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In “Japan in Their Own Words (JITOW)” published in the June 4, 2024 issue of the official magazine of the Japan-English Language Exchange Association, SHINYO Takahiro, Special Advisor to the President of Kwansei Gakuin University and former Ambassador to the UN, explains that many UN member states believe that Security Council reform is necessary to strengthen the UN’s conflict resolution capabilities and proposed a “quasi-permanent member” with a longer term of office than the existing non-permanent members (two-year term). The creation of “quasi-permanent members” (long-term members of the Council), whose terms of office are four to eight years long and who can be reelected consecutively. The number of permanent members with privileges should not be increased further, and their veto power should be abolished or limited. For more information, click here. (08/06/2024)

Ambassador Tadamichi Yamamoto, who has been involved in peacebuilding from the standpoint of Japan and the United Nations, stated that the basic principle of Japan’s foreign policy is “national interest,” but beyond the pursuit of Japan’s national interest, “building international order” is now an inevitable task.
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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) representative to Japan, Hideko Hadzialic, explained at the 75th-anniversary meeting of the Japanese Parliamentary Committee of the World Federation that technology is one of the key issues at the UN-sponsored “Summit of the Future,” but it is important to promote human-centered technology from the perspective of human security. She said that promoting technology based on human security meant not only about technology but also about promoting non-technological aspects such as governance, regulation, and eliminating online harassment. In other words, technology is a means, not an end. The purpose, UNDP believes, is to promote women’s employment and dignity through technology, for example, and to use technology to promote health care and education, as well as to avoid misunderstanding and promote peace. Also, at the “Summit of the Future,” the future of youth and women will be taken up as an important issue, but UNDP considers it important to act today to support the Five-Year Plan and the SDG Action Plan in the field. The recent developments include advances in behavioral science, visions of the future, and future-based planning, such as a project in which children talk about the weather forecast for 2050. At the TICAD with African countries, African and Japanese students work together to develop a vision of what will happen 30 years from now. (Reporter Koki Imon) (23/5/2024)

Mitsuo Ohashi, president of the World Federalist Movement of Japan, stated at the 75th anniversary general meeting of the Japanese Parliamentary Committee for World Federation that 80 years have passed since the end of World War II and that we are currently in the greatest crisis since the war ended. For more information, please see the full text of the article. (23/05,2024)

I was a student of Masataka Kosaka when I was in college, so I have a realism-based way of thinking, and I was involved in diplomacy from that perspective when I was Minister of Foreign Affairs. However, I am sure you know that diplomacy cannot be improved by simply maintaining the status quo or focusing on reality. To borrow a phrase from Mr. Kosaka, “Diplomacy is about attaching the wings of ideals to the politics of reality.” I would like to work together with all of you to achieve this firmly.(2024,23/05)

Hoping for a world where Palestinian and Israeli children can talk about the future together, Tomoko ABE said that the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court are important for peace because international law is a mutual passport to peace.

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Former Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Iwao HORII, a member of the House of Councilors, questioned how the UN can maintain international peace in light of the situation in Taiwan, which is under pressure from China, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and in Ukraine, where Russia, a permanent UN member with veto power, has invaded. He stated that Japan has earned the trust of other countries and must fulfill its responsibilities and roles in various areas, including the rule of law, to ensure that the United Nations can maintain international peace.

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Fumio Kishida, the 101st Prime Minister of Japan, delivered a congratulatory address at the 75th Anniversary General Meeting for Japanese Parliamentary Committee for World Federation. For more information, please see the full text of the article(23/05,2024)

In his opening remarks at the 75th Anniversary General Meeting, Mr. Seishiro Eto, Chairman of the Japanese Parliamentary Committee for the World Federation, stated that he would like to propose to the Prime Minister’s Office after incorporating the discussions at the meeting and putting them in writing. (23/5,2024)

I congratulate the Japanese Parliamentary Committee of the World Feder…