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Prime Minister Luc Frieden on a working visit to Japan
Prime Minister Luc Frieden made a working visit to Tokyo and Osaka from 22 to 25 April 2025.
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(from left to right) Takeshi Hakamada, CEO of iSpace; Luc Frieden, Prime Minister
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(from left to right) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister; Takeshi Hakamada, CEO of iSpace
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(from left to right) Yutaka Sasaki, NTT Data Group Representative Director, President and CEO; Luc Frieden, Prime Minister
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(left) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister
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(right) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister
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(centre) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister
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(left) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister
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(centre) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister
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(centre) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister
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(centre) Prime Minister Luc Frieden, surrounded by representatives of NTT DATA Group
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(centre) Yoshimasa Hayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Japan-Luxembourg Parliamentary Friendship Group
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(from left to right) Michel Leesch, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Tokyo; Luc Frieden, Prime Minister
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(from left to right) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister ; Toshiaki Higashihara, Director, Executive Chairman, Representative Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd
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(from left to right) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister; Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister of Japan
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(from left to right) Luc Frieden, Prime Minister; Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister of Japan
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(from left to right) Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister of Japan; Luc Frieden, Prime Minister
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In Tokyo, Luc Frieden met his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who received him with military honours. The aim of the meeting was to strengthen bilateral relations and exchange views on key international issues.
"In a world marked by growing divisions, long-standing friendships are of particular importance. Despite their geographical distance, Luxembourg and Japan are united by common values and principles, as well as by common economic interests in financial services, the data economy, air services and space", said the Prime Minister.
The visit to Japan was part of the Luxembourg government's desire to strengthen the ties of friendship and cooperation with Japan, and to consolidate its partnerships with countries that share the same values and principles.
"Luxembourg and Japan believe in a multilateral order based on rules, the rule of law and free trade," said Luc Frieden. "That is why I want to strengthen our cooperation with strategic partners, including those beyond Europe, such as Japan."
Luc Frieden also met with a number of key representatives from Japan's political and business worlds to highlight opportunities for cooperation and to deepen relations with Japan.
The Prime Minister also travelled to Osaka for the 2025 World Expo, where he visited the Luxembourg and Japanese pavilions. Osaka hosted the first World Expo to be held in Asia 55 years ago, in 1970. The visit was also an opportunity to underline the shared commitment of Luxembourg and Japan to innovation and technological progress.
"Thanks to Japan, the world has come together in all its diversity at this World Expo, symbolising the unity that our world needs more than ever'" said the Prime Minister.
Press release by the Ministry of State