- Helping Promote Exchanges and Further Development of Friendly Relations between Two Countries -

TOKYO, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express (South Asia & Oceania) Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter "NX South Asia & Oceania"), a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., will sponsor the "SJ60 Musubi Singapore-Japan Festival 2026" to be held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on November 28-29 as a flagship event of the SJ60 initiative commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Singapore.

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- Background

Since founding NIPPON EXPRESS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. (hereinafter "NX Singapore") in 1973 as its second overseas subsidiary, the NX Group has been conducting business from its Singapore locations for over 50 years. With NX South Asia & Oceania now serving as a regional headquarters company, the Group is pursuing business expansion across Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Oceania region by supporting regional supply chains from its bases in Singapore through a wide range of logistics services, including air and ocean freight forwarding, logistics support, and heavy haulage.

Singapore serves not only as a management hub for the South Asia and Oceania regions but also as a vital base supporting the NX Group's global business operations. The Group has successfully expanded there with the aid of numerous customers, business partners, and other stakeholders. This sponsorship is intended to express the NX Group's gratitude to Singapore for its long-standing support of the Group's business activities, as well as to contribute to further exchange and development between Japan and Singapore, in the hope that the event will foster new cultural, economic and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries and lead to closer relations for the next generation.

- Overview of event

"SJ60 Musubi Singapore-Japan Festival 2026," the flagship event of SJ60, aims to promote exchange and engender new and wide-ranging cultural, economic, business and personal connections between the two countries.

Event information

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AO-mYLK_fIt2ewepA1GGMghCvOCn31ov/view?usp=drive_link 

Through its sponsorship of this event, the NX Group will assist in further developing friendly ties between Japan and Singapore and help advance exchange and cooperation between the two countries.

The Group will also be endeavoring to create new value and ensure sustainable development at both the national and community levels by leveraging its Singapore-centered network in South Asia and Oceania to connect people, businesses, and regions through logistics.

- Comments from NX Group representative

Katsuhito Kobayashi, President, NX South Asia & Oceania

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gNBYHiSZEYK-alnfNZvIUZk27-v-UFXQ/view?usp=drive_link 

About the NX Group:

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NX Group official website: https://www.nipponexpress.com/

NX Group's official LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nippon-express-group/