Japan has sent its Self-Defense Forces personnel to the Golan Heights as part of the U.N. Peace-Keeping Operation (there) from February,1996 and has chaired the Environmental Working Group of the Multitrack of the Middle East Peace Process since May,1992.

Together with the U.S. and South Korea, Japan plays a significant role in the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), established in March,1995, to deal with the issue of North Korea's nuclear development.

Japan played a leading role in the international efforts for reconstruction and democratization of Cambodia. More than 700 SelfDefense Forces personnel were engaged in this international efforts from September, 1992 to September, 1993.