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During a joint press conference, PM Kishida said, “We are facing many challenges, including the situations in Ukraine, the East and South China Seas, and North Korea, and maintaining and strengthening the rules-based, free, and open international order has become more important.”2 Indonesia is this year's host country for the G20 Summit which is likely to be held in November. [...] The Vietnamese leader, however, pledged US $500,000 in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, which PM Kishida saw as a positive step toward supporting the affected people in Ukraine.3 Leaders of Vietnam and Japan affirmed to take their strategic cooperation to a new level by further boosting their economic and security ties. [...] In recent times, Tokyo's investment in the region has increased to the US $367 billion as Japan wishes to be a major export destination for the Southeast Asian nations. [...] Japan is also hosting a Quad summit by the end of May in which the fundamental agenda would be the Ukraine crisis and China’s role in the global order. [...] The importance that the Southeast Asian region has for Japan is likely to flourish in future regarding the economic development and the ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.