vol.29 Spring 2018Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the Sugihara House museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. The museum occupies the city’s restored former Japanese consulate and commemorates the actions of the late Japanese Consul Chiune Sugihara (seen in the framed photograph on the left side of the desk), who issued “Visas of Life” to Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution. The museum’s purpose is to remind visitors of the importance of peace and humanity. vol.28 Winter 2018Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Da Nang, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to attend the 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. In his statement, he reiterated Japan’s proactive stance for establishing “free and fair” trade rules. During this period in Da Nang, ministers of 11 countries including Japan agreed on the core elements of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Back Number Tomodachi 2018 Tomodachi 2017 Tomodachi 2016 Tomodachi 2015 Tomodachi 2014 Tomodachi 2013 Topic Feature Contributed Article Prime Minister in Action Speech of the Prime Minister Japanese Individuals Contributing Worldwide Friends of Japan The JET Programme Power of Innovation Regional Strength Earthquake Recovery Tokyo Scenes from Japan Kanji Wagashi : Traditional Japanese Confections Others Country/Region Argentine Australia Bangladesh Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Ethiopia France Germany Ghana Guinea Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Israel Italy Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kuwait Laos Liberia Lithuania Malawi Malaysia Mali Marshall Mexico Micronesia Mozambique Myanmar Netherlands New Zealand Niger Nigeria Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Poland Republic of Korea Republic of South Africa Russia Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Somalia South Sudan Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Viet Nam Hong Kong Taiwan The Antarctic