Japan’s responsibility as chair of G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting called into question

A joint statement by G7 Foreign Ministers justifies Israel’s invasion of Palestine. Japan chaired the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting, but it did not exercise its leadership to call for a ceasefire. Its lack of responsibility is called into question.

Yamazoe criticizes gov’t for not regarding Israel’s acts as breach of international humanitarian law

Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, who visited Palestine early this month, insisted, “I will refrain from legally assessing,” whether Israel’s land invasion of Gaza constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law.

2023 Japan Peace Conference held in Kagoshima

The 2023 Japan Peace Conference took place in Kagoshima City (Kagoshima Pref.) connected online to 300 locations across Japan, calling for a Japan without U.S. military bases and the abrogation of the Japan-U.S. military alliance agreement.