{"id":276830,"date":"2020-11-27T05:36:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T10:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=276830"},"modified":"2020-11-27T05:36:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T10:36:11","slug":"new-japanese-envoy-to-forge-closer-ties-with-ph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/27\/new-japanese-envoy-to-forge-closer-ties-with-ph\/","title":{"rendered":"New Japanese envoy to forge closer ties with PH"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mabuhay!<\/p>\n<p>I am KOSHIKAWA Kazuhiko, Ambassador-designate of Japan to the Philippines. As I start my tenure here, I am excited to work with the people of PH in galvanizing the JP-PH relations. I will make every possible effort in keeping our countries&#8217; ties closer than ever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iH7EfDTEh2\">pic.twitter.com\/iH7EfDTEh2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ambassador of Japan in the Philippines (@AmbJPNinPH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmbJPNinPH\/status\/1332118231503409152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Japan&#8217;s new Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko has finally arrived in the country, with a vow to further boost Manila and Tokyo&#8217;s friendship.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese Embassy in Manila on Friday said Ambassador-designate Koshikawa arrived on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As my diplomatic mission here in the Philippines begins, I shall exert every possible effort to further galvanize the foundations that make our bilateral ties special. I look forward to working with the people of the Philippines in realizing my commitments,&#8221; the envoy said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Koshikawa succeeded former Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koji Haneda who ended his tour of duty and officially left the country last week.<\/p>\n<p>Upon his arrival, Koshikawa expressed his firm commitment to building on the foundations of the long-standing partnership between Japan and the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is my great honor and privilege to be appointed Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines. The relationship between our two countries is a shining example of cooperation and mutual understanding that our forebears have nurtured,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am delighted to have this opportunity to scale new heights of the bilateral relations and forge an even closer friendship,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>In the last few years, Koshikawa said Manila and Tokyo have entered into its &#8220;golden age&#8221; of strategic partnership. &#8220;This incredible feat in our relations is one that encompasses a dynamic narrative of growth and trust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Koshikawa previously served as the executive senior vice president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).<\/p>\n<p>He was also the Ambassador of Japan to Spain and Angola, in 2014-2016 and 2008-2011, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mabuhay! I am KOSHIKAWA Kazuhiko, Ambassador-designate of Japan to the Philippines. As I start my tenure here, I am excited &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":167602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-joyce-ann-l-rocamora","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":276831,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276830\/revisions\/276831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}