TOKYO, June 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here tonight for a three-day official visit to Japan, aimed at further strengthening bilateral ties and participating in the 31st Nikkei Forum.

The aircraft carrying the Prime Minister touched down at Haneda International Airport at 8.20pm local time (7.20pm Malaysia time).

Upon arrival, Anwar was received by Malaysia’s Ambassador to Japan Datuk Shahril Effendi Abd Ghany, Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomoaki Shimada, Chief of Protocol Tadayuki Miyashita and Ambassador of Japan to Malaysia Noriyuki Shikata.

The visit is Anwar’s first official trip to Japan since assuming office as Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister in November 2022, although he previously made two working visits in 2023 and 2024.

The Prime Minister’s busy itinerary begins on Tuesday at the University of Tokyo, where he is scheduled to deliver a special lecture titled “Humanity in a Human-Machine Civilisation”.

Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, will later join a roundtable with 29 selected Japanese business leaders and hold meetings with several Japanese companies, including one-on-one sessions with representatives from six firms.

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister will attend the 31st Nikkei Forum, themed “Working Together for a More Resilient and Prosperous Asia”, where he is expected to deliver a keynote address titled “Navigating Strategic Uncertainty”.

Later that day, Anwar will be accorded an official welcoming ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan, followed by a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi.

The visit is expected to yield outcomes including four Memoranda of Cooperation and two Letters of Intent covering defence and regional security, healthcare, energy transition, environmental cooperation and education, as well as a Joint Statement under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework.

Anwar is accompanied on the visit by Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Steven Sim Chee Keong and senior government officials.

The Prime Minister and his delegation are scheduled to depart for Malaysia on Wednesday afternoon. — Bernama