INTO THE COUNCIL This photo shows Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answering questions in a media briefing. Japan was among the five countries elected on Thursday (Friday in Manila) to hold a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2023 and 2024. AFP PHOTO
INTO THE COUNCIL This photo shows Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answering questions in a media briefing. Japan was among the five countries elected on Thursday (Friday in Manila) to hold a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2023 and 2024. AFP PHOTO


UNITED NATIONS, United States: Japan was among five countries elected Thursday (Friday in Manila) to hold a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2023 and 2024.

Switzerland, Mozambique, Malta and Ecuador will also take up two-year positions from January 1 next year.

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