The Land of the Rising Sun is on the shields: the arrival of Trump, the G20 in Osaka. Waiting for the Olympics 2020, the prime minister asks the world to pronounce his name correctly
Japan of the new Reiwa era (beautiful harmony) enters a phase of great international activity: Donald Trump arrives on a state visit over the weekend; then in June the G20 in Osaka; rugby world cup in September; Olympics in 2020. On the agenda of the American president, first world leader hosted since Naruhito ascended the throne, banquet with the emperor, sumo tournament, inspection of a helicopter carrier, a few holes of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Or better, Abe Shinzo.
It was the Foreign Minister of Tokyo who asked the international press to adapt to Japanese custom: «Our prime minister is called Abe Shinzo, non Shinzo Abe. First the surname and then the name, as we do". The request formulated by the head of Japanese diplomacy contains a claim of equal cultural dignity with China and South Korea
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