On October 25, Naval Attaché Commander Wada Koji attended and delivered Ambassador Kitagawa Katsuro’s message on his behalf at the 82nd commemoration of the Battle of Surigao Strait, organized by the Surigao City and the province of Dinagat Islands.

The ceremony was attended by Provincial Governor of Dinagat Islands Nilo Demerey, Mayor of the City of Surigao Pablo Dumlao, Lt. Col. Noel Young, Assistant Defense Attache of the Australian Embassy to the Philippines, veterans, and Japanese individuals, among others.

Apart from guests delivering their remarks, a wreath-laying ceremony and the lighting of the memorial flame were also held.

During the ceremony, a sea wreath-laying ceremony was also conducted in the waters where the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Fuso, which sank during the Battle of Surigao Strait, now rests. Japan Information and Culture Center