Sent: Monday, October 5
Subject: UN Ethics Summit


Dear Friend,

I am sending you herein attached my renewed plea for a UN Ethics Summit.

It is a historic mission of Japan to pursue the goal of true denuclearization.

The targets of the Summit are the establishment of global ethics and maternal civilization as prerequisite for the denuclearization. The Summit therefore can be conceived as the entrance to the final goal.

In my message addressed to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on September 27, I reminded him of the significance of the UN Ethics Summit and asked him to consider cooperating with China for this issue, hoping that it will　contribute to easing the mounting tension between China and the United　States, reminding him of China's contribution to the 10 Peace Principles of　Bandung. Japan has territorial issues with China.

The world regrettably has lost ideals. The International Society needs to　uphold common lofty goals.

Please allow me to count on your understanding and support.

Mitsuhei Murata
Former Japanese Ambassador to Japan.

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(My renewed plea)

　　　　　　                                           4 October, 2020

A Plea for a United Nations Ethics Summit to Be Held



 The preset Corona-19 crisis the world is confronted with is neither an　economic crisis nor a monetary one.  It is a crisis of civilization.  The　solution requires the mobilization of human wisdom on the widest global　scale.


    The recent natural disasters worldwide unprecedented in history,　destroying the lives and livelihoods of millions of people are warnings that　mankind faces a change of way of life not only in Japan, but the entire　world.


    The civilization of science that has ‘controlled and conquered　Nature’ since the 17th century is based on ‘paternal culture’ based on　power and domination. Now is the time for us to transform it into a　civilization based on ethics and solidarity that respect the right of future　generations.


    Japan, alas, has been the victim of both civil and military use of　nuclear energy.  Japan has been calling upon the International Community to　pursue military denuclearization.  Japan now has the duty to plead for　changing course in the energy field, not only in Japan, but worldwide, with　a view to abandoning nuclear plants. 

Fulfilling this duty alone would constitute a Japanese contribution to th　world and Japanese victims of the 3.11 disaster would not have suffered in　vain.


The deeply-rooted cause of the crisis confronting mankind is the universally　prevalent lack of ethics.  It is against fundamental ethics to abuse and　exhaust natural resources that belong to future generations and leave behind　permanently poisonous waste and enormous financial debts.  It is a matter of　great urgency to put an end to this civilization of greed based on market　fundamentalism.




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