JAPAN: French President Francois Hollande is welcomed in an official ceremony by Japanese Emperor Akihito

Record ID: 467300

  • Title: JAPAN: French President Francois Hollande is welcomed in an official ceremony by Japanese Emperor Akihito
  • Date: 7th June 2013
  • Summary: TRIERWEILER, HOLLANDE, AKIHITO AND MICHIKO STANDING ON STAGE BAND PLAYING FOR PLAYING FOR HOLLANDE MORE OF BAND PLAYING HOLLANDE WALKING ONTO DAIS HOLLANDE STANDING ON DAIS HOLLANDE WALKING CHILDREN WAVING FLAGS AS HOLLANDE WALKS BY HOLLANDE WALKING MORE OF HOLLANDE WALKING HOLLANDE WALKING IN FRONT OF SOLDIERS VARIOUS OF HOLLANDE WALKING JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER
  • Embargoed: 22nd June 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Japan
  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: International Relations,Royalty
  • Reuters ID: LVA6L5S0M0J83EZ9P9EBTZXZ4BST
  • Story Text: Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko welcomed French President Fran�is Hollande on Friday (June 7) as part of his three day visit to the world's third largest economy.
    Children waved Japanese and French flags during the official welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace for Hollande and France's First Lady, Val�ie Trierweiler.
    Later on Friday, Hollande is expected to meet Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe.
    Hollande is expected to discuss economic matters and seek advice from the Japanese leader on "Abenomics".
    France is Japan's third largest investor while Japan's is France's biggest with over 440 establishments employing over 70,000 people.
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