Advertisement Japan’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori announced in August that Bangladesh was among four countries selected by the Japanese government to receive defense aid under the Official Security Assistance (OSA), which is aimed at providing equipment, supplies and infrastructure development assistance to partner countries in the form of grants, rather than loans, to “reinforce” … Read more
Advertisement Japan is taking the lead in reimagining connectivity and co-creating a shared future in the Indo-Pacific by pushing a “triple I” strategy – infrastructure, investment, and industrial value chains – with the aim of fostering economic corridors, competitiveness, productivity and inclusive growth. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s “New Plan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific … Read more
Advertisement Since entering office in October 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has embraced many of the underlying principles of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s proactive diplomacy – no surprise, since Kishida served as Abe’s foreign minister for five years. But times have changed. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the growing tensions between … Read more