At the 20th Tokyo-Beijing Forum held on 5 December 2024 in Tokyo, the Chair of the Japan Commission on Global Governance of the Parliamentary Committee of the Diet of Japan for World Federalism, Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa, called for strengthening the Security Council’s accountability by adding ten renewable 5-year seats in 2025 when the United Nations marks the 80th anniversary of its founding and converting five permanent seats to 10-year renewable seats in 2045, the United Nations centennial anniversary year. (Reporter IKEGAMI Keitoku) (13/12/2024)