Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance,Refugees
Human Rights of the Children
January 28, 2026
Topics
- Japan’s National Action Plan to End Violence Against Children (Summary (PDF)
／ Full Text (PDF) ) (June 14, 2022)
The archives of topics prior to 2022 are available on the website of the National Diet Library's Web Archiving Project.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (Full Text)
- Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Japan (March 2019) (PDF)
- Additional Information from Japan in relation to the consideration of Japan's combined fourth and fifth reports (January 2019) (PDF)
- Opening statement by H.E. Masato OHTAKA, Ambassador in charge of UN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan at the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Japan (January 2019) (PDF)
- Replies to the List of Issues in relation to the combined fourth and fifth reports (November 2018) (PDF) (Annex I (PDF) / Annex II (PDF))
- Combined Fourth and Fifth Periodic Report of Japan on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (PDF) (Annex 1 (PDF) / Annex 2 (PDF) / Annex 3 (PDF) )
- Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 44 of the Convention - Concluding Observations of the Committee of the Rights of the Child (June 2010) (PDF)
- Replies to the List of Issues by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in connection with the Consideration of the Third Report (April 2010) (PDF)
- The Third Report of Japan under Article 44, Paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (April 2008) (PDF)
- Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 44 of the Convention - Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (February 2004)
- The Second Report of Japan under Article 44, Paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (November 2001)
- The Initial Report of Japan under Article 44, Paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (May 1996)
- Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 44 of the Convention - Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (June 1998)
- Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Japan (March 2019) (PDF)
- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (PDF)
- Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict - Concluding Observations (June 2010) (PDF)
- Replies to the List of Issues by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in connection with the Consideration of the Initial Report (April 2010) (PDF)
- The First Report of Japan under Article 8 of Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (April 2008) (PDF)
- Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict - Concluding Observations (June 2010) (PDF)
- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (PDF)
- Japan’s Comments on the Draft Guidelines on the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (March 2019) (PDF)
- Draft Guidelines on the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (February 2019) (PDF)
- Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 12(1) of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography - Concluding Observations (June 2010) (PDF)
- Replies to the List of Issues by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in connection with the Consideration of the Initial Report (April 2010) (PDF)
- The First Report of Japan under Article 12 of Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (April 2008) (PDF)
- Japan’s Comments on the Draft Guidelines on the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (March 2019) (PDF)
(Open a New Window)