Japan

Observers

Italian Republic

The Netherlands

People's Republic of China

Republic of India

Republic of Korea

Republic of Singapore

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM)

Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO)

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO)

OSPAR Commission

Standing Committee of the Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

West Nordic Council (WNC)

Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS)

Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)

Association of World Reindeer Herders (AWRH)

Circumpolar Conservation Union (CCU)

International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)

International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA)

International Union for Circumpolar Health (IUCH)

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)

Northern Forum (NF)

University of the Arctic (UArctic)

World Wide Fund for Nature, Arctic Programme (WWF)

Kiruna Ministerial meeting, 2013

Maritime Security Policy Division, Foreign Policy Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
E-mail: japan-arctic@mofa.go.jp

Takewaka Keizo
Japanese Ambassador in Charge of Arctic Affairs
Head of Delegation to the Arctic Council
Email: keizo.takewaka@mofa.go.jp

Featured Projects

Circumpolar Seabird Expert Group (CBird)

Climate Issues: Cryosphere, meteorology, ecosystem impacts

Expert Group in support of implementation of the Framework for Action on Black Carbon and Methane (EGBCM)

Zero Arctic

Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON)

Actions for Arctic Biodiversity

Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI)

Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP)

Air pollution, with a focus on short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs)

Building a sustainable future with lessons from the past

The Sustainable Development Working Group’s “Zero Arctic” project develops concepts for carbon neutral constructions in the Arctic. By drawing on both expertise from scie...

07 Sep 2020

Interview with Arctic Council Observer: Japan

Japan has had Observer status in the Arctic Council since 2013. As an Observer, Japan can contribute to the Arctic Council through meeting attendance, providing scientifi...

03 Jul 2020