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Prime Minister Abe Shinzo received a courtesy call from a delegation of legislators participating in the U.S.-Japan Legislative Exchange Program.
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo received a courtesy call from a delegation of legislators participating in the U.S.-Japan Legislative Exchange Program.
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The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security, which was established by an initiative of the Government of Japan in 1999, decided to extend assistance of approximately 3,300 U.S. dollars to a project entitled “Support to Human Security in Northern Katanga through Early Recovery and Capacity Building of Local Territory of Nyunzu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio received a courtesy call from the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). COI Chairman Michael Kirby said the Commission would conduct detailed inquiries concerning the human rights situation in DPRK, which, he hopes, would contribute to the appropriate resolution of human rights issues in North Korea, including the abduction issue. (Source: MOFA)
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo attended the annual Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony and said, “We who experienced the agony of atomic bombings not once but twice have, despite these ordeals, endured the suffering and the sorrow and raised ourselves to our feet once more, rebuilding our homeland and restoring Nagasaki as a beautiful city. Today is also a day on which we offer solace to the souls of the victims and extend our thanks for the strenuous efforts and achievements of our forebears.” (Source: Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet)
Government of Japan decided to provide emergency relief goods worth 16 million yen (water purifiers, sleeping pads, etc) to the Republic of the Sudan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in response to the request following serious damage from the floods. (Source: MOFA)
August 2 "We will work with increased speed to give shape to the policies to ensure that everyone throughout Japan fully experiences the economic recovery firsthand. I would appreciate your cooperation in this effort," said Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy. (Source: Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet)