Prime Minister's Diary

a force for peace and stability, just PRIME MINISTER VISITS as it has been until now, or rather, to a degree even greater than AND THE it has been thus far, given the increasingly tragic state suffusing the globe. will newly bear the flag of ‘Proactive Contribution to Peace.” He also said, “Japan intends to make efforts towards measures that will ensure the participation of women at all stages, including the prevention and resolution of conflicts as well as peace- Left: Prime Minister Abe shaking hands with Prime Minister in Canada building, and that will also th Right: Prime Minister Abe delivering an address at the 68 Session of the General safeguard the rights and the Assembly of the United Nations physical well-being of women rom September 24 to Canada. In the United States, he who are exposed to danger in September 27, Prime attended the 68th Session of the times of conflict.” Minister Abe visited General Assembly of the United Prime Minister Abe stated Canada and the United Nations (UN) and delivered an that the Government of Japan FStates. In Canada, Prime Minister address at the General Debate. will implement ODA in excess of Abe held talks with Mr. Stephen Prime Minister Abe said, “I US$ 3 billion over the next three Harper, Prime Minister of pledge here that I will make Japan years for those purpose.

PRIME MINISTER ATTENDS ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC) 2013 n October 7, during his “So my message to you is the “Through the ‘APEC spirit’, visit to the Republic of following. When considering the we will mobilize the region’s Indonesia to attend the mounting need for infrastructure technologies, knowledge, and Asia-Pacific Economic build-up and urban development in capital in order to push forward OCooperation (APEC) Economic your countries, always remember in creating the world’s most Leaders’ Meeting, Prime Minister that you have Japan, a country advanced infrastructure.” Shinzo Abe delivered a keynote always intent to contribute speech at APEC CEO Summit 2013. to your endeavours, with its “Japan has the experience of technologies and experiences, in achieving rapid economic growth partnership with people whose even while overcoming energy in-depth knowledge of the local shortages, pollution, and other markets is indispensable. And such limitations. And we are a it goes without saying that for people who will not be stingy in investors, tremendous investment sharing any of those experiences opportunities will also emerge in and technologies.” such areas.” Session of leaders and their spouses

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CoFesta (JAPAN INTERNATIONAL CONTENTS FESTIVAL) is the world’s largest comprehensive PRIME MINISTER contents festival. The events connected with the contents industry, like games, animation, manga, ATTENDS JAPAN-ASEAN characters, broadcast, music and film, are held in cooperation with each other. SUMMIT While various contents from Japan influence and he Sixteenth Japan-ASEAN Summit was improve each other, and cooperate in the media held on October 9, 2013 in Bandar Seri technology industry to spread our message, CoFesta Begawan, Darussalam. Prime aims to be the world’s largest contents festival Minister Abe attended the meeting. which creates new capability and spreads it abroad TPrime Minister Abe noted that Brunei widely. Darussalam marked his 8th ASEAN Member This year, CoFesta is held primarily between State that he has visited since taking office and October and December and expects 2 million people reflects the importance Japan puts on ASEAN. in attendance. The festival attracted 1.8 million He looked forward to visiting all ten Member visitors last year. States by the end of this year, which marks the 40th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, as well as welcoming all ASEAN leaders to Tokyo in December during the ASEAN- Japan Commemorative Summit. Prime Minister Abe wished that all ASEAN leaders will enjoy their stay in Japan, and stated that Japan is preparing for the summit so that the visits would be fruitful and worthy of commemorating the 40th anniversary. Tokyo Game Show 2013 (held in September) He also mentioned that the most significant outcome of the commemorative summit would The main official events be to address to the world a vision that will direct October 2013 the future of Japan and ASEAN, and wished that 17 thu 24 thu concrete measures and projects can be discussed 40th Japan Prize so that there will be productive results. 26th Tokyo International Film 17 thu 25 fri Festival

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Japan-ASEAN Summit Meeting International Broadcast 13 wed 15 fri Equipment Exhibition 2013 a.k.a. Inter BEE 2013 Photographs and text courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Public Relations Office of the Government of Japan. december 2013

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