Embassy of Singapore, Tokyo
| Embassy of Singapore, Tokyo 駐日シンガポール大使館 Kedutaan Besar Singapura di Jepun 新加坡駐日本大使館 | |
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| Location | Tokyo |
| Address | 5-12-3 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Ambassador | Eng Chuan Ong |
| Website | https://www.mfa.gov.sg/tokyo |
The Embassy of Singapore, Tokyo is Singapore's main diplomatic mission to Japan. It is located at 5-12-3 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo.
Overview
[edit]Japan and Singapore established diplomatic relations on 26 April 1966, a few months after Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent country. The construction of the current embassy was completed in 1978.[1] It was designed by the Japanese architect Shin'ichi Okada (岡田新一). The garden of the embassy was designed by the Japanese landscape architect Junichi Inada (稲田純一), who played a central role in planning Singapore's national parks for nearly half a century. His last work there was "The Canyon" at the Gardens by the Bay, completed in 2016.[2][3]
The incumbent ambassador since April 2023 is Eng Chuan Ong, who earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1993. Before being posted in Tokyo for the second time in his career, he served as Ambassador to Belgium with concurrent accreditation to the European Union, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg from April 2012 to April 2016, and as Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from May 2016 to May 2023.[4]
Scandals
[edit]Voyeuristic photographing of underage males
[edit]On 2 May 2024, it was reported that a Singaporean counsellor, then aged 55, was suspected of voyeuristically photographing a junior high school boy in a public bath in Minato, Tokyo, near the embassy during his tenure as a diplomat.[5] He had repeatedly committed this offence, and during questioning by the police, he agreed to delete 700 photos he had taken in the public bath. However, due to his diplomatic immunity, he was not arrested.[6] The Metropolitan Police Department was investigating the case with a view to charges of violation of the Act on Prohibition of Child Prostitution and Pornography (production) and the Act on Punishment of Persons for Taking Photographs of Sexual Desire (filming), but the Embassy of Singapore explained that he had completed his duties as of 12 April and already returned to Singapore.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About the Embassy". www.mfa.gov.sg. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Yesita, Jessi (2020-12-16). "THE CANYON at Gardens by the Bay". ALL ABOUT CITY - SINGAPORE. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Correspondent, Seow Bei YiBusiness (2018-11-24). "Japanese-inspired attraction opens as Gardens by the Bay pulls in more visitors". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "ONG ENG CHUAN". www.mfa.gov.sg. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Singapore diplomat accused of filming naked boy at Tokyo bathhouse". South China Morning Post. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "在日シンガポール大使館元参事官が盗撮疑い 銭湯で". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "盗撮認めた外交官、すでに帰国 シンガポール大使館「任を終えた」：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
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