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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Why Japan wants to amend the UN Charter to remove references to ‘enemy states’

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi has called for the United Nations Charter to be amended to remove references to “enemy states” – a legacy of the Second World War that has resurfaced amid worsening tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday, Ms Takaichi said the 81-year-old founding document needed to be reviewed as “reform of the United Nations is essential”.

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