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UNITED NATIONS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 28, 2017
Expert worries North Korean citizens may be impacted by U.N. sanctions
The special rapporteur on North Korean human rights Friday voiced concerns that U.N. Security Council's sanctions imposed on the country for its nuclear weapons program are having an impact on the civilian population.
Japan Times
JAPAN / UNITED NATIONS DAY
Oct 24, 2017
Creating a peaceful and just world
Our world faces many grave challenges.
Japan Times
JAPAN / UNITED NATIONS DAY
Oct 24, 2017
Today, a revitalized and responsive U.N.
Anniversaries always present an opportunity to look back. But today, as we commemorate the establishment of the United Nations on Oct. 24, 1945, we must not focus solely on past lessons and progress.
Japan Times
JAPAN / UNITED NATIONS DAY
Oct 24, 2017
SDGs, justice and female leaders
Recently, U.N. Information Centre Director Kaoru Nemoto had the chance to meet Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa. Nemoto asked about Kamikawa's expectations toward the U.N., especially in relation to the upcoming 14th U.N. Crime Congress to be held in Japan in 2020. The two also exchanged views on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and crime prevention, as well as female leadership in Japan. The summary of the dialogue is below.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2017
U.N. chief Guterres to visit Japan amid North Korea concerns
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday he is planning to visit Japan by year-end to discuss with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a range of issues including North Korea's nuclear program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2017
Trump's U.N. hypocrisy
The U.N. is far from perfect. But, rather than bash it, U.S. leaders should understand that its actions and decisions are often an extension of their own.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2017
Abe, Macron agree to pursure further security cooperation, rule of law at sea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Wednesday in New York to further advance their cooperation in security and defense equipment, reiterating their commitment to maintaining the rule of law at sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2017
Abe urges U.N. states to wage blockade against North, time for dialogue is over
Japan prime minister asks U.N. member states to act collectively against North Korea, which has u2018no intention' of abandoning its nuclear program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 19, 2017
North Korea has made $270 million from banned activities since February: U.N. panel
North Korea has continued to make money by skirting U.N. Security Council resolutions, and its exports of banned commodities has generated at least $270 million since February, according to a classified report compiled by a U.N. panel and obtained by Kyodo News.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 9, 2017
Japan's reluctance to adopt nuclear ban treaty angers hibakusha as Nagasaki marks A-bomb anniversary
As Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings, aging survivors deplored what they called the hypocrisy by the Japanese government following its decision to stay out of a treaty banning nuclear arms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2017
Minamata survivor to attend conference on treaty to prevent mercury pollution
A survivor of Minamata mercury poisoning disease will visit Switzerland next month to attend the first conference of signatory states to an international treaty to prevent mercury pollution, one of the organizers of her trip said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2017
Japan joins U.N. organized crime convention after passing controversial conspiracy law
Japan has joined an international convention for tackling transnational organized crime after putting into force a law penalizing the planning of a range of crimes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2017
Nanzan law professor first Japanese to serve on U.N. anti-discrimination panel
Keiko Ko was elected Thursday to serve as one of nine incoming independent experts on a U.N. committee fighting discrimination, becoming the first Japanese to do so.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2017
Okinawa base activist describes five months of alleged Japanese oppression to U.N. rights council
A prominent Okinawan activist told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday that the Japanese government has committed "clear human rights violations" against those opposed to the relocation plan for U.S. Marine Corps Air Base Futenma.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2017
China says no one should bring chaos to Korean peninsula
China said on Wednesday no one had the right to bring chaos to the Korean peninsula, a day after it pushed for full implementation of U.N. sanctions against neighboring North Korea for its missile and nuclear tests and called for dialogue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2017
U.N. disarmament head gives first briefing on Syria chemical weapons
Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations' new head of disarmament, gave her first briefing to the 15-member Security Council on Tuesday, focusing on the latest developments on chemical weapons in Syria.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 23, 2017
Lawmakers ram conspiracy bill through Lower House as U.N. expert slams Tokyo
As the bill moved forward, a heated war of words broke out between Tokyo and a United Nations expert on privacy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 18, 2017
U.N. credibility is at stake
The U.N. is strugging to reaffirm its raison d'etre as the vanguard of international peace and security.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2017
Japanese troops withdrawing from South Sudan mission: U.N.
Japan on Monday started withdrawing its troops from a U.N. mission in war battered South Sudan, according to an official, a move coinciding with escalating violence in a conflict where killings have been described as genocide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2017
Trump's Tomahawks won't help
The Trump administration's proposed budget aims to slash U.S. humanitarian spending that helps save countless lives around the world.
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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