Japan
Security Council — figures below are for this body only.
UN code JPN · ISO 3166-1 JPN. Seen voting 1956-11-21 to 2026-09-17 (in the loaded data; not UN membership dates).
941Recorded votes taken part in
0%Abstention rate2 of 941 · Abstentions as a share of the country's yes, no and abstain positions.
0Vetoes cast
Yes 939 · No 0 · Abstain 2 · Did not vote 0 · 29 resolutions adopted without a vote (not counted). See these votes →
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Vetoes cast
No vetoes in the veto dataset.
Positions by topic
Topics are assigned by keyword rules; a resolution can have several.
| Topic | Yes | No | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peacekeeping and missions | 494 | 0 | 0 |
| Africa | 387 | 0 | 1 |
| Middle East | 183 | 0 | 0 |
| Europe and Balkans | 169 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanctions | 94 | 0 | 0 |
| Humanitarian and protection | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| Asia and Pacific | 68 | 0 | 1 |
| International justice | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Americas | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-proliferation and disarmament | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Membership and appointments | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Counter-terrorism | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Agreement with other countries (1956–2026)
Share of shared recorded votes with the same position; only countries with at least 20 shared votes. Agreement is not alliance – see Methodology.
Highest agreement
Lowest agreement
| Country | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 90% | 61 |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 91% | 174 |
| Mali | 92% | 24 |
| Poland | 93% | 98 |
| Mozambique | 94% | 96 |
| Russian Federation | 94% | 767 |
| Pakistan | 94% | 103 |
| China | 94% | 919 |
| Bulgaria | 95% | 37 |
| Angola | 95% | 75 |