INSTITUTIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Photo: Collage of photos from the Banquet and their majesty's visit to Fukushima.

Documenting Japan Visit of the King and Queen of Lesotho

INPS-IDN made film documentary of the Banquet honouring King Letsie III and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso.

Co-organized by Japan Lesotho Friendship Association, NPO Issatsu no Kai, and Africa Development Association at Meguro Gajo-en on November 24, 2016.

Katsuiro Asagiri, president of INPS Japan also accompanied the Losotho delegation to film their majesties visit to disaster affected area of Soma City in Fukushima prefecture on November 26.

Photo: Kazakh President Nazarbayev addressing Japan's Parliament. Credit: Official Site of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Reporting Kazakh President's Visit to Tokyo and Hiroshima

INPS-IDN reporta Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's visit to Japan from November 6-9 including his visit to Hiroshima that suffered U.S. atomic bombings along with Nagasaki 71 years ago.

President Nazarbayev who closed the former Nuclear weapon site of Semipalatinsk 25 years ago became the first head of state to visit Hiroshima since the U.S. President Barack Obama's historic visit there in May 2016.

Photo: The UN General Assembly Hall. Credit: Manuel Elias/UN.

Reporting the Landmark Resolution at UNGA

INPS-IDN reports the landmark resolution adopted by the United Nations on October 27 for launching negotiations in 2017 on a legally binding treaty outlawing nuclear weapons.

Ozaki Yukio Memorial Foundation Celebrates 60th Anniversary

INPS-IDN documented the 60th anniversary event of Ozaki Memorial Foundation (Chairperson: Tadamori Oshima, house speaker of the House of Representatives) held at the Parliamentary Memorial Hall on October 28, 2016 with over 150 participants.

FAWA Convention in Singapore

INPS-IDN visited Singapore to cover 22nd Convention of the Federation of Asian Women's Association (FAWA) September 28-October 1, 2016 in Singapore at the invitation of the Secretary General of Ozaki Yukio Memorial Foundation, Takaaki Ishida, who is also President of 'Issatsu no kai', a Japanese NGO.

Field Trip to the former Soviet Nuclear Weapon Test Site

INPS-IDN joined a group of participants from around the world in a one-day visit to Semey, Kurchatov and the former Soviet nuclear test site on August 31, 2016.

Photo: (left to right) Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev; President Nazarbayev; Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Lassina Zerbo. Credit: www.kazembassy.org.uk

'Building a Nuclear-Weapon-Free world'

INPS-IDN reported on an international conference on 'Building a nuclear-weapon-free world' in Kazakh capital Astana on August 29 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of closing the Soviet nuclear test site. The conference was as co-hosted by the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Parliamentarians for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (PNND). The conference endorsed a 10-point Declaration titled: 'The Astana Vision: From a Radioactive Haze to a Nuclear-Weapon Free World'.

Kazakhstan Leads the Way to a Nuclear-Weapon Free World

Canadian PM Commends INPS-IDN Partner South Asian Outlook

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Federal Party leaders and other eminent persons sent messages of appreciation on the 15th anniversary of South Asian Outlook, an e-Magazine partnering with INPS-IDN. Publisher and Managing Editor of South Asian Outlook is Suresh Jaura in Toronto. He is also President of INPS North America. He received the Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA) award at the 30th Anniversary Award Gala on June 27, 2008 (Canadian Multiculturalism Day).

Read all messages here, including that from Justin Trudeau.

Assessing Two Media Projects with SGI

INPS-IDN visited SGI headquarters on June 7, 2016 and discussed two ongoing media projects focusing on: Nuclear Disarmament and SDGs for all.

Photo (left to right): Kazuo Ishiwatari, Executive Director, Peace and Global Isssues; SGI interpreter; Hirotsugu Tersaaki, Director-General, Peace and Global Issues; Ramesh Jaura; Katsuhiro Asagiri (both INPS-IDN); Yuki Nagano, Director, Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Affairs; Kimiaki Kawai, Director, Peace and Human Rights; Yuko Oshima, Programme Coordinator, Peace and Human Rights.

Partnering with GCC and Devnet Japan

DG of INPS-IDN and Executive President of Global Cooperation Council (GCC), Ramesh Jaura, was welcomed on June 6, 2016 by Devnet Japan, Fumiyasu Akegawa, President of Devnet Japan and his advisors who have retired after an illustrious career with the Government of Japan, corporations and international organizations. Venue: International House of Japan.