Workshop on illegal fishing strengthens Malaysia-Japan maritime ties

(Front row, from left) MMEA deputy director-general (logistics) Rear Admiral Datuk Saiful Lizan Ibrahim, Katsuhiko and JICA (Malaysia office) chief representative Takizawa Masahiko with the workshop participants.

JAPAN and Malaysia are maritime nations cooperating to maintain maritime safety and security which is vital for international shipping.

The Land of the Rising Sun has despatched experts to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) to conduct several technical cooperation projects in maritime law enforcement and search and rescue operations, among others.