April 8, 2026
On April 8, commencing at 4:45 p.m. for roughly 10 minutes, Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu obtained a courtesy name from Dr. OKI Taikan, newly appointed as the Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on April 1. The overview of the assembly is as follows.
- At the outset, Minister MOTEGI talked about that science and know-how have gotten more and more essential in the worldwide group, and he requested recommendation on how to successfully promote science and know-how diplomacy.
- In response, Advisor OKI replied that he would love to actively interact in actions primarily based on his personal expertise.
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Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs was established in 2015 and has been engaged in offering information in the area of science and know-how, strengthening networks with authorities science and know-how advisors from numerous nations, and exterior communication.
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Dr. OKI Taikan has engaged as professor at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo; Senior Vice-Rector and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations University; Special Advisor to the President of the University of Tokyo. He is professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo since 2020. His specialty is hydrology, and he has obtained awards resembling the Stockholm Water Prize (2024).