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SECURITY COUNCIL

COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2016
Reform elected membership of the U.N. Security Council
Expanding the U.N. Security Council's elected membership and increasing their terms could make the body more effective.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2016
U.N. to continue reform talks, considers possible UNSC expansion
The U.N. General Assembly decided Wednesday to continue negotiations on Security Council reform at the next session, eyeing a possibly enlarged body with a membership "in the mid-20s."
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2016
U.N. Security Council to convene emergency meeting over North Korea missile launches
The U.N. Security Council is slated to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon over North Korea's latest missile launches following a request made by the United States and Japan, diplomats said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2016
U.N. lifts sanctions on four ships linked to North Korea following Chinese request
The U.N. Security Council agreed Monday to a Chinese request to remove sanctions on four ships the United Nations had blacklisted for ties to Pyongyang's arms trade. The agreement came after China secured assurances the vessels will not use North Korean crews, a U.S. official said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 1, 2016
With eye toward permanent slot, Japan kicks off two-year stint on U.N. Security Council
Japan's two-year stint as a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council officially began Friday, marking the country's first participation in the global organization's top body in five years.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2015
Japan gains observer status ahead of return to UNSC
Japanese representatives began attending U.N. Security Council meetings Friday, the first day of Japan's observer status eligibility six weeks ahead of its record 11th term as a non-permanent member.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2015
U.N. University chief urges Japan not to squander Security Council chance
A high-ranking U.N. official expresses hope that Tokyo will make contributions to global human security as well as specific issues such as Syria when it sits on the Security Council.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2015
Japan bears a greater responsibility at the U.N.
No country is better positioned to serve as a 'bridge' between the U.N. Security Council and the general U.N. membership than Japan, given its leading experience as a non-permanent member of the UNSC.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2015
Japan elected for record 11th time to U.N. Security Council nonpermanent seat
Japan was elected to one of the five nonpermanent seats on the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, returning to the body for the first time in five years.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2015
Japan OK'd 1,841 defense equipment exports for fiscal 2014 under new rules
Under new rules, Japan will allow arms exports if they contribute to international cooperation and the nation's security interests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2015
Taiz residents claim Houthi rockets killed 14 civilians
Rockets fired by Houthi militiamen killed 14 civilians, most of them children, as fighting intensified for control of Yemen's third largest city, Taiz, residents said on Monday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 8, 2015
How to achieve UNSC reform
The Group of Four countries should engage in a deliberate and combined campaign of noncooperation in their push for U.N. Security Council reforms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 3, 2015
Japanese envoy presses for UNSC entry
Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Motohide Yoshikawa has underscored the need for Japan to be a permanent member of the Security Council, saying it was "logical" as a key financial contributor.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2015
Asia, Africa leaders call for U.N. Security Council reform
Asian and African leaders on Thursday called for "a comprehensive reform" of the U.N. Security Council so it can better represent the realities of the international community in the 21st century.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2015
U.N. Security Council envoys reduced to tears watching Syria gassing video
Members of the United Nations Security Council teared up on Thursday when Syrian doctors showed a video of failed attempts to resuscitate three children after a chlorine gas attack in March, prompting renewed calls for accountability.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2015
U.N. paints Iraq-Libya-Syria scenario for Yemen conflict
The United Nations warned on Sunday that Yemen's conflict could become an "Iraq-Libya-Syria" scenario if either side pushes for control of the country, prompting the U.N. Security Council to threaten further measures if the hostilities do not end.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 17, 2015
Abe pushes Japan bid for permanent Security Council membership
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pressing the case for immediate reform of the United Nations and Japan's aspiration to become a permanent member of the Security Council.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2015
Talks underway on ending U.N. sanctions on Iran, Western officials say
Major world powers have quietly begun talks on a U.N. Security Council resolution to lift U.N. sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck, a step that could make it harder for the U.S. Congress to undo a deal, Western officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2015
Egypt's Sisi tours border with Libya after bombing Islamic State targets
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Egypt would strike back at any militant threats to its security as he toured the border area with Libya on Wednesday, two days after Cairo bombed Islamic State targets there.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2015
Next U.N. secretary general
With Ban Ki-moon's second term as U.N. secretary general ending Dec. 31, 2016, there are said to be at least three candidates to replace the South Korean. And former Prime Ministers Helen Clark of New Zealand and Kevin Rudd of Australia are believed to be interested in the world's top diplomatic post.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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