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Japan

ISO: JPN UN member since 1956
2241
Speeches
243
Speakers
7522
Votes
5008
Yes
687
No
1762
Abstentions
201
SC Sponsored
Top 1%
Co-sponsor influence
2024

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Voting alignment is computed from UN General Assembly roll-call votes (1946–present). Agreement rates count the share of resolutions where both countries cast the same vote (Yes/No/Abstain), weighted by the inverse square root of the number of countries voting, to down-weight near-unanimous resolutions. Ideal points are estimated using a Bayesian item-response model (Voeten 2013) that places each country on a left–right policy dimension each session. Issue-area breakdowns use the topic codes assigned by the UN Bibliographic Information System.

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Co-sponsorship network influence PageRank in the SC co-sponsorship graph per year · view full rankings

2024: top 1% by influence · 107 co-sponsoring partners · betweenness 0.001068

Voting alignment over time ideal point (re-centred) — 0 = global average · positive = more Western-aligned · BSV2017

Position consistency: more stable than 74% of countries (std dev 0.29, ranked among 199 countries)

Closest neighbours countries with the most similar voting alignment in a given year

Issue-area voting alignment % yes votes by issue category · 5-year rolling average

Speeches

Speeches per year

Dominant Topics

Peacekeeping support and operations Peace processes and negotiations Sustainable development and climate Economic development programmes General statements and positions East Asian regional relations Nuclear weapons proliferation Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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SC Representatives

Official Security Council representatives on record at the UN Digital Library.

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Delegates (by speeches)

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Session Date Speaker Source
79 Sept. 28, 2024 Mr. Kazuyuki Yamazaki UNDL ↗ A/79/PV.16
78 Sept. 19, 2023 Mr. Fumio Kishida UNDL ↗ A/78/PV.5
77 Sept. 20, 2022 Mr. Fumio Kishida UNDL ↗ A/77/PV.5
76 Sept. 24, 2021 Mr. Kimihiro Ishikane UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.13
76 Sept. 24, 2021 Mr. Yoshihide Suga UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.13
75 Sept. 25, 2020 Mr. Yoshihide Suga UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.11
75 Sept. 25, 2020 Mr. Kimihiro Ishikane UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.11
74 Sept. 24, 2019 Mr. Shinzo Abe UNDL ↗ A/74/PV.4
73 Sept. 25, 2018 Mr. Shinzo Abe UNDL ↗ A/73/PV.7
72 Sept. 20, 2017 Mr. Shinzo Abe UNDL ↗ A/72/PV.8
71 Sept. 21, 2016 Mr. Shinzo Abe UNDL ↗ A/71/PV.11
70 Sept. 29, 2015 Mr. Shinzo Abe UNDL ↗ A/70/PV.16
69 Sept. 25, 2014 Mr. Shinzo Abe UNDL ↗ A/69/PV.9
68 Sept. 26, 2013 Mr. Shinzo Abe UNDL ↗ A/68/PV.12
67 Sept. 26, 2012 Mr. Yoshihiko Noda UNDL ↗ A/67/PV.9
66 Sept. 23, 2011 Mr. Yoshihiko Noda UNDL ↗ A/66/PV.19
65 Sept. 24, 2010 Mr. Naoto Kan UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.14
64 Sept. 24, 2009 Mr. Yukio Hatoyama UNDL ↗ A/64/PV.5
63 Sept. 25, 2008 Mr. Taro Aso UNDL ↗ A/63/PV.10
62 Sept. 28, 2007 Mr. Masahiko Koumura UNDL ↗ A/62/PV.11
61 Sept. 26, 2006 Mr. Kenzo Oshima UNDL ↗ A/61/PV.21
60 Sept. 17, 2005 Mr. Nobutaka Machimura UNDL ↗ A/60/PV.10
59 Sept. 21, 2004 Mr. Junichiro Koizumi UNDL ↗ A/59/PV.4
58 Sept. 23, 2003 Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi UNDL ↗
57 Sept. 13, 2002 Mr. Junichiro Koizumi UNDL ↗ A/57/PV.4
56 Nov. 11, 2001 Mr. Kiichi Miyazawa UNDL ↗ A/56/PV.47
55 Sept. 13, 2000 Mr. Yohei Kono UNDL ↗ A/55/PV.13
54 Sept. 21, 1999 Mr. Masahiko Koumura UNDL ↗ A/54/PV.7
53 Sept. 21, 1998 Mr. Keizo Obuchi UNDL ↗ A/53/PV.8
52 Sept. 23, 1997 Mr. Keizo Obuchi UNDL ↗ A/52/PV.8
51 Sept. 24, 1996 Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto UNDL ↗ A/51/PV.7
50 Sept. 26, 1995 Mr. Yohei Kono UNDL ↗ A/50/PV.7
49 Sept. 27, 1994 Mr. Yohei Kono UNDL ↗ A/49/PV.7
48 Sept. 27, 1993 Mr. Morihiro Hosokawa UNDL ↗ A/48/PV.4
47 Sept. 22, 1992 Mr. Michio Watanabe UNDL ↗ A/47/PV.7
46 Sept. 24, 1991 Mr. Taro Nakayama UNDL ↗ A/46/PV.7
45 Sept. 25, 1990 Mr. Taro Nakayama UNDL ↗ A/45/PV.7
44 Sept. 26, 1989 Mr. Taro Nakayama UNDL ↗ A/44/PV.7
43 Sept. 28, 1988 Mr. Hideo Kagami UNDL ↗ A/43/PV.9
42 Sept. 21, 1987 Mr. Yasuhiro Nakasone UNDL ↗ A/42/PV.4
41 Sept. 23, 1986 Mr. Tadashi Kuranari UNDL ↗ A/41/PV.7
40 Sept. 24, 1985 Mr. Shintaro Abe UNDL ↗ A/40/PV.7
39 Sept. 26, 1984 Mr. Shintaro Abe UNDL ↗ A/39/PV.9
38 Sept. 28, 1983 Mr. Shintaro Abe UNDL ↗ A/38/PV.10
37 Oct. 1, 1982 Mr. Yoshio Sakurauchi UNDL ↗ A/37/PV.14
36 Sept. 22, 1981 Mr. Sunao Sonoda UNDL ↗ A/36/PV.8
35 Sept. 23, 1980 Mr. Masayoshi Ito UNDL ↗ A/35/PV.7
34 Sept. 25, 1979 Mr. Sunao Sonoda UNDL ↗ A/34/PV.8
33 Sept. 25, 1978 Mr. Sunao Sonoda UNDL ↗
32 Sept. 27, 1977 Mr. Iichiro Hatoyama UNDL ↗ A/32/PV.8
31 Sept. 27, 1976 Mr. Zentaro Kosaka UNDL ↗ A/31/PV.6
30 Sept. 23, 1975 Mr. Kiichi Miyazawa UNDL ↗
29 Sept. 24, 1974 Mr. Toshio Kimura UNDL ↗
28 Sept. 25, 1973 Mr. Masayoshi Ohira UNDL ↗
27 Sept. 27, 1972 Mr. Toru Nakagawa UNDL ↗
26 Sept. 27, 1971 Mr. Kiichi Aichi UNDL ↗
25 Sept. 18, 1970 Mr. Kiichi Aichi UNDL ↗
24 Sept. 19, 1969 Mr. Kiichi Aichi UNDL ↗
23 Oct. 4, 1968 Mr. Takeo Miki UNDL ↗
22 Sept. 22, 1967 Mr. Takeo Miki UNDL ↗
21 Sept. 23, 1966 Mr. Etsusaburo Shiina UNDL ↗
20 Sept. 28, 1965 Mr. Etsusaburo Shiina UNDL ↗
19 Dec. 4, 1964 Mr. Etsusaburo Shiina UNDL ↗
18 Sept. 20, 1963 Mr. Masayoshi Ohira UNDL ↗
17 Sept. 21, 1962 Mr. Masayoshi Ohira UNDL ↗
16 Sept. 22, 1961 Mr. Zentaro Kosaka UNDL ↗
15 Sept. 22, 1960 Mr. Zentaro Kosaka UNDL ↗
14 Sept. 17, 1959 Mr. Aiichiro Fujiyama UNDL ↗
13 Sept. 18, 1958 Mr. Aiichiro Fujiyama UNDL ↗
12 Sept. 19, 1957 Mr. Aiichiro Fujiyama UNDL ↗

201 Security Council draft resolutions co-sponsored by Japan. Data from the UNBench dataset (Liang et al.).

Draft Adopted as Title Session
S/2016/1047 S/RES/2322(2016) Security Council resolution 2322 (2016) [on international judicial cooperation in counter… —
S/2016/1052 S/RES/2325(2016) Security Council resolution 2325 (2016) [on non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and bi… —
S/2016/1073 S/RES/2331(2016) Security Council resolution 2331 (2016) [on trafficking in persons in armed conflicts] —
S/2016/386 S/RES/2284(2016) Security Council resolution 2284 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of UN Operation in C… —
S/2016/797 S/RES/2309(2016) Security Council resolution 2309 (2016) [on terrorist threats to civil aviation] —
S/2016/838 S/RES/2312(2016) Security Council resolution 2312 (2016) [on renewal for 12 months of the authorizations a… —
S/2016/845 S/RES/2311(2016) Security Council resolution 2311 (2016) [on recommendation that António Guterres be appoi… —
S/2017/1051* — Draft Resolution —
S/2017/119 S/RES/2341(2017) Security Council resolution 2341 (2017) [on protection of critical infrastructure against… —
S/2017/172 — Draft Resolution —
S/2017/781 S/RES/2378(2017) Security Council resolution 2378 (2017) [on UN peacekeeping reform] —
S/2017/884 — Draft Resolution —
S/2017/962 — Draft Resolution —
S/2017/970 — Japan: draft resolution —
S/2018/667 S/RES/2427(2018) Security Council resolution 2427 (2018) [on children and armed conflict] —
S/2019/179 S/RES/2457(2019) Security Council resolution 2457 (2019) [on ending conflict in Africa by 2020] —
S/2019/268 S/RES/2462(2019) Security Council resolution 2462 (2019) [on prevention and suppression of the financing o… —
S/2020/1158 — Draft Resolution —
S/2020/838 — Draft Resolution —
S/2021/171 — Draft Resolution —
S/2021/402 — Draft Resolution —
S/2021/771 S/RES/2594(2021) Security Council resolution 2594 (2021) [on transition planning in peacekeeping operation… —
S/2021/990 — Draft Resolution —
S/2022/155 — Draft Resolution —
S/2024/302 — Draft Resolution —
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