Japan’s Commitment to a Landmine-Free World

Giles Duley shares his story of being injured by an IED and his ongoing work documenting people wounded by landmines.

The June 11 event featured a display of antipersonnel mines and a mock demining line.

HALO Trust CEO James Cowan speaks about the Landmine Free 2025 campaign.

Kōmeitō Chief Representative Yamaguchi Natsuo (left) and Afghan Ambassador to Japan Dr. Bashir Mohabbat, were some of the dignitaries in attendance.

Britain’s Prince Harry (right) visits a minefield in Angola in 2013. Like his mother Princess Diana, he is a vocal advocate of demining. (© HALO Trust)

AAR President Osa Yukie talks about her organization’s mine action programs.

From left to right: Giles Duley, James Singleton of Nippon.com, AAR President Osa Yukie, and HALO Trust CEO James Cowan.