Japan's Seizo Onoe Re-Elected Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau at Doha Conference
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on November 14, 2026, that at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 in Doha, Qatar, the election of the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) was held on November 13 local time, and Japan's candidate, incumbent Director Seizo Onoe, was re-elected for a second term.
Since assuming office in 2023, Onoe successfully led the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly held in New Delhi, India, in 2024, and has actively promoted industry engagement in standardization activities, the ministry said.
The ministry said international standardization in telecommunications is important for economic security, and that Japan intends to continue working with the ITU to promote fair and open rule-making in the rapidly advancing 5G and Beyond 5G (6G) fields, and to support global telecommunications development, particularly in developing countries. (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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