Ambassador Shikata’s Attendance at the South China Sea Conference 2026
2026/10/20
On 14 October, Ambassador Shikata Noriyuki attended the South China Sea Conference 2026 hosted by the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA), an agency under the Ministry of Transport of Malaysia. The conference was co-hosted by Japan, Australia, the United States, China, the EU, and Canada.
Under the theme of "Rules, Resilience, and Regional Order," a wide range of participants—including researchers, experts, government officials, and business representatives from Malaysia, Japan, the United States, China, the Philippines, Viet Nam, Australia, the EU, Canada, and other countries—engaged in an active exchange of views. They discussed the challenges facing the South China Sea, which is one of the world's major sea lanes, and what is required to maintain the safety of navigation and peace in this maritime region. From Japan, Mr. TOKUCHI Hideshi, President of the Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS), participated as a speaker.
At the luncheon held on 13 October, Minister Nihei Daisuke delivered a speech, highlighting Japan's maritime cooperation to date. In his remarks, he conveyed a message that under the updated "Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)", Japan remains committed to cooperating with Malaysia and other countries to help them acquire the capabilities to freely determine their own futures and resilience, and to become stronger and more prosperous together.
For more details on the conference, please visit the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/mimamalaysia
For more information on the evolved "Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)," please visit the following link:
https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/pageite_000001_01612.html
Under the theme of "Rules, Resilience, and Regional Order," a wide range of participants—including researchers, experts, government officials, and business representatives from Malaysia, Japan, the United States, China, the Philippines, Viet Nam, Australia, the EU, Canada, and other countries—engaged in an active exchange of views. They discussed the challenges facing the South China Sea, which is one of the world's major sea lanes, and what is required to maintain the safety of navigation and peace in this maritime region. From Japan, Mr. TOKUCHI Hideshi, President of the Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS), participated as a speaker.
At the luncheon held on 13 October, Minister Nihei Daisuke delivered a speech, highlighting Japan's maritime cooperation to date. In his remarks, he conveyed a message that under the updated "Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)", Japan remains committed to cooperating with Malaysia and other countries to help them acquire the capabilities to freely determine their own futures and resilience, and to become stronger and more prosperous together.
For more details on the conference, please visit the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/mimamalaysia
For more information on the evolved "Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)," please visit the following link:
https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/pageite_000001_01612.html