”国連人権理事会「ビジネスと人権」作業部会。東京・神宮外苑再開発問題も「人権に悪影響の懸念」と指摘。これに対し、政府（どの役所か）は、同指摘の削除を要求（REF）,” 2024年5月30日

[Unofficial Japanese-to-English translation by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has published the final report of its human rights investigation into Japan... The report points out that environmental impact assessment procedures for large-scale developments being carried out across Japan are insufficient, citing the redevelopment of Jingu Gaien District in Tokyo as a prime example. It states that the project "could result in adverse human rights impacts"...

The report takes up the issue as a symbolic example of the fundamental cause of the delay in resolving human rights issues in the country and the rise of new human rights challenges, as neither the Japanese government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the project owner Mitsui Fudosan, nor Meiji Shrine understands that the large-scale redevelopment project in the capital is business-driven and is being carried out in a way that ignores the wishes of the residents living in Tokyo...

The working group assessed the urban redevelopment project saying, "the Working Group expresses serious apprehension in particular over reports of inadequate public consultation in environmental impact assessment processes, especially for large-scale development schemes"...

The report pointed out that cities and communities are places where diverse people come and go, live, work, relax, and are not just places for business. This obvious fact is ignored in the systematic environmental assessment procedures, which is the "backwardness" of the country's administration and policies...