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- Dec. 12, 2013Prime Minister Abe Shinzo held talks with the Hon. Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, and then held a joint press announcement.
- Dec. 11, 2013Prime Minister Abe Shinzo received a courtesy call from the Hon. Deval L. Patrick, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Dec. 6, 2013Japan Association for Female Executives (JAFE) Opening Ceremony Prime Minister Abe Shinzo attended the Japan Association for Female Executives (JAFE) Opening Ceremony and said in his address. “The appointment of women is the basic policy of the Abe Cabinet. I instructed that women make up 30 percent of the new civil service recruits for the next fiscal year. I say this because I have set a target to 'have no less than 30 percent of leadership positions in all areas of society filled by women by 2020.'
- Dec. 6, 2013Prime Minister Abe Shinzo received a courtesy call from H.E. Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, .
- Dec. 4, 2013Prime Minister Abe Shinzo held a meeting with managers of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in manufacturing in Tokyo. “Manufacturing, SMEs, and female managers – these are also key themes of the Abe administration. […] As for manufacturing subsidies, I pledge to further enhance these measures. We will support manufacturing.” said Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at a Meeting with Managers of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises in Monodzukuri (Manufacturing).
- Dec. 4, 2013Prime Minister Abe Shinzo received a courtesy call from H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- Dec. 4, 2013“The TPP negotiations are an entirely new kind of negotiations that aim to create rules in a broad array of fields that are suited to the 21st century. […] Difficult issues remain, including market access for goods, intellectual property, state-owned enterprises, and the environment. In the final stage of the negotiations, it is necessary to seek political solutions for the difficult issues each country faces in order to reach a balanced agreement across all fields of the negotiations,” said Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the ninth Meeting amongst Main Ministers on the TPP.
- Dec. 3, 2013Prime Minister Abe Shinzo received a courtesy call from the Hon Joseph R. Biden Jr., Vice President of the United States of America.
- Dec. 3, 2013Prime Minister Abe Shinzo received a courtesy call from H.E. Mr. Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., President of the Republic of Palau.
- Dec. 2, 2013Japan-Ireland Summit Meeting: Prime Minister Abe Shinzo held talks with Mr. Enda Kenny, T.D., Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of the Republic of Ireland, and then held a joint press announcement.
