We Are Tomodachi Autumn / Winter 2017

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14Attending the fourth Japan-Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in New York, where he exchanged views with leaders and other officials of Pacific Island countries with the aim of achieving stability and prosperity of their region. (September 2017)Visiting the city of Kyoto with the Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, where they conversed while participating in a tea ceremony at Fushin’an, the historic tea room of the Omotesenke school which descended directly from Rikyu Sen, the founder of Japanese tea ceremony. (August 2017)Holding a summit meeting with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, at the Akasaka State Guest House. (August 2017)Visiting Ahmedabad, India, where he attended the ground-breaking ceremony for India’s high-speed rail project with H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. A Japanese Shinkansen system is being adopted as India’s first high-speed rail, which will be constructed between Ahmedabad and the city of Mumbai. (September 2017)