On 3 February 2026, a delegation from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation visited the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS). The two sides introduced their respective visions and areas of research and shared a common understanding of the need to strengthen future exchanges and cooperation. KIMS was represented by Taeho Won (President), Sam Man Chung (Director, Center for Maritime Security), Seung Mo Kang (Research Fellow), Jae Hyeok Lee (Research Associate), Hye Won Kang (Research Intern) and Minhwa Jeong (Research Intern). The Sasakawa Peace Foundation was represented by Yutaka Murakawa (former Chief of Staff, JSMDF), Tadashi Miyagawa (former Director General of the Air Intelligence Center), Yasuhiro Kawakami (Director of General Affairs and Networking Program, Sasakawa Peace Foundation), Misa Sakurabayashi (writer on defense issues), Marie Shibayama (Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation), and Sanghoe Lee (Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation).
