No country can survive, let alone, thrive, without peaceful and stable international environment. So, the first pillar of Japan s foreign policy is to pursue global peace. Japan is proud to continuously assume a leading role in this area in the international community. Japan will never give up to be an anti-nuclear apostle. Japan is also spearheading for the reduction and prevention of transfer of conventional weapons.
Japan is strongly committed to the elimination of anti-human landmines.
Although India decided to go nuclear out of its security compulsions, I am convinced that this ultimate goal to bring about a nuclear free world is to be shared by India. Secondly, Japanese diplomacy attaches paramount importance to the United Nations. The United Nations is the only universal and comprehensive organization for the peace and security of the world. However, after more than half a century of its existence, the UN does not represent, in a true sense of term, the international community of today, and consequently its legitimacy is increasingly questioned. It is, therefore, urgent to reform the structure of the UN, especially the UN Security Council, so that the UN can respond to the expectations of the international community of today.