List of Interviews with Ambassador SHIKATA

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s interview on BFM 89.9’s “Top 5 at 5,” “Inside Japan-Malaysia’s Deepening Bond”（June 30, 2026）（Audio (English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s written interview with BERNAMA (Malaysia), “Japan’s Updated FOIP Complements Malaysia’s Digital Hub Aspirations”（June 18, 2026）（Article (English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s interview with Daily Express (Malaysia), “Japanese FDI in Malaysia tops RM100b”（February 12, 2026）（Article (English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s interview with TVS (Malaysia), “Jepun berminat perkukuh kerjasama dengan TVS”（January 30, 2026）（Article (Malay)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s interview with TVS (Malaysia), “Tenaga hijau, transformasi digital pacu pelaburan Jepun ke Sarawak”（January 30, 2026）（Article (Malay)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s exclusive interview with Free Malaysia Today (FMT) (Malaysia), “FOIP not a military strategy but a peace framework, says Japanese envoy”（January 1, 2026）（Article and video (English)）

2025

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s exclusive interview with Free Malaysia Today (FMT) (Malaysia), “Japan trusts Malaysia will remain reliable LNG supplier, says envoy”（December 24, 2025）（Article (English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s interview on BFM 89.9’s “The Breakfast Grille,” “Japan x Malaysia: What’s Next?”（December 4, 2025）（Related page (English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s exclusive interview with Free Malaysia Today (FMT) (Malaysia) on cooperation with Malaysia and ASEAN under Japan’s new administration and semiconductor and AI collaboration（October 25, 2025）（Article (English)）

• JACTIM BRIDGE’s interview with Ambassador SHIKATA, Part 2（August 26, 2025）（Article (Japanese)）

• JACTIM BRIDGE’s interview with Ambassador SHIKATA, Part 1（August 6, 2025）（Article (Japanese)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s interview with Business Today (Malaysia), “Ambassador Shikata On Forging A New Era In Malaysia-Japan Relations”（July 22, 2025）（Article (English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s exclusive interview with BERNAMA (Malaysia) on the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the Fourth Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD IV)（July 4, 2025）（Related page (English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s interview with BRIDGES (Malaysia), “Japan and Malaysia: Nurturing Mutual Respect”（June 27, 2025）（Article (Japanese and English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s interview on BERNAMA/ASLI’s “Diplomatic Dispatch,” “Beyond the Look East Policy: A Japan–Malaysia Partnership for the Future”（May 21, 2025）（Article and video (English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s interview with BERNAMA (Malaysia) on cooperation under the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC)（May 2, 2025）（Related page (English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s exclusive interview with Free Malaysia Today (FMT) (Malaysia), “Asean must work to end Myanmar crisis quickly”（February 12, 2025）（Article (English)）

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s exclusive interview with Free Malaysia Today (FMT) (Malaysia), “Japanese firms eye green tech investments in M’sia, says envoy”（January 8, 2025）（Related page (English)）

2024

• Ambassador SHIKATA’s first exclusive interview with BERNAMA (Malaysia), “Japan leverages Madani framework to strengthen ties with Malaysia”（December 19, 2024）（Article (English)）