United Nations

When Will Japan Recognize Palestine?: Timing and Trump Keep Tokyo on SidelinesINSIGHT | Dec 1, 2025

UN Human Rights Leader Nada Al-Nashif on the Need for an Active JapanINSIGHT | Jun 5, 2025

Mixed Message: Japan’s Conflicted Stance on Nuclear DisarmamentINSIGHT | Mar 7, 2025

No Ignoring the Injustice of Gaza: UNRWA Health Department Director Seita AkihiroINSIGHT | Oct 9, 2024

Unfettering North Korea: Russia Subverts Nonproliferation with Veto of Sanctions PanelINSIGHT | Apr 24, 2024

Development and the Desire for Reform: The United Nations and Prospects for Japan’s RoleINSIGHT | Dec 21, 2023

The Promise of Multilateralism: UN Takes on the Issues of Today and TomorrowINSIGHT | Jun 6, 2023

The UNHCR’s Nacken Ritsu on the Global Refugee Crisis JAPAN LIFE | Jun 14, 2022

Metoki Masahiko: The Universal Postal Union’s New Director General Oct 12, 2021

Teaching Young Refugees: UNICEF Educational Officer and Former Olympic Swimmer Imoto NaokoINSIGHT | Jun 2, 2020

Lessons from Ogata Sadako on Internationalism in JapanINSIGHT | Feb 27, 2020

Japan Judged Low on Happiness Despite LongevityINSIGHT | Apr 25, 2019

Japan Self-Defense Forces Participation in UN Peacekeeping: An Idea Whose Time is PastINSIGHT | Dec 5, 2016

Supporting Children’s Entitlement to Family-Based CareINSIGHT | May 16, 2016

UN Security Council Reform: A Challenge for Japanese DiplomacyINSIGHT | Feb 25, 2016

Boosting Japan’s “Proactive Contributions to Peace”INSIGHT | Nov 20, 2015

Timeline for October 2015INSIGHT | Nov 3, 2015

Confronting China’s Island-Building CampaignINSIGHT | Aug 11, 2015