The Ukrainian-Russian War and Japan's Role

The Foreign Minister's absence from the G20 meeting held in India on March 1 and 2 has caused many controversies. Moreover, there was little reaction from the rest of the world to this, with the exception of India, which had expected Japan's support.

Unlike the G7, the G20 includes the United States, China, and Russia, and is divided into anti-Russian and pro-Russian groups, and agreement cannot be reached.

1. Population, Area, GDP and G7, G20 by UN statistics,

Population: 8,004,566,000 in the world, 1,420,677,000 in China, 2nd in India with 1,415,653,000, 3rd in USA with 332,383,000, 9th in Russia with 145,872,000, Japan in 11th 125,928 thousand, Ukraine ranked 33rd with 43,994 thousand

Area: 1st is Russia with 17,124,442km2, 2nd is Canada with 9,984,670km2, 3rd is USA with 9,826,675km2, 4th is China with 9,596,960km2, Ukraine is 44th with 603,500km2, Japan is 61st with 378,000km2,

GDP: 1st is the United States with 20,893,750 million dollars, 2nd is China with 15,222,155 million dollars, Japan is 3rd with 4,910,580 million dollars, Russia is 11th with 1,464,078 million dollars, Ukraine is 57th with 142,250 million dollars

G7 (Group of Seven): France, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, EU (in order of chair country),

G20 (Group of Twenty): In addition to G7, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey (in alphabetical order)

2. World War III and Nuclear War

The war is expected to be prolonged, and the production volume of tanks, artillery, fighter planes, etc. and the number of soldiers will determine the trend of future battles. Considering that Ukraine, a democratic country, is supplied by NATO countries including the United States and Japan, while China, Iran, and North Korea supply arms, ammunition, munitions, and daily necessities to Russia, an authoritarian state. We can even say that we are already in World War III. There are also threats to use nuclear bombs if Russia is cornered, making nuclear war more likely than ever.

NATO Member States (in order of membership)

Iceland, United States, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, Norway, France, Belgium, Portugal, Luxembourg, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, EU, (30 countries in total)

3. Japan's role

As you can see from the data of countries around the world, Japan is one of the major powers, and has connections with the world's leading countries through trade and investment.  China has its own merits as a coordinator, America as America, and Japan as Japan. Japan should not keep its position as a bystander.

The G7 meeting in May will be held in Hiroshima, and it is planned that the G7 leaders will be guided to the Atomic Bomb Dome. However, no one believes that a guide to the Atomic Bomb Dome will prevent a nuclear war. To truly stop nuclear war, an agreement between world leaders is needed.

Until now, Japan has not played a major role in mediating international disputes, but this time it must be prepared to make a full-fledged effort to stop nuclear war.

For this reason, it is necessary to have people who fly around the world 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and take into consideration the needs of each country in the world to lay the groundwork. Therefore, the government should give careful consideration to appointing him as Minister of State for Special Affairs and entrusting him with this important role.

No effort is wasted in all efforts to stop nuclear war.