Japan Commission on Global Governance Established

Article originally published by Global Peacebuilding Association

Mr. Masakuni Tanimoto, Secretary-General of the Japan Commission on Global Governance　(JCG) moderated the session. Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, made his opening remarks followed by several experts who spoke briefly about the five global issues.

1. UN Reform – Yasuhiro Ueki, Former United Nations Spokesman and Professor of Sofia University
2. Rule of Law – Yasunobu Sato, Professor, University of Tokyo
3. Parliamentary Diplomacy – Kenichi Suzuki, Director, International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP）and Seishu Makino, Former Senior Vice Minister of Economy Trade and Industry
4. Environment – Daikan Oki, Senior Assistant Secretary-General and Vice Rector, United Nations University and Kazuo Takahashi, Director for External Relations, Japan Academic Association for the United Nations
5. International Solidarity Levy – Kotaro Katsuki, Director for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director for SDGs Promotion Round Table
6. Disarmament – Takashi Genda, Professor, National Defense University and Tatsuro Kunugi, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations

It was noted that the purpose of the Japan Commission on Global Governance (JCG) is to enhance the process and effectiveness of global governance. The JCG will establish working groups to examine critical issues of global concern and present recommendations to the Chair of the Commission. The JCG will then compile a report by the end of March 2020 and submit it to the Japanese Parliamentary Commission for World Federation, the Diet of Japan.

The list of participants of the Japanese Parliamentary Commission held on May 15, 2019, in the Conference Room of the House of Councilors, the Diet of Japan, is shown below in Japanese.

Secretary-General of the Global Governance Promotion Committee, Mr. Shinkuni Tanimoto, made the following report with the participants and their future plans.

To International Organizations and Experts:

First of all, we thank those who participated in the Global Governance Promotion Committee. Thanks to you, it has been approved as an advisory body by the parliamentary committee, which has exceeded the faction and has been successfully launched.

If you are absent this time, thank you in the future.

First, I would like to report on many members of parliament, government and international organizations, and academic experts from various fields. We ask that you share information so that the purpose of this Global Governance Promotion Committee can be understood more widely in Japan and overseas. (Titles omitted, in no particular order)

I.  National Assembly Committee-Program

Moderator: Kuniko Inoguchi (Standing Director, Seren Diet Committee)
Opening Remarks and General Assembly Explanation: Seishiro Eto (Chairman, Seren Diet Committee)

Greeting from each party representative (Executive Committee of the Selen Diet Committee):
Fumiaki Ibuki, LDP
Tetsuro Fukuyama, Constitutional Democratic Party
Yuichiro Tamaki, National Democratic Party
Yoshihisa Inoue, New Komeito
Akira Kasai, Japan Communist Party
Mizuho Fukushima, Social Democratic Party
Comments: Masahiko Shibayama (humanities Minister)

Attendance

Attending in Person

Liberal Democratic Party: Aizawa Ichiro, Fumiaki Ibuki, Seishiro Eto (chairman), Yoshitami Kameoka, Masahiko Shibayama, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Taro Honda participation Kuniko Inoguchi
Tatsumin Tomoko Abe: Seiji Osaka, Yoshikazu Hasegawa participation Ryuhei Kawada, Tetsuro Fukuyama
Democratic Party for the People: Tamaki Yuichiro, Nishioka Kimiaki
New Komeito Party: Inoue Yoshihisa
Japan Communist Party: Kasai Ryosha

Citizens

Seishin Makino, Former Fukushima Mizuho, Former Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Director of the Seren Association)
(The names of attendees of the attendee’s accompanying secretary are omitted. is not I am)

proxy to attend

Liberal Democratic Party Shinji Inoue: Takashi Otsuka, Akihiro Nishimura, Yasutoshi Nishimura, Hiroyuki Miyazawa, Takamori Yoshikawa
Constitutional Shu Taiki Michishita participation Michihiro Ishibashi, Hirotaka Akamatsu
Tomoko Floating Island Shu New Komeito
Communist participation Akiko Kurabayashi, Taku Yamazoe
Independents Shu Hirofumi Ryu Michiyoshi Yuki

officer acceptance
Restoration Nobuyuki Baba Shu

II. Global Governance Promotion Committee First Meeting-Program

Moderator: Tanimoto ShinKuni (Yoren Parliament Committee Deputy Secretary-General) for the Committee established “Sanfu “What is the Lantern Promise?”: Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (Promotion Chair) Yasuhiro Hasegawa Raised individual issues:
United Nations Reform: Yasuhiro Ueki Former United Nations Headquarters Public Relations Bureau, Professor, Sophia University
Rule of Law: Yasunobu Sato University of Tokyo professor
lawmakers diplomacy: Kenichi Suzuki International Conference of Asian Political Parties political party secretariat director, Makino HijiriOsamu Motokei production Deputy Minister of
Environmental Issues: off the coast of large stem UNU Senior Vice President, United Nations Under-Secretary-General complement, Takahashi Issei Life
International Solidarity Tax Leader of the United Nations Association : Kotaro Kogi, Director General, Global Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Secretary-General
Secretary-General of the Roundtable on the Promotion of the SDGs , AI Weapons: Takashi Genda, Former Professor of Defense, Tatsuro Koto, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Former Visiting United Nations University Professor
Comments: Kuniko Inoguchi, Member of the House of Councilors, Tomoko Abe, Member of the House of Representatives

* Attendance (titles omitted in any order)

Chair: Hirohiro Hasegawa, Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, President of the Japan International Peacebuilding Association

Government Agency
Kansuke Oka Counselor,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Policy and Foreign Affairs Bureau Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Sayaya Yagi Policy Planning Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kotaro Kogi Director, Global
Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shinshu Shinohara Deputy Director, Global Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Asuka Ohagi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Education Policy Research Institute

International organizations Relations and the Accademia
Off the coast of large stem UNU Senior Vice President, United Nations Under-Secretary-General complement
Kondo, Tetsuo United Nations Development Program Delegation
Akiko Taguchi International Labor Organization Office in Japan length
Ken Hayamizu Japan Committee for UNICEF Executive Director
Yasunobu Sato University of Tokyo professor
Kazuo Takahashi United Nations Former Chief of the Society, Former Visiting Professor of the United Nations University Former Professor of
Defense at the United Nations University Former Professor of Defense,
Tatsuro Isuzu, Executive School Instructor Former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, United Nations University Visiting Professor
Kei Kurosawa Former JICA Executive Officer, Kyoritsu Women’s University
Former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Secretary-General Director
Setsuko Yamazaki Former Country Director of the United Nations Development Program, Specially Appointed Professor, Kyoto University
Ken Inoue, Former Director, United Nations Democratization Governance Department, JICA Senior Advisor
Takaaki Mizuno, Former Editorial Writer, Asahi Shimbun Newspaper, Professor Kanda University of
Foreign Studies Katsumi Ishizuka, Kyoei University Professor
Naoko Kumagai Associate Professor, International University
Keiichi Tanabe Associate Professor Tokai University
Taro Miyakoshi
Yasuhiro Ueki, Bradford University Former United Nations Headquarters, Sophia University Professor
Mayary Hitte
Elizabeth Gumara
Kenichi Suzuki Graduate School of the University of Tokyo

Religion world
Yoshinori Shinohara, World Religious Peace Conference
Masamichi Kamiya Senior Advisor, Asian Religious Peace Conference
Tatsuo Kobayashi, Humanitarian
Affairs Association (Omoto) Hidenori Sugiura Deputy Director, Kagawa Toyohiko Memorial Museum, Secretary-General of the Kagawa Association

Business and civil society
Tetsuji Tanaka
President of the Global Solidarity Tax Forum Noriko Shirasu Representative of Japan Results
Hiroshi Inoue Director of International Affairs, Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Kei
Kuriwaki Ishikazu Ajinomoto Foundation Ishikazu Koshiba Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting
Junichiro Mori Alliance Forum Foundation
Masayuki Imagawa Public-Private Partnership Office manager

Interview recorded cooperation
Yukiko Ando Tokyo Newspaper Reporter
Diet Press Club

Yoren officials
Xinyi Yokoe Yoren Association Member (World Parliament Movement)
Takeshi Noda Yoren Association Secretary-General
Yamauchi Kento Yoren Association staff
Takigawa Taiyo Yoren Association staff
Kasama Daiyo Yoren Association staff
Shinji Kazuhana Yoren student representative

2. Exchange of views and submission of proposals

Discussions will be held and exchanged in areas such as UN reform, the rule of law, diplomacy, environmental issues, international solidarity tax, and disarmament, and during this fiscal year (until March 2020) A report summarizing the recommendations will be submitted to the Diet Committee. This will lead to recommendations for governments and intergovernmental meetings. A subcommittee will be formed for each field and a debate will be held by the subcommittee chairperson and committee members. Inviting experts to this discussion to provide information and views.