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David Miliband
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The UK and Japan

Posted 24 March 2010 by David Miliband  |  2 comments

Last week Nissan announced that they will produce their LEAF electric car at their plant in Sunderland.  This is good for the car industry, and a further sign of how central low-carbon technologies are to future economic growth.  It's another great UK-Japan success story and a chance to reflect on the depth and breadth of our work together. 

On climate change there was good news last week that Japan is preparing to debate a new bill which will put its ambitious targets - to cut emissions 25% by 2020, and 80% by 2050 - into law. 

In Afghanistan, Japan has made a huge financial commitment – pledging to spend $5bn over the next five years, and we worked closely with Japan in the run-up to the London Conference. 

And we'll be in close touch as we approach the NPT RevCon in May. Nuclear disarmament and counter proliferation have a high public profile in Japan.  With memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and with North Korea not far away, that is no surprise.




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24 March 2010
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>> Sir, on 27 March, the world will celebrate “Earth Hour”. Nissan's announcement is a good...<<
Prabhat Misra, District Savings Officer, Etawah, U.P., India
24 March 2010

>> Japan is excellent country. Also very beautiful people. The destruction to Hiroshima and Nagasaki...<<
Abu Sultan, bangladesh
24 March 2010

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>> Sir, on 27 March, the world will celebrate “Earth Hour”. Nissan's announcement is a good sign for "future low carbon societies", before EARTH HOUR. Japan government's efforts are appreciative to fight against CLIMATE CHANGE and GLOBAL WARMING. Year 2010 is very important coz the fate of NPT review conference, climate change summit and London Conference will be decided by world community. BEST WISHES for all the challenges. <<

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>> Japan is excellent country. Also very beautiful people. The destruction to Hiroshima and Nagasaki very tragic. It showing what weapon of mass destruction do to civilization and why world community should be very tough also vigilant today to check its rise.The root cause of all problem started with discovery of nuclear fission in year 1938. It is also discovery used by terrorists everywhere today to make all bombs. Before the World War this discovery also with natural resources falling in wrong hands of Nazis and its scientists in Germany create concern. Eistein sent a letter to President Roosevelt about this matter leading to Manhattan Project by America who rush to make nuclear weapon before the Nazis leading to the development of nuclear weapon <<

Abu Sultan, bangladesh
24 Mar 2010

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