Jakarta, Oct. 22 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 22 October 2026, delivered a Special Lecture at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo, Japan, reflecting on the next chapter of ASEAN-Japan cooperation. Looking beyond more than five decades of friendship and partnership, the lecture explored how ASEAN and Japan can deepen their engagement amidst a rapidly evolving geopolitical and geoeconomic landscape, shifting global supply chains, rapid technological change, the energy transition, and other emerging challenges. Dr. Kao underscored the importance of moving from cooperation towards co-creation, whilst upholding ASEAN Centrality and advancing an open, inclusive, resilient and prosperous In...