National Sep 26, 2020
Malaysians donate coronavirus protective gear to Japan hospitals
Since first donating 110 protective suits to a Kawasaki hospital, the project has provided 100 suits each to two hospitals and 200 each to another two in Sapporo.
National Aug 14, 2020
Japan and Malaysia may resume travel in early September for expats
Japan and Malaysia agreed Friday they may ease coronavirus-related travel restrictions for expatriates in early September, if they take precautionary measures such as a 14-day self-quarantine period after entering their respective countries, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. The agreement came at a meeting between Foreign ...
National / Politics Sep 5, 2019
Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad to visit Kyoto with samurai bonds on the agenda
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is set to make a three-day visit to Kyoto beginning Friday, Japan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The Bernama news agency separately said the visit will include talks Sunday with Japan Bank for International Cooperation Gov. Tadashi Maeda on ...
National / Politics May 31, 2019
Japan and Malaysia eye close ties based on Mahathir's 'Look East' policy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart, Mahathir Mohamad, agreed Friday to deepen bilateral relations through Kuala Lumpur's "Look East" economic development policy, which is heavily modeled after Japan. During their meeting in Tokyo, Abe and Mahathir agreed to step up cooperation in achieving ...
National / Politics Sep 29, 2018
Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad warns against revising Japan's pacifist Constitution
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Japan’s pacifist Constitution stands out in the world for embodying peace and should be emulated, not revised.
National / Politics Nov 12, 2017
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday sought Malaysia's cooperation to get the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact up and running, excluding the United States. Abe made the call at a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Manila. Najib thanked Japan for its leadership ...
Business Oct 13, 2017
Malaysia on track to invite bids for high-speed rail project, likely by year-end
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai on Thursday affirmed that plans are on track to call for a tender for a high-speed rail project linking Singapore with Kuala Lumpur by the end of this year. "We would like to get started hopefully by the end ...
National Apr 12, 2017
Malaysia-bound Crown Prince calls overseas trips 'important task'
Crown Prince Naruhito has described official overseas trips by the Imperial family as an important task and opportunity to promote friendly relations with other countries. Speaking ahead of his first visit to Malaysia on Thursday, the Crown Prince said, "It is a very good opportunity ...
National Nov 16, 2016
Malaysia leader, Abe talk shop on TPP, South China Sea, bullet trains
by Reiji Yoshida
Visiting Malaysian leader Najib Razak met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday in Tokyo, where the pair agreed to push for the early implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. In this context, Najib told reporters that Abe's planned meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump ...
National / Politics Nov 13, 2016
Amid strengthening ties with China, Malaysian leader to make three-day visit to Japan
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will arrive in Japan on Tuesday for a three-day visit. Najib will hold talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his working visit, made at the invitation of Abe, and also meet with Keiichi Ishii, the infrastructure and transport minister, ...
National / Politics May 26, 2015
Japan, Malaysia agree to beef up defense cooperation
by Masaaki Kameda
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart, Najib Razak, have pledged to advance defense and maritime cooperation. Speaking after a 50-minute summit Monday with Najib in Tokyo, Abe said they agreed to upgrade bilateral ties to a "strategic partnership" to boost cooperation on a ...
National / Politics May 24, 2015
Abe to pitch bullet train tech in talks with Malaysian leader
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to give his shinkansen pitch to Malaysian leader Najib Razak as plans for a Kuala Lumpur-Singapore train line develop.