Kuwait - Japan: Exploring the expansion of defense relations

27 October 2025

IntelligenceNote

Summary

On 15 October 2025, the Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Kuwait Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Khaled

Daraj Al-Shariaan, received in his office the Ambassador of Japan to the State of Kuwait, Mr. Kenichiro Mukai, accompanied by the Japanese Military Attaché, Colonel Ryo Tatsukawa.

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Kuwait’s areas of interest to expand defense relations with Japan
A new strategic approach between the two nations

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