{"id":14721,"date":"2016-10-26T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/?p=14721"},"modified":"2016-10-26T15:25:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T06:25:46","slug":"japanese-defense-minister-tomomi-inada-asserts-the-situation-in-juba-calm-and-allows-japanese-defense-forces-to-remain-there-without-violating-the-five-pint-principle-25102016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/ja\/archives\/14721","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada asserts the situation in Juba calm and allows Japanese defense forces to remain there without violating the five-pint principle (25\/10\/2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u3000The Japanese government decided on October 25 to extend the Ground Self-Defense Force\u2019s participation in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan by five months from November 2016 to March 2017.<\/p>\n<p><center><figure id=\"attachment_14722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14722\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/161026_01.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[14721]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/161026_01.jpg\" alt=\"(Source: www.japantimes.co.jp)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14722\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/161026_01.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/161026_01-448x336.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<div align=\"right\">(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2016\/09\/14\/national\/japans-new-defense-chief-visit-u-s-south-sudan\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.japantimes.co.jp<\/a>)<\/div>\n<p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u3000In January 2012, the Japanese government sent an engineering unit of its defense forces to South Sudan with the aim of infrastructure rehabilitation and development. Now, a new unit of an infantry regiment will be dispatched in November to engage in \u201ckaketsuke-keigo\u201d to rescue .Japanese embassy personnel and aid workers as well as U.N. personnel under attack by armed groups.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14721 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/ja\/archives\/14721\/161026_02'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"235\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/161026_02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14723\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14723'>\n\t\t\t\t<div aligh=\"right\">(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2016\/10\/18\/national\/sdf-peacekeeping-mission-south-sudan-reportedly-extended-march\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.japantimes.co.jp<\/a>)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/ja\/archives\/14721\/161026_03'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"312\" height=\"235\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/161026_03-446x336.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14724\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14724'>\n\t\t\t\t<div aligh=\"right\">(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeradio.org\/inada-arrives-juba\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.eyeradio.org<\/a>)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/center><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\u3000Please see below key points identified by Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Geneva at a meeting held with DCAF on September 22, 2016.<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Consultation meeting<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Geneva Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces, DCAF and<\/br>Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:10pt;\">23 September 2016, Geneva<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Agenda item: <strong>Japan&#8217;s changing approach towards UN peace operations<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><u>Talking points<\/u><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Sukehiro Hasegawa<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\">1.\u3000<strong>Abe Doctrine of \u201cProactive Contributions to Peace\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000A paradigm shift from the use of force for self-defense to the use of weapons for protection of UN personnel and other peacekeepers (Cabinet decision, 2014)<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000\u201cIttaika with the use of force\u201d: Logistics support which is an activity that does not in itself constitute a \u201cuse of force\u201d can be provided when international peace and security are threatened and the international community is united in responding to threats in accordance with a U.N. Security Council resolution. It is necessary for Japan to conduct such support activities to armed forces of other countries carrying out legitimate \u201cuse of force\u201d based on the resolution. (Cabinet Decision on Development of Seamless Security Legislation to Ensure Japan\u2019s Survival and Protect its People, July 2014) <\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000More proactive engagement in collective security and UN peacekeeping operations (Comprehensive security package, September 2015)<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000Geographical extension of Japan`s presence into Africa: Nairobi TICAD and 270-JSDF engineering personnel with UN Mission UNMISS in South Sudan<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000Humanitarian and development assistance: $2.8 billion in 3 years pledged by PM Abe at UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants, 19 September 2016 (NHK 20\/9\/2016)<\/p>\n<p><center><figure id=\"attachment_14652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14652\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/161004_02.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[14721]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/161004_02.jpg\" alt=\"Professors Hasegawa and Kihara-Hunt meeting with Assistant Director Dowens, DCAF, and his colleagues in Geneva.\" width=\"640\" height=\"242\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14652\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/161004_02.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.shasegawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/161004_02-448x169.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><justify>Professors Hasegawa and Kihara-Hunt meeting with Assistant Director Dowens, DCAF, and his colleagues in Geneva.<\/justify><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\">2.\u3000<strong>Conceptual evolution<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000\u201cHuman security\u201d and R2P Acceptance of the mutuality and appointment of a national focal point<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000Justice matters: Largest contributor to ICC and ECCC<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000Peacebuilding and nation building: Key member the PBC Organizational Committee and main contributor to the PBF<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000Peace, humanitarian and development nexus: PM Shinzo Abe \u201cJapan will provide development cooperation to promote self-reliance among the refugees and economic development of the host countries alongside our emergency humanitarian assistance. To take one example, in Lebanon\u2019s central region, in addition to humanitarian assistance, Japan provides vocational training to Syrian refugees and Lebanese youth in cooperation with UNHCR. We also built water ways for irrigation together with UNDP. These cooperative activities have assisted more than 30,000 people.\u201d (Abe&#8217;s statement at UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants, 19 September 2016)<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000Capacity building in peacekeeping operation: Assistance to African peace training institutes<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000ARDEC, a triangular partnership- MS with expertise and resources(Japan), UN (DFS) and AFRICAN TCCs for rapid deployment of peacekeeping troops<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\">3.\u3000<strong>Operational issues<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000Airlift supply for UN peacekeeping troops: Prime Minister Abe who acted as a co-host, together with President Obama, of the Leaders\u2019 Summit on Peacekeeping in New York, September 2015 reportedly said that Japan will \u201czealously explore\u201d other possible contributions such as airlift support for mission rapid deployment.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000\u3000\u201cKaketsuke-keigo (rush-and-rescue) mission\u201d: the most controversial issue in the legislation, would not bring substantial changes. This mission is usually carried out by infantry units, yet Japan has to date never contributed this kind of personnel, having only dispatched engineering units in the past. (Security Legislation of September 2015)<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u2022\u3000Engagement in security sector reform aimed at improving military, police and judicial institutions in the post-conflict nations. In this field, Japan would be able to play a greater role, reflecting its own expertise and expertise as a liberal-democratic state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u3000The Japanese government decided on October 25 to extend the Ground Self-Defense Force\u2019s participation in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan by five months from November 2016 to March 2017. 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