In 1978 the Japanese collected 30 million signatures for the first Special Session on Disarmament of the United Nations General Assembly. They have been a major force calling on local (prefectural) governments and cities to declare a nuclear-free status or build peace museums in cities and towns. Civil society in Japan has indeed demonstrated its capacity for peace building.
Mwaka 1978 Wajapan walikusanya saini milioni 30 kwa ajili ya Mkutano wa Kwanza wa Upokonyaji Silaha wa Baraza Kuu la Umoja Mataifa. Wamekuwa nguvu kuu wakitaka serikali za wilaya na miji kutokuruhusu nyuklia au kujenga makumbusho ya amani katika miji yao mikubwa kwa midogo. Hakika, mashirika ya kiraia nchini Japan yameonyesha uwezo wao wa kujenga amani.