Should Japan get a permanent seat in UN security council
United Nations (UN) is an important international organization set up after World War Two. The Security Council inside it has the primary responsibility in maintaining international peace and security. It has 15 members ¡V five permanent members and 10 elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms as non-permanent members. Since 1956, Japan has been a full member of the UN and has been elected to the council as non-permanent for eight times (Phar, 2003) what Japan really wants is a permanent seat in UNSC, i. ... a permanent seat who with veto power. According to an Asian diplomat, Japan would give anything and perhaps to sacrifice everything they have in order to get that elusive permanent seat in the Security Council. (Deen, 2000) So, why a permanent seat is important? In an interview of Motofumi Asai, a former foreign ministry official of Japan, he said that, ¡§No one will pay attention to you unless you speak your mind as a permanent council member.¡¨ (Yomiuri, 2003) In order to get respect and status from other countries and to play a broader international role commensurate with its economic capabilities and political interest, a permanent seat in UNSC is needed for Japan. In this paper, question of ¡§What make Japan deserves as a permanent member in UNSC? ... The requirements for a future permanent member will be first discussed. The next part will discuss whether Japan fulfills those requirements or not. Firstly, in order to qualify as a future permanent member in UNSC, a country should fulfill several requirements. In first, the country should be large and powerful; Secondly, it should be committed to democracy and human rights; Thirdly, it should responsible in how it develops and uses military power; Fourthly, it should be willing to contribute military to deter or stop violent conflict and save lives and fifthly it should has a positive force for arms control and nonproliferation it should be willing to contribute military to deter or stop violent conflict and save lives. (O¡¦Hanlon, 2000) Those requirements listed above are the most fundamental requirements for a future permanent member in the UNSC.