SEPANG, (BERNAMA) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for Indonesia yesterday after concluding a two-day official visit to Malaysia.
Ishiba, accompanied by his wife Yoshiko, was given a red carpet ceremonial send-off and a guard-of-honour from the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment, led by Captain Muhammad Iskandar Dzulkarnaen Doa@Hasan, at the Bunga Raya Complex.
The special aircraft carrying Ishiba and his delegation departed the Bunga Raya Complex to Jakarta at 3.55pm. Malaysia and Japan agreed to strengthen educational collaboration to elevate bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership level. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Ishiba discussed various initiatives in the education sector, including establishing a branch campus of Japan’s Tsukuba University in Malaysia.
These educational initiatives are part of broader efforts to strengthen Malaysia-Japan relations through greater cooperation in trade, investment and clean energy.
Malaysia’s ties with Japan have grown rapidly, with the elevation of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in December 2023.Japan is a key economic partner for Malaysia, with a total of 2,821 manufacturing projects involving Japanese participation implemented in Malaysia as of June 2024.
