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.