Brunei, Japan ties on solid foundation: Envoy
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Japanese Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Maeda Toru reaffirmed the deepening bilateral cooperation between the Sultanate and Japan in people-to-people exchanges, defence and maritime security, trade, investment and healthcare during a reception to celebrate the 64th birthday of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito, Emperor of Japan on Tuesday (Feb 27).

Minister of Education Datin Seri Setia Dr Romaizah Mohd Salleh was the guest of honour at the event held at The Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong.

The hightlight of the ceremony saw Japanese ambassador presented a souvenir to the guest of honour.

The ambassador said the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations is a milestone and will be celebrated with several exchange of visits between the two countries that began in the second half of last year.

Ambassador Maeda recalled the visit of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to Japan to meet Emperor Naruhito in December 2023.

The Sultan also met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah met Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ken Saito and Minister of Foreign Affairs II Dato Seri Setia Awang Erywan Mohd Yusof met Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Japanese Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Maeda Toru reaffirmed the deepening bilateral cooperation between the Sultanate and Japan in people-to-people exchanges, defence and maritime security, trade, investment and healthcare during a reception to celebrate the 64th birthday of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito, Emperor of Japan on Tuesday (Feb 27).