Mission of Japan to ASEAN

Today the people of 🇹🇱 celebrate the 24th anniversary of Restoration of Independence, the first time since the country's accession to ASEAN. We are sending warmest greetings to all our Timorese friends. Happy National Day, Timor-Leste! 🇹🇱 🎉

PM TAKAICHI Sanae just announced 🇯🇵's updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP).

The update launches 3 priority areas of initiative for :

✨📊 Building economic infrastructure for the age of AI and data including strengthening supply chain resilience for energy and critical materials

📈🤝 Co-creation of economic growth opportunities through public-private collaboration and rule sharing

🛡️🕊️ Enhancing cooperation in the field of security to ensure regional peace and stability

More details:
JP > https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/pageit_000001_02918.html
EN > https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/pageite_000001_01612.html

📸 Cabinet Public Affairs Office

Press Secretary KITAMURA issued the following statement on the Situation in Myanmar (Treatment of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and others)

https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/statement/pageite_000001_01616.html

🇯🇵 Deputy Head of Mission, Mr CHUJO Kazuo, joined his ASEAN counterparts at the 20th Meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee Working Group (AJJCC-WG) at the ASEAN Headquarters last week. The meeting was held to prepare for the ambassador-level meeting of the AJJCC, scheduled to be held on 25 May 2026.

Until last year, there were flags of Japan and the 10 ASEAN Member States displayed inside the conference hall. This year, they were joined by the flag of 🇹🇱, which officially joined ASEAN in late 2025.

🇯🇵 looks forward to a productive AJJCC meeting with ASEAN next month!

📸: ASEAN Secretariat (Photos 2 & 3)