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- Aug. 28, 2013Foreign 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)
- Aug. 21, 2013Prime Minister Abe Shinzo talked with United States Senator John McCain at the Prime Minister’s Office. PM Abe expressed his high appreciation for the leadership of the U.S. Congress in maintaining maritime security for the Asia Pacific region and engaged in a frank exchange of views with Senator McCain on issues including relations with China, North Korea and Republic of Korea. (Source: MOFA)
- Aug. 21, 2013Minister for Foreign Affairs Kishida Fumio held a telephone conversation with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi. Foreign Minister Kishida encouraged Egypt’s interim government to quickly achieve stability, advance its road map properly, and return to the process of democratization.
- Aug. 19, 2013Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Motegi Toshimitsu attended the first Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ministerial meeting in Brunei. The RCEP is an initiative to link the ten ASEAN member states and the group’s six Free Trade Agreement partners, Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand. If negotiated successfully, the RCEP would create the world’s largest trading bloc. In the first ministerial meeting, participants discussed the way forward for future negotiations.
- Aug. 15, 2013Prime Minister Abe Shinzo received a courtesy call from United States Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, at the Prime Minister’s Office.
- Aug. 15, 2013Prime Minister Abe Shinzo offered prayers at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery and attended the annual Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead. PM Abe said in his address, “We will carve out the future of this country as one full of hope, as we face history with humility and engrave deeply into our hearts the lessons that we should learn. We will make contributions to lasting world peace… and spare no effort in working to bring about a world in which all people are able to live enriched lives.”
- Aug. 9, 2013Prime 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)
- Aug. 8, 2013"The Abe Cabinet is determined to make an all-out effort to turn the agriculture, forestry and fishery industries into attractive industries for young people and, simultaneously, protect Japan's rural areas and furusatos,”said Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the Headquarters on Creating Dynamism through Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Industries and Local Communities. (Source: Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet)
- Aug. 8, 2013Government 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)
- Aug. 8, 2013At the Headquarters for Healthcare and Medical Strategy Promotion, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said, "The 'realization of a society of good health and longevity' is a pillar of the Abe administration's growth strategy. As the control tower for this, the 'Headquarters for Healthcare and Medical Strategy Promotion' aims to dramatically speed up the process of practical application of innovative medical technologies.” (Source: Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet)
