No, Japan is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council, though it has hoped to be, as a member of the G4 nations.
The membership changes from year to year, but there are 5 permanent members: china,united states, united kingdoms, russia and France. 10 more nations are chosen as non-permanent members - serving 2 years at a time. In 2012, the membership was:PermanentPeople's Republic of China FranceRussian FederationUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaElected to the 1 January 2011 - 31 December 2012 termColumbia GermanyIndiaPortugalSouth AfricaElected to the 1 January 2012 - 31 December 2013 termAzerbaijan GuatemalaMoroccoPakistanTogo
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Japan was a member of the Axis powers with Italy and Germany in the war against the Allies.
There are ten non-permanent members of the UNSC who are selected on a two year basis, of which five are replaced every year. They are selected from a set of regional blocs. From the 1st of January, 2009 to the 31st of December, 2010:- Austria (Western Europe and Others) Japan (Asia) Mexico (Latin America and Caribbean) Turkey (Western Europe and Others) Uganda (Africa) From the 1st of January, 2010 to the 31st of December, 2011:- Bosnia and Herzegovina (Eastern Europe) Brazil (Latin America and Caribbean) Gabon (Africa) Lebanon (Asia and Arab) Nigeria (Africa) As above, there are a certain number of representatives from each of the regional blocs. Africa - 3 Latin America and Caribbean - 2 Asia - 2 Western Europe and Others - 2 Eastern Europe - 1 There must also be an "Arab" nation, alternatively from the Asian and African bloc. This is currently Lebanon, thus the group for 1st of January, 2011 to 31st of December, 2012, will have a representative from an Arab nation as part of the African group.
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Because the UN security council was set up at the end of WW2 as the big powers at that time. Germany and Japan were ex-fascist countries that had lost the war.
Yes. India is the third active contributing member to the United Nation Security council. It has been elected 7 times. All the permanent members exept Japan have supported India.
Japan is currently a member of the UN Security Council. That's the only one I know of, but I'm sure there are more because Japan is a major player at the UN.
G4 countries are a group of 4 countries comprising of India, Brazil, Japan and Germany who support each other's bid for UN security council seat. Currently there are only 4 permanent members of UN security council and G4 countries are bidding to expand it. Currently, there are 5 permanents members of UN security council( UK, USA, China, France and Russia), who is holding veto power.
According to the UN website: There are five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States and ten non-permament member: Belguim, Burkino Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Indonesia, Italy, Libya, Panama, South Africa and Viet Nam
The five permanent member states of the UN's Security Council.... these are... * The French Republic * The Republic of China * The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics * The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * The United States of America
Initially, because of their role in World War 2. Later, the vested interests of some of the existing members also played a part.
Canada,usa,Mexico,Japan,
There are five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. They are as follows:-Republic of ChinaFranceRussiaUnited KingdomUnited States
In 2010, the five new members of the Security Council are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria. There are also five more nations which have been on the Security Council since 2009 - Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda.
They were among the main allies that defeated Germany and Japan