PM Wong to make official visit to Japan from March 17 to 19
The Straits Times
PM Lawrence Wong will visit Japan to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Singapore and Japan. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will make an official visit to Tokyo from March 17 to 19, in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Singapore and Japan.
In the Japanese capital, PM Wong will meet his counterpart Sanae Takaichi, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement on March 16. Ms Takaichi became prime minister in October 2025, and was recently re-elected in February.
PM Wong will attend a guard-of-honour welcome ceremony and be hosted by Ms Takaichi to a working dinner, said the PMO.
He will also meet other senior Japanese political and business leaders, as well as overseas Singaporeans based in Japan at a reception.
The trip is part of a string of introductory visits that PM Wong has made to key partner countries in the region since taking on the role of head of government in May 2024.
He will be accompanied in Japan by Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Manpower Minister and Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Tan See Leng, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Sim Ann, Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Health Rahayu Mahzam, and Minister of State for Defence Desmond Choo.
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