- Title: UK foreign secretary meets Japan PM, Olympic Minister
- Date: 21st July 2017
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (JULY 21, 2017) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER, SHINZO ABE, WALKING IN AND SHAKING HANDS WITH BRITAIN'S FOREIGN SECRETARY, BORIS JOHNSON / ABE AND JOHNSON SITTING ABE SPEAKING DURING MEETING JOHNSON SITTING DURING MEETING VARIOUS OF MEETING IN PROGRESS JAPAN'S OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC MINISTER, TAMAYO MARUKAWA, GREETING JOHNSON VARIOUS OF MARUKAWA AND JOHNSON SHAKING HANDS BANNER READING (English): "BEYOND 2020" MEETING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) JAPAN'S OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC MINISTER, TAMAYO MARUKAWA, SAYING: "In order to prevent and restrain (terrorism), it is very important to gather and analyse information. We look forward to strengthening our cooperation between the two countries as we prepare for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games." MEETING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITAIN'S FOREIGN SECRETARY, BORIS JOHNSON, SAYING: "I'm sure that this is going to be a truly amazing event in 2020. And obviously I'm sure you will overcome the challenge of the hot weather, which is very easily... it's not something that we have to worry about that much in the United Kingdom." MEETING IN PROGRESS
- Embargoed: 4th August 2017 10:12
- Keywords: Boris Johnson Shinzo Abe Tamayo Marukawa Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games UK Johnson in Japan Boris Johnson in Japan
- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
- City: TOKYO, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016QNTU13
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday (July 21) in Tokyo, during Johnson's two-day visit for talks on trade and regional security.
Johnson, who was mayor of London when the city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics, also met with Japan's Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa.
The pair discussed cooperation between the two countries ahead of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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