a ceremonial kickoff prior to a goodwill rugby match in the southwestern Japanese city of Miyazaki on April 23 between Japanese and South Pacific Islands players. The 62-year-old premier, wearing the Japanese national team uniform, made the kickoff from the center line at Miyazaki prefectural stadium, packed with some 11,000 spectators. The ball flew past the 10-meter line and was caught by a Samoan player. Mori was a rugby player in his younger days, influenced by his father, who once played for Waseda University in Tokyo. The younger Mori also joined the club, but quit because of a health problem.