By DayakDaily Team
TOKYO, Dec 15: Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has arrived in Tokyo, Japan, for a five-day official working visit.
According to a report by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), the Sarawak government delegation, traveling on a special flight, landed at Haneda International Airport, Tokyo, at 6.15pm local time.
Welcoming the Premier at the accommodation were Malaysia’s Ambassador to Japan, Dato’ Shahril Effendi Abd Ghany; Sarawak Deputy Premiers Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan and Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian; Sarawak Minister for Utility and Telecommunication Dato Sri Julaihi Narawi; Sarawak Deputy Minister of International Trade, Industry and Investment Datuk Dr Malcolm Mussen Lamoh; and Sarawak Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Datuk Dr Hazland Abang Hipni.
Also present were Sarawak Attorney-General Dato Sri Saferi Ali, Sarawak Financial Secretary Dato Sri Dr Wan Lizozman Wan Omar, Sarawak Deputy Secretary (Economic Planning and Development) Dato Sri Dr Muhammad Abdullah Zaidel, Chief Political Secretary to the Sarawak Premier Dato Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman, and senior government officials.
Tomorrow (Dec 16), the Premier will visit ENEOS Central Technical Research Laboratory and meet with key energy and industry organisations, including ENEOS Corporation, JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Sumitomo Corporation, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), to discuss next-generation energy solutions like hydrogen, synthetic fuels, and biofuels for a carbon-neutral future.
On the second day (Dec 17), the Premier will meet with Boeing Japan to discuss Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and related development and research.
The delegation will then hold meetings with HighChem Co. Ltd, Integrated Design & Engineering Holdings Co. Ltd. (ID&E), Mitsubishi Corporation, and Mitsui OSK Line.
The day will conclude with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the Bintulu Development Authority and Pertama Ferroalloy/Asia Minerals.
On the third day (Dec 18), the Sarawak delegation will visit Tokyo Gas Yokohama Techno Station, a model facility for local hydrogen and e-methane production and usage, as well as CO₂ circulation, which is being expanded across Japan.
On the fourth day (Dec 19), the Premier and delegation will tour the Mitsubishi Power Takasago Plant—a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to validating hydrogen technologies for global decarbonisation efforts.
It is the world’s first facility covering the entire hydrogen value chain: production, storage, and utilisation.
The hydrogen park also houses advanced systems, including large-scale electrolyzers and next-generation technologies such as solid oxide electrolysis and turquoise hydrogen production, which generate hydrogen without CO₂ emissions.
These innovations are tested with hydrogen-powered turbines, advancing the commercial competitiveness of hydrogen as a sustainable energy source.
The Sarawak Premier is expected to conclude the official working visit on Dec 20 before returning home. – DayakDaily
