We Are Tomodachi Autumn / Winter 2017

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15Attending the ground-breaking ceremony for an international judo center in Vladivostok, the Russian Federation, with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation. Also in attendance was Yasuhiro Yamashita, president of the All Japan Judo Federation (pictured to the left of Prime Minister Abe). (September 2017)Participating in the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony held in Peace Park in Nagasaki City. An atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. (August 2017)Visiting Vladivostok, the Russian Federation, where he attended the 3rd Eastern Economic Forum with H.E. Mr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea, and H.E. Mr. Khaltmaa Battulga, President of Mongolia. (September 2017)Participating in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony held in Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City. Seventy-two years have passed since an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. (August 2017)