Japan’s prime minister has insisted her country is no longer an enemy state, as she appealed to the UN to change its Charter.

Why Japan wants to amend the UN Charter to remove references to ‘enemy states’ - The clauses were included in the 1945 Charter to allow WWII allies to take action against defeated Axis powers, ...

Is Japan still an enemy state of the UN?'There are likely not many people who have ever had this question.More than 80 years ...

Japan has raised the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens at a United Nations committee meeting, sparking a heated debate with North Korea's representative.

The UNGA voted to delete those sections 20 years ago. But the issue has acquired renewed political significance as ...

Japan's top spokesman says Japan has 'consistently defended freedom, democracy and the rule of law' since the end of World ...

Her address comes as doubts persist over the UN’s ability to address challenges to rules-based order. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan's January withdrawal of funding from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women highlights its aversion to addressing gender equality issues at home. Despite externally ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Japan to stop retaliating against a UN committee for women’s rights . The development follows the committee’s recommendation that Japan revise its domestic ...

April 27 (Reuters) - China denounced remarks by Japan and the European Union about the South China Sea at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday ‌and accused Tokyo of provocative behavior in the ...