Japan

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 2 July 1951

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

Emperor of Japan: His Majesty Emperor AKIHITO
Prime Minister: H.E. Naoto Kan

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Isao Kiso
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate (10/4/2010)

Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO
100, avenue de Suffren 75015 PARIS
Telephone: 01.53.59.27.00
01.45.68.35.43
Fax: 01.53.59.27.27
E-mail: dl.japan@unesco-delegations.org
Web site: http://www.unesco.emb-japan.go.jp/

National Commission for UNESCO

chairperson: Mr Tetsuo TAMURA
Secretary-General: Mr Takao KURAMOCHI

Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) 3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku 100-8959 TOKYO JAPAN
Telephone: (81.3) 6734 2603; (81.3) 52 53 41 11 (Ext. 2603)
Fax: (81.3) 67 34 36 79
E-mail: jpnatcom@mext.go.jp;
Web site: http://www.mext.go.jp/english/unesco/

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Mr Toro Haguiwara	1952-1956	32-45
Member	Mr Akira Matsui	1956-1962	46-62
Member	Mr Tatsuo Suyama	1962-1968	62-80
Member	Mr Yukihisa Tamura	1968-1974	81-95
Member	Mr Keitaro Hironaga	1974-1977	96-102
Member	Mr Kiyoshi Suganuma	1977-1980	102-110
Member	Mr Masami Ota	1980-1983	110-117
Member	Mr Takaaki Kagawa	1983-1987	118-126
Member	Mr Mizuo Kuroda	1987-1991	126-137
Member	Mr Wataru Miyakawa	1991-1993	138-142
Representative		1993-2001	143-162
Representative		2001-2009	163-181
Representative		2007- 2009	178-182
Representative		2009- 2011	183-187

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Executive Board
  Representative (Term expires : 2013)


• Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)


• Executive Committee of the International Campaign for the Establishment of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo
  Member


• Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Country of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Headquarters Committee
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)


• Legal Committee
  Member elected by the General Conference at its 34th session

Member elected by the General Conference at its 35th session

• Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member


• Intergovernmental Committee of the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (Intergovernmental Committee of the Rome Convention)
  Vice-President : Mr M. Watanabe

Member

• Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
  Member (Term expires : 2014)


• Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
  Vice-Chairperson

Member (Term expires : 2011)

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Council of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Celebration of anniversaries

100th anniversary of the birth of Hideki Yukawa, physicist (1907-1981) (2007)

1300th anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo, capital (710) (2010)