Ambassador Kikuta attended the ANZAC Day Dawn Service
2026/4/25
Early in the morning of 25 April 2026, His Excellency Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Brunei Darussalam attended the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the Brunei – Australia Memorial in Pantai Muara, which honors Australian soldiers’ sacrifice for Brunei during the World War II and symbolizes the friendship between the two countries.
In his speech at the ceremony, Ambassador Kikuta expressed his appreciation for the spirit of reconciliation extended to Japanese Ambassador by both Australia and Brunei Darussalam. He emphasized the importance of peace. Ambassador called upon all parties to deepen mutual understanding and make efforts for coexisting while respecting differing viewpoints, especially in the increasingly divided and unstable international arena of today.
Ambassador Kikuta then laid a wreath at the Brunei-Australia Memorial.
○Full text of Ambassador Kikuta's speech:
English / Provisional translation in Japanese
In his speech at the ceremony, Ambassador Kikuta expressed his appreciation for the spirit of reconciliation extended to Japanese Ambassador by both Australia and Brunei Darussalam. He emphasized the importance of peace. Ambassador called upon all parties to deepen mutual understanding and make efforts for coexisting while respecting differing viewpoints, especially in the increasingly divided and unstable international arena of today.
Ambassador Kikuta then laid a wreath at the Brunei-Australia Memorial.
○Full text of Ambassador Kikuta's speech:
English / Provisional translation in Japanese