Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in its April 23, 2026, announcement that Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and Japan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cambodia, UENO Atsushi, signed and exchanged notes in Phnom Penh for a yen loan of ¥6,908,000,000, nearly ¥7 billion, for a flood-protection and drainage-improvement project in the capital. According to KPS99TV’s original account, the signing took place at the Cambodian ministry that afternoon, and the amount was equivalent to approximately US$46 million. By Pai Sokhim.
