TOKYO -- Japan plans to step up cooperation with Singapore in such fields as undersea cables and cybersecurity, Nikkei has learned, seeking to ensure reliable and secure communications infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific as China's influence looms.
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will spearhead the initiative, with Parliamentary Vice Minister Hideto Kawasaki to meet on Monday with Singapore's Rahayu Mahzam, minister of state at the Ministry of Digital Development and Information. They are expected to confirm the cooperation plans and consider renewing a 2021 memorandum of understanding.
