The 2023 Japan Peace Conference took place in Kagoshima City (Kagoshima Pref.) connected online to 300 locations across Japan, calling for a Japan without U.S. military bases and the abrogation of the Japan-U.S. military alliance agreement.
Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, who visited Palestine early this month, insisted, “I will refrain from legally assessing,” whether Israel’s land invasion of Gaza constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law.
A joint statement by G7 Foreign Ministers justifies Israel’s invasion of Palestine. Japan chaired the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting, but it did not exercise its leadership to call for a ceasefire. Its lack of responsibility is called into question.