[From The Star - 26 August]KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ended his three-day visit to Malaysia.

Abe and his wife Akie left the KL International Airport to return to Tokyo yesterday.

Earlier, the couple attended a meeting with the Japan alumni societies.
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By LOH FOON FONG, The Star [25 August 2007]

KUALA LUMPUR: While her husband was busy attending to official duties, Japanese First Lady Akie Abe dedicated her time to matters dear to her: visiting and cheering the underprivileged.

Dressed in a multicoloured striped coat and long skirt, the elegant Akie, who has “near celebrity” status in Japan, was greeted with shouts of “Welcome Madam Akie Abe” by 28 women residents of the Asrama Cahaya Infant Jesus Convent hall in Jalan Bukit Nanas when she arrived at 11am yesterday.

By PAUL GABRIEL, The Star [25 August 2007]

KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could have been excused if he had not been able to keep his focus here.

[From The Star 25 August 2007]

The Look East policy has played an important role in the country’s economic development and Malaysia highly appreciated Japan’s cooperation, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said in a joint statement with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Putrajaya on Friday.

Bon Vogate to all myJICA members for Mt. Fuji Expedition 2007.

Date: 21 August 2007 (6.30pm from KLIA).

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