03/06/2026
Ambassador ENDO Kazuya attends Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) graduation ceremony
On 3 June 2026, Ambassador ENDO Kazuya attended the graduation ceremony of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP).
MAAP is a maritime academy established with the support of the Japanese Seafarers' Union (JSU) and the International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ), an organization representing employers of foreign seafarers in Japan, with the aim of training ship officers, including deck and engineering officers, for the Japanese merchant fleet.
In his speech to the graduates, Ambassador Endo said "I firmly believe that each and every one of you will become a bridge between Japan and the Philippines, and strengthen the bonds and partnership between our two countries for many years to come, as you work alongside your Japanese colleagues in Japanese ports and navigate the seas of the world together."
He also expressed the Japanese Government’s continued commitment to contributing to the development of the Philippine maritime industry.
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遠藤大使が海事学校の卒業式に出席
6月3日、遠藤大使はアジア太平洋海事アカデミー（Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific （MAAP））の卒業式に出席しました。
MAAPは全日本海員組合（JSU）と日本の外国人船員雇用者団体である国際船員労務協会（IMMAJ）が支援し設立された海事学校で、日本商船隊向けの船舶職員（航海士、機関士）の育成を目的としています。
遠藤大使は卒業生への祝辞の中で、「日本の同僚と共に日本の港で働き、世界の海を共に航海することで、皆さん一人ひとりが日本とフィリピンの架け橋となり、今後何年にもわたって両国の絆とパートナーシップを強化すると固く信じている」旨を述べました。
日本政府としても海事産業の発展に引き続き貢献して参ります。
