NEW YORK -- The Japanese government plans to run for a nonpermanent seat on the U.N. Security Council in 2032, U.N. diplomatic sources have said.
Japan just recently took a nonpermanent seat on the council in January, and it will serve its current term until the end of 2024. To ensure its election in 2032, it is aiming to secure the cooperation of other countries early on.
Of the 15 seats on the Security Council, the 10 nonpermanent seats are allocated by region, and two are assigned to the Asia-Pacific Group to which Japan belongs. One of the two seats allocated for the Asia-Pacific Group is up for election every year.
