Visit to Hitachi seaside park
Greetings from the Hitachi National Seaside Park we visited in March 2022. From right to left: Elizabeth Gamarra, Ken Inoue (on top), Fujiko Amano, and Sukehiro Hasegawa.
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“Post-Genocide Transformation of Rwanda: Critical Review of its Achievements and the Remaining Challenges” by Ambassador Charles Murigande (23/04/2022)
Former Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Japan Charles Murigande of Rwanda to Japan made a critical review of the developments in Rwanda since its genocide in 1994. He was joined by Hiroshi KATO, Former Vice President of Japan International Development Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Professor at the International University of Japan. Please click here for its video recording.
“Current Status and Future of Japan’s International Peace Cooperation Activities” by Mr. Goro MATSUMURA (26/02/2022)
Former General Manager of the North Eastern Army of the Ground Self-Defense Force, Goro Matsumura, presented the current and future prospect of Japan’s international peace cooperation activities, the global trend of partnership peace cooperation activities, two approaches to national security, and the relationship between Japan’s national security in general and international peace cooperation activities as well as the future prospect.
Visit to Kairakuen & Seaside Park in Mito, Ibaraki
A group of GPAJ members: Ken INOUE, Fujiko AMANO, Elizabeth Gamarra, Naoko KUMAGAI and Sukehiro HASEGAWA, visited the Kairakuen Garden in Mito and National Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki on March 15 and 16, 2022.
“Future of Liberal Democracy in Southeast Asia Indonesia and Malaysia” by Prof. Yuji Suzuki (14/12/2021)
Professor Suzuki, President of the National Federation of UNESCO Association of Japan, explains the challenges faced by Southeast Asian countries, particularly Indonesia and Malaysia. His presentation was followed by a lively discussion participated by Ambassadors Shinyo and Yanagisawa as well as Messrs Nakayama and Kuroda, and Ms. Elizabeth Gamarra.
Online Seminar “Why Do Revolutions Happen? -Reflections on Post-Soviet Kazakhstan’s 30 year Shadow Transition-” (Professor Aigul Kulnazarova)
Professor Aigul Kulnazarova will explain why revolutions take place in the post-Soviet region, most recently in Kazakhstan, on Tuesday 8 February 2022 from 20:00～21:30 Japan Standard Time. She will be joined by David Chikvaidze, Chef de Cabinet, UN Office at Geneva and Lise Howard, President of ACUNS. For participation, please register from the link below by February 7. https://forms.gle/oPRwsLY4Jg411A7V9
GPAJ Online Seminar “Democratic Crisis in Sudan” (Mr. Koji SAKANE)
Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ), and Kyoto Peacebuilding Center (KPC)
present Mr. Koji SAKANE, Chief Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Sudan Office and Director of GPAJ, “Democratic Crisis in Sudan” Saturday,12 February 2022 at 20:00 hours Tokyo time. If you are interested in, please contact Fujiko AMANO (fujiko.amano[@]gmail.com) for registration.
Online Seminar “Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: Look Back on Arms Control and Non-Proliferation” (Ms. Angela Kane)
Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPA-J), Kyoto Peacebuilding Center (KPC) and ACUNS Tokyo Liaison Office presented Angela Kane, Former High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and Under-Secretary-General for Management of the United Nations “Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: Looking Back on Arms Control and Non-Proliferation” Saturday 29 January 2022 at 10:00 hours Tokyo time and Friday 28 January 2022 at 20:00 hours Washington DC time.
H.E. Mr. Xanana Gusmão Former President and Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Arts by Kyoto University of the Arts (23/11/2021)
Please click here for a full report in English which was compiled by Maciej Witek.
GPAJ Webinar “Migration Challenges in Pakistan” (08/01/2022)
If you want to participate in the seminar, please send your name and email address to
to Mr. Ken Inoue (camelworld[@]aol.com). The Secretariat will send a Zoom link to all
members a few days before the seminar.
Professor Katsumi ISHIZUKA, member of the Board of Directors of GPAJ, presented his book on the History of Peacebuilding in East Timor to former President and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão on November 23, 2021 at the Meiji Jingu Gaien campus of the Kyoto University of the Arts. Dr. ISHIZUKA received MA from the University of Nottingham and Ph.D. from the University of Keele. (01/12/2021)
GPAJ Webinar “Legacy of Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Omnilateralism” (04/12/2021)
Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ), Kyoto Peacebuilding Center (KPC) and Academic Council on the United Nations System Tokyo Liaison Office (ACUN\s-Tokyo) in association with the Association of Former International Civil Servants of Japan (AFICS-Japan) held a seminar on “Legacy of Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Omnilateralism” on Saturday, December 4, 2021, Japan Standard Time from 20:00 to 21:30 hours.
Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum 2021 “Peacebuilding and Democratic Governance in an Era of Uncertainty” (13/11/2021)
Online Forum Saturday, 13 November 2021 Japan Time 10:00 – 18:00 Japan time
organized by the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ) and supported by Kyoto Peacebuilding Center, ACUNS Tokyo and AFICS-Japan. Please contact Prof. Naoko Kumagai (naokokumagai71{@}gmail.com) for registration.
ACUNS Tokyo/GPAJ/KPC presented Dr. Bauman to assess the implications of COP26 (16/11/2021)
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`Don`t Choose Extinction‘ ― Dinosaur Warns Humans (30/10/2021)
Please click here for the UNDP video.
GPAJ President Sukehiro Hasegawa stated that the concept of “human security” was proposed by Mahbub ul Haq, who was a special adviser to UNDP’s Human Development Report Office in 1994. (28/10/2021)
(日本語) 長谷川理事長は、人間に脅威をもたらすもう一つの要因として、人間の貪欲性を挙げ、新たな世代の人々にとっても脅威を生み出すことになると説いた。そして、人類が自ら内蔵している脅威から、人々の生命と安全を確保するために、日本が「人間の安全保障」の概念を推進していくことは重要であると述べた。詳細はここをクリックして下さい。
Ambassador Ina Lepel of Germany has completed her assignment in Japan and moved to Jakarta to take up her new duty as Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. We thank you for her contributions to the peacebuilding activities of the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan and the Kyoto Peacebuilding Center. We now welcome the arrival of Ambassador Clemens von Goetze in Tokyo and look forward to our association with him and his participation in our activities. External Relations Officer Arbenita Sopaj (22/10/2021)
