Institutional Perspective In Japan, global environmental issues are usually introduced to the people by the government. Japanese society and politics consist chiefly of political, bureaucratic, and industrial circles. Japan lacks a sector that attempts to fill in the limits of politicians, bureaucrats, and industrialists in driving society toward a better direction in general. There is little representation of women and children, ordinary senior citizens, and the environment. Japanese NGOs suffer from low social status, little financial assistance, and no institutional guarantees.
Japan is now an economic superpower that exerts major influence over the world's economic activity.
We often hear calls for Japanese NGOs to make contributions more in line with Japan's economic stature, but they are far from ready to do so. Very few individuals or organizations in Japan are concerned with people suffering from injustice, from the ecosystem of the planet, or from humanity in general. They are not capable of formulating policies with people of differing cultures and languages with the goal of making the world a better place. Because Japan lacks organizations that truly represent the conscience of Japanese citizens, it has failed to gain the confidence of the international community. Partly as a result, Japan has arguably become the world's most formidable economic superpower.