On behalf of the Japanese Parliamentary Committee for the World Federation, I would like to warmly welcome Mr. Haoliang Xu, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), today. The Japanese Parliamentary Committee of the World Federation has been working for lasting peace in the world since 1949, soon after the end of the Second World War, marking this year its 75th anniversary. I want to use what you have said today in future activities of the Japanese Parliamentary Committee for the World Federation to achieve lasting peace in the world. (25/6/2024)
Discussion with Mr. Haoliang Xu, Vice President of UNDP(25/6/2024)
UNDP Associate Administrator Haoliang Xu explains the UNDP’s role in restoring war-torn countries and promoting sustainable peace and development and exchanges views with members of the National Diet of Japan on enhancing the cooperation between UNDP and Japan. (2024.6.25)
Workshop for making a Japanese umbrella. (24/6/2024)
We visited Hiyoshiya, a long-established company in Kyoto manufacturing wagasa (Japanese umbrellas) for five generations and received training in making wagasa.
The store manufactures the main-style umbrellas, which are used by the Ura and Omote Senke tea ceremony masters, as well as the bungasa, janome-gasa, hahno-jyu, and mai-gasa. We strongly recommend that you visit Hiyoshiya. For more information, click here HIYOSHIYA HOLDINGS (wagasa.com) (24/6/2024)
President Yoshikawa hosts a working dinner. (23/6/2024)
During the post-ACUNS visit to Kyoto, ACUNS`s past President, Lise Howard, and new President, Franz Baumann, were invited by Kyoto University of the Arts President Sakiko YOSHIKAWA for a working lunch at a traditional Japanese restaurant. They agreed to extend the partnership between the two institutions to hold seminars, conferences, and other events. (23/6/2024)
Post-ACUNS Kyoto Visit starts with a dinner. (23/6/2024)
The post-ACUNS visit to Kyoto started with a traditional dinner at Hotel Okura Kyoto. (23/6/2024)
Professors Shigeyuki KAZAMA and Kazuya NAKAYAMA make presentations. （21/6/2024）
At the ACUNS Annual Meeting held at the Komaba campus of the University of Tokyo on 21 June, Professors Shigeyuki KAZAMA and Kazuya NAKAYAMA of the Kyoto University of the Arts, made their presentations along with Professor SHINYO Takahiro, Special Advisor to the President and Professor of Kwansei Gakuin University and former Ambassador to the United Nations and Germany. The Former Ambassador to UNESCO and SRSG in Afghanistan, Tadamichi YAMAMOTO, and the Ambassador of Afghanistan in Norway, Youssef GHAFOORZAI, commented on their presentations. They were joined by Professor SHENG Hong of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, China, and Ms. Poulomi BHADRA, Assistant Professor of the Jindal Global University, India. (21/6/2024)
Chairman Yasushi AKASHI gives a toast. （20/6/2024）
KPC Honorary Chairman Yasushi AKASHI makes an opening remark for the reception hosted by the Kyoto University of the Arts. (20/6/2024)
Kyoto University of the Arts hosts a reception. （20/6/2024）
President Sakiko YOSHIKAWA of Kyoto University of the Arts makes an opening remark while Uryuyama Academic Foundation Chairman Yutaka TOKUYAMA and ACUNS President Lise HOWARD overlook her at the reception hosted by the Uryuyama Academic Foundation. (20/6/2024)
Conversation between KPC Council members and ACUNS officials（20/6/2024）
The Councilors of Kyoto Peacebuilding Center, Yasushi AKASHI, Sukehiro HASEGAWA, Takahiro SHINYO, Tadamichi YAMAMOTO, Kae YANAGISAWA, and Miki SUGIMURA held conversations with UNU Senior Vice-Rector Sawako SHIRAHASE, ACUNS President Lise HOWARD and Franz BAUMANN, and Augusto LOPEZ-CLAROS, Executive Director of the Global Governance Forum, and Georgios KOSTAKOS, Executive Director of the Foundation for Global Governance and Sustainability（FOGGS）. (20/6/2024)
Special Kyoten performance. (20/6/2024）
The Annual Meeting of the Academic Council of the United Nations was held from June 20 to 22 June 2024, at the United Nations University Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. About 500 scholars and practitioners of the United Nations activities participated in the conference including nearly 300 from abroad and 200 from Japan. Kyoto University of the Arts presented a “Kyogen” performance on the first day. (20/6/2024)