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16 Jun 2024

Japan: UN report says large-scale developments may result in adverse human rights impacts due to insufficient public consultations; incl. co. response

Avenue of ginkgo trees, Meiji Shrine Outer Garden

The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has published the final report of its human rights investigation into Japan pointing out that environmental impact assessment procedures for large-scale developments being carried out across Japan are insufficient.

The redevelopment of Jingu Gaien District in Tokyo is cited as a prime example. It states that the project "could result in adverse human rights impacts".

Research Institute for Environmental Finance states that this 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, causing of the delay in resolving human rights issues in the country and the rise of new human rights challenges.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Mitsui Fudosan to respond to the article. The responses can be read in full below.