With Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, visiting the West Angelas mine in Western Australia. The two leaders continued their friendly dialogue aboard the Australian Prime Minister’s plane. (July 2014)
With New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key, and rugby players. New Zealand, with its All Blacks, is well known as a rugby powerhouse. (July 2014)
Prime minister Abe was afforded a rare opportunity to address the Australian Parliament. (July 2014)
With Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, Peter O’Neil, at a gala event that he hosted. Prime Minister Abe was greeted by people in traditional costumes. (July 2014)
With Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, at the Teotihuacan site. It was like a scene from a film. (July 2014)
Summit meeting of the leaders of Japan and CARICOM (Caribbean Community) held in Trinidad and Tobago. Since many Caribbean countries are island nations, Japan shares with them a history of facing natural disasters. (July 2014)
With Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos, at their summit meeting. Abe’s visit was the first to Colombia by a Japanese prime minister. (July 2014)
With Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, and her husband at a welcome dinner. This year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Trinidad and Tobago. (July 2014)
With Zico, the former manager of Japan’s national soccer team from 2002 to 2006. The Prime Minister expresses gratitude to Brazilian soccer players, who had done so much to advance soccer in Japan. (August 2014)
The Prime Minister met with Brazilian politicians of Japanese heritage. Leaving their homeland behind, immigrants from Japan have sunk deep roots in Brazilian society, and many are active in politics. (August 2014)
With Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet, heading for a summit meeting after a welcoming ceremony in Chile. (July 2014)