Diplomats Forum in Tokyo Considers Security Issues

December 8, 2011

Tokyo, Japan - UPF-Japan organized a Peace Diplomats Forum on the theme of "Security" in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2011, with around 40 experts from various fields participating.

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Family Bonds Are Key to Japan's National Renewal

October 29, 2011

Osaka, Japan - A UPF Peace Vision Seminar was held on Oct. 29, 2011, in Osaka on the theme “Family Bonds Are the Key to National Renewal."

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Day of Peace Observed in Tokyo and the Miura Peninsula

September 28, 2011

 UPF-Japan held a commemoration of the International Day of Peace at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Tokyo on September 28. On September 18, 70 people joined in cleaning up the Wada-Nahama beach on the Miura peninsula in Kanagawa prefecture.

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Celebration in Japan after the Conference in Nigeria

September 18, 2011

Tokyo, Japan - A victory celebration for July International Leadership Conference in Nigeria was held in Chiba city on September 18 by the organization of Nigerian members of UPF in Japan, with the support of UPF-Japan. The Nigerians expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the people in Japan who supported the events in Abuja.

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Forum in Tokyo on UN Day against Drug Abuse

July 7, 2011

Tokyo, Japan - UPF-Japan organized a commemorative event for the “International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” in Tokyo on July 7 in partnership with the Women's Forum of Ambassadors for Peace, and about 50 participants, including members of the local assembly and leaders from various fields attended.

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Forum in Osaka on UN Day against Drug Abuse

July 3, 2011

Osaka, Japan - Mamiko Rattley, Director of UPF-Sydney, Australia, gave a talk on drug abuse prevention through character building and community development at this commemorative symposium which was sponsored by the Women's Federation for World Peace-Osaka on July 3. The theme of the program was “Let’s Make a Drug-Free World.”

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Japanese Youth Clean Homes Hit by Tsunami

June 3, 2011

Ishinomaki, Japan - Youth Ambassadors for Peace have been removing rubble and mud from homes in Ishinomaki in the Miyagi Prefecture that were devastated by the March 11, 2011, tsunami.

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Day of Families Observed in Tokyo

May 14, 2011

Tokyo, Japan - UPF-Japan organized a commemorative event for the International Day of Families on May 14 in Tokyo.  The event was supported by the Association for the Promotion of True Families, and more than 50 participants including several international couples and families living in Japan attended.

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Ambassadors for Peace Offer Condolences to Japan

May 10, 2011

UPF Ambassadors for Peace in various nations have been offering condolences to the people of Japan, paying courtesy calls to the Japanese embassy in their nation and forwarding donations to be used to aid victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Read reports from India, Malaysia, Senegal, Solomon Islands, and Thailand.

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Young Japanese Begin Tsunami Clean-up

April 6, 2011

Tokyo, Japan - After training of 50 Youth Ambassadors for Peace to help clean up after the March 11 tsunami, trainers traveled to northern Japan on April 3, 2011, to visit the teams at work and train 34 more volunteers in Sendai.

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Young Japanese Trained for Disaster Relief

April 2, 2011

Tokyo, Japan - Dr. Ron Patterson of Christian Disaster Response conducted a training March 29-30, 2011, for 50 Japanese Youth who volunteered to help clean up after the March 11 tsunami that hit Japan's east coast.

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New Proposal on UN Reform Delivered to Diplomats in Japan

March 31, 2011

Tokyo, Japan - UPF-Japan organized the 11th Peace Diplomats Forum in Tokyo on March 31, and Dr. Tsutomu Mizota, former Director of the UNICEF Office in Japan and Professor Emeritus of Nagasaki University, gave a keynote speech . . .

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Proposal for an Interreligious Council Presented In Tokyo

March 31, 2011

Tokyo, Japan - UPF-Japan held a “Consultation on Interreligious Council” in Tokyo on March 31, convening experts on the UN, including several former directors and officers of UN agencies, former Japanese ambassadors, and graduate students of international studies.

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Water for Life Appeal for Japan

March 14, 2011

At this time when the Japanese people are facing a disaster of monumental proportion, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. UPF International urges all chapters to join in solidarity and support with UPF-Japan and all the Japanese people.

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Water for Life Appeal for Japan

March 14, 2011

At this time when the Japanese people are facing a disaster of monumental proportion, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. The destructive path of the tsunami, shown vividly on our television and computer screens, leaves us speechless and deeply saddened.

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International Women’s Day Celebrated in Tokyo

March 2, 2011

Tokyo, Japan - UPF-Japan organized a commemorative event for International Women’s Day in Tokyo on March 2. The event was co-hosted by the Women’s Forum of Ambassadors for Peace, and more than 50 participants (80 percent of them women) attended.

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A. Yamanaka: Address to the International Leadership Conference

February 7, 2011

Japan should take more initiative in peacebuilding human development and encourage the establishment of a UN Peacebuilding Committee. Also, Japan should take more initiative in preventive diplomacy during natural and human-induced disasters.

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T. Ninomiya: Address to International Leadership Conference

February 6, 2011

The Korean peninsula issue is most interesting, and the possible developments are listed, including maintaining the status quo. But recalling 1994, let us remember the saying: “You can never tell whether a prophecy will hit or miss.” Korean history indicates that they never surrender to a dictator or aggressor, and no one can predict whether the people in the NK would revolt in some way and become more a more democratic and free society.

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World Interfaith Harmony Week Celebrated in Tokyo

January 19, 2011

Tokyo, Japan - A commemorative event of the United Nations’ annual “World Interfaith Harmony Week” was hosted by UPF-Japan on January 29 in Tokyo as an opening program of an Ambassadors for Peace Council Meeting.

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Interreligious Program Held in Tokyo

December 23, 2010

Tokyo, Japan - UPF-Japan held an interreligious program in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2010 with the support of the “Association of Religious Ambassadors for Peace.”

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