Messages - 25th anniversary of Japan in the Council of Europe 2021年03月25日 Home Japan & European Institutions Greeting from Ambassador Messages 25th Years History Commemorative Events VIDEO MESSAGES 25th anniversary - Japan & the Council of Europe Video message from Mr OTANI Naoto, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan Video message from Mr UTO Takashi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Video message from Ms Marija PEJČINOVIĆ BURIĆ, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Video message from Mr Robert SPANO, President of the European Court of Human Rights MESSAGES *The messages below are solely the personal views of the authors, and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Government of Japan or the Council of Europe. Message from Ms Yoko HAYASHI, Lawyer, Former chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Message from Ms Snežana SAMARDŽIĆ-MARKOVIĆ, Director General of Democracy at the Council of Europe Message from Mr Christos GIAKOUMOPOULOS, Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law at the Council of Europe Message from Mr Keiichi HAYASHI, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan Message from Mr Jean-Paul COSTA, Honor President of the René Cassin Foundation and Former President of the European Court of Human Rights Message from Mr Yoichi HIGUCHI, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo