Japan-Palau Parliamentary Friendship League visited Palau

From Tuesday, August 22 to Saturday, August 26, 2023, Japan’s National Diet members from the Japan-Palau Parliamentary Friendship League visited Palau. Headed by the League’s Chairman SHIMOMURA Hakubun, Member of the House of Representatives, the delegation included Vice Chairman WADA Masamune, Member of the House of Councillors; Chief Secretary ONIKI Makoto, Member of the House of Representatives; League Member KANKE Ichiro, Member of the House of Representatives; and League Member KOMURA Masahiro, Member of the House of Representatives:
 
Main Activities
8/22 Late evening: Arrival in Palau
8/23: Courtesy calls on President Whipps and on Senate President Baules and House Speaker Anastacio; visits to Belau National Hospital, Ministry of Education, the former naval cemetery, the Koror State Recycling Center & the Japan-Palau Friendship Bridge
8/24: Memorial service at Peleliu Island
8/25: Memorial service at Nanyo Shrine; visits to Belau National Museum and Palau International Coral Reef Center; observation of Japan Coast Guard training at Marine Law
8/26 Early morning: Departure from Palau