Inauguration of the International Exhibit, "JFK: His Life and Legacy"
Inauguration of the international exhibit, "JFK: His Life and Legacy," was trumpeted on March 5, 2015. Attending the opening ceremony, among others, were Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan; Ms. Caroline Kennedy, US Ambassador to Japan; Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, former prime minister of Japan; Ms. Haruko Arimura, Minister of State for Special Missions; Ms. Yoko Kamikawa, Minister of Justice; Mr. Sadakazu Tanigaki, Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party; Mr. David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States; and Mr. Thomas J. Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Text of Prime Minister Abe's speech at the opening ceremony (in Japanese only)
http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/97_abe/actions/201503/05jfk.html
Official coverage of the event by the Japanese Government Internet TV (in Japanese only)
http://nettv.gov-online.go.jp/prg/prg11403.html?t=104&a=1
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Ribbon cutting ceremony for the exhibit
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Prime Minister Abe and Ambassador Kennedy
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Prime Minister Abe and Ambassador Kennedy veiwing the exhibit
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Prime Minister Abe giving a speech at the ceremony
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