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Vol.20

Winter 2016

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited New York City to attend the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly and delivered an address at the General Debate (September 2016).

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Japan and Latin America

Japan-Chile Salmon Ties

Japanese Know-How Helps Make Chile a Leading Salmon Exporter

Chile is the world’s second-largest exporter of salmon after Norway. Salmon exports amounted to approximately USD 3.5 billion in 2015, and the top destination was Japan, which accounted for 25% of the total value.

A Small Business from Japan Contributes to Industrial Development in Colombia

The First Japanese Precision Casting Manufacturer to Set Up a Colombian Plant

Castem is a precision casting manufacturer located in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, approximately 730 kilometers (450 miles) west of Tokyo.

Japanese Descendants Build Bridges Between Japan and Brazil

A New Fusion of Cultures Born in a São Paulo Commune

Migration between Japan and Brazil has a long history going back more than a century. Since the first 800 Japanese migrants arrived in Brazil aboard the Kasato-maru in 1908, the number of Japanese migrants to that country is said to have totaled 1.9 million people.

Japanese Individuals Contributing Worldwide
Delivering Free TV Broadcasts with Beautiful Image Resolutions to the Peruvian People

The transition to digital terrestrial television broadcasting is progressing in various countries around the world.

Japanese Individuals Contributing Worldwide
Bringing Japanese Culture to Argentina Through the Tradition of Landscape Gardening

Parque Tres de Febrero, also known as the Bosques de Palermo (Palermo Woods), is a park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that attracts many visitors from near and far.

Moments of Prime Minister Abe

Prime Minister Abe visited Hangzhou, China, to attend the Group of 20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy and met with various world leaders (September 2016).

The Seventy-First Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Excerpt from the Address by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Delivered in New York, September 21, 2016

North Korea has now manifested itself directly before us as an open threat to peace. The raison d’être of the United Nations is now truly being tested.

Warming Up for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Aiming for Games in Which All Athletes Can Perform Their Very Best

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held just four years from now in 2020.

In Pursuit of Productivity: An Abenomics Report Card

The primary goal of Abenomics is raising productivity growth. To raise its output per worker in order to maintain the standard of living, Japan needs reform. Many government policies including the Abenomics initiatives are delivering in this area.

Abenomics in Progress

Time to Invest in Japan

“Thanks to Abenomics, the current administration’s economic policies, Japan’s economy has escaped the doldrums, and the investment environment has completely changed,” says Kazuya Nakajo, directorgeneral of the Invest Japan Department of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).

Wagashi :
Traditional Japanese Confections

Anmitsu

Anmitsu is a traditional Japanese treat usually eaten as a snack between meals. As you can see in the photo, the main component is an , a sweet bean paste made from adzuki beans, accompanied by jelly cubes, ice cream, fresh fruit, and so on.

Sacred Sites Draw Visitors from Abroad

Motonosumi Inari Shrine: Yamaguchi Prefecture
Koyasan: Wakayama Prefecture

Friends of Japan
Promoting Cross-Cultural Understanding as a Language Professional

Born in Peru, Lorena Sue Rojas Espinoza currently works in Japan as a Spanish interpreter and translator. As a child, she and her family went back and forth between Peru and Japan several times in connection with her father’s job.

Friends of Japan
Fostering Exponential Possibilities in Japan

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) researcher Jovan Rebolledo is optimistic he can help Japan be among the leaders of worldwide growth in exponential technologies.

The JET Programme:
A Great Way to Experience Japan
Strengthening Relationships Both Locally and Globally

Although Brazil is far from Japan, it is easy to come into contact with Japanese culture, thanks mainly to the large Nikkei (Japanese-descent) population.
 
 
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