UN General Assembly
2024

Japan will also work even more closely with the international community towards the denuclearization of North Korea, including full implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions. Japan will continue to seek to normalize its relationship with North Korea, in accordance with the JapanDPRK Pyongyang Declaration, through comprehensively resolving outstanding issues of concern, such as the abductions, nuclear and missile issues, as well as settlement of the unfortunate past. The rapid development of emerging technologies is bringing new challenges to disarmament and non-proliferation efforts. Focusing on the further development of emerging technologies, Japan intends to actively and constructively participate in international rule-making on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) through balanced discussions, taking into account humanitarian and security perspectives, so that a common understanding can be reached among the international community, including stakeholder states.