Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan

Online Seminar “Ominous Year 2022” (by Mr. Tsuneo Nishida, Former Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations)

2022-01-222022-03-10Leave a comment

Tsuneo Nishida, Former Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations, Ambassador of Canada, and Representative of Japan to ICAO presented “Ominous Year 2022” reflecting his views on the developments taking place around Ukraine and Taiwan. He was joined by Hiroki Sugita, Kyodo News Special Editor, and Takaaki Mizuno, Former Asahi Shimbun Editor-in-Chief and currently Professor of Kanda University of International Studies.

Online Seminar “Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: Look Back on Arms Control and Non-Proliferation” (Ms. Angela Kane)

2022-01-222022-02-21Leave a comment

Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPA-J), Kyoto Peacebuilding Center (KPC) and ACUNS Tokyo Liaison Office presented Angela Kane, Former High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and Under-Secretary-General for Management of the United Nations “Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: Looking Back on Arms Control and Non-Proliferation” Saturday 29 January 2022 at 10:00 hours Tokyo time and Friday 28 January 2022 at 20:00 hours Washington DC time.

H.E. Mr. Xanana Gusmão Former President and Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Arts by Kyoto University of the Arts (23/11/2021)

2022-01-032022-01-03Leave a comment

Please click here for a full report in English which was compiled by Maciej Witek.

GPAJ Webinar “Migration Challenges in Pakistan” (08/01/2022)

2022-01-012022-02-21Leave a comment

If you want to participate in the seminar, please send your name and email address to
to Mr. Ken Inoue (camelworld[@]aol.com). The Secretariat will send a Zoom link to all
members a few days before the seminar.

Professor Katsumi ISHIZUKA, member of the Board of Directors of GPAJ, presented his book on the History of Peacebuilding in East Timor to former President and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão on November 23, 2021 at the Meiji Jingu Gaien campus of the Kyoto University of the Arts. Dr. ISHIZUKA received MA from the University of Nottingham and Ph.D. from the University of Keele. (01/12/2021)

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GPAJ Webinar “Legacy of Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Omnilateralism” (04/12/2021)

2021-11-292022-02-21Leave a comment

Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ), Kyoto Peacebuilding Center (KPC) and Academic Council on the United Nations System Tokyo Liaison Office (ACUN\s-Tokyo) in association with the Association of Former International Civil Servants of Japan (AFICS-Japan) held a seminar on “Legacy of Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Omnilateralism” on Saturday, December 4, 2021, Japan Standard Time from 20:00 to 21:30 hours.

Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum 2021 “Peacebuilding and Democratic Governance in an Era of Uncertainty” (13/11/2021)

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Online Forum Saturday, 13 November 2021 Japan Time 10:00 – 18:00 Japan time
organized by the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ) and supported by Kyoto Peacebuilding Center, ACUNS Tokyo and AFICS-Japan. Please contact Prof. Naoko Kumagai (naokokumagai71{@}gmail.com) for registration.