Sep 22, 2024 · Organization and Goals of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN. The Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations represents the Government of Japan and is working towards the realization of several goals on behalf of the Government of Japan.

Japan became the 80th member of the United Nations on 18 December 1956. Since then, Japan has participated in many internationally cooperative initiatives with other members of the United Nations as a basic principle of its foreign policy.

4 days ago · Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s male-only imperial succession rule should be revised from gender-equality perspectives.

Aug 9, 2023 · Today, selected participants of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons begin their week-long study visit to Japan. There, they will meet with survivors of the atomic bombings...

The Year 2016 Marks the 60th Anniversary of Japan's Accession to the United Nations; Statements by Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, State Secretary, and Press Secretary; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 50th Anniversary of Japan's Admission to the United Nations (December 2006)

Since its accession, Japan has proactively contributed to world peace and prosperity through the UN. The UN is an international organization with a universal character, in which almost all the countries in the world join (193 countries as of December 2016).

Sep 19, 2023 · Japan seeks to normalize its relationship with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea by comprehensively resolving outstanding issues, including abductions, nuclear and missile issues, and...

Oct 28, 2022 · With a shaking international order and people’s anxiety growing, Japan will work with the United Nations to realize human security in the new era, including initiatives through the UN Trust Fund for Human Security.

Since Japan's entry into the UN in 1956, the Mission has represented the Government of Japan in conducting diplomacy to achieve its foreign policy goals. We remain deeply committed to the UN's efforts to ensure peace and stability throughout the world.

Since joining the UN in 1956, Japan has leveraged on both universality and expertise to realize policy aims through multilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, including the three pillars of the UN─peace and security, development, and human rights.