The claims of several local publications and some social media pages that the slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Barangay Mintal, known as Davao City’s “Little Tokyo,” in 2017 …
The claims of several local publications and some social media pages that the slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Barangay Mintal, known as Davao City’s “Little Tokyo,” in 2017 were false.
Between July 8 to 11, SunStar Davao, Superbalita Davao and 91.5 Brigada News FM Davao posted on their Facebook accounts similarly worded tributes to the deceased Abe, who was assassinated earlier this month in Japan. The SunStar Davao post said: “REMEMBERING PM ABE’S VISIT IN DAVAO Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Davao City in January 2017. His visit aimed to strengthen relations between Japan and the Philippines. Abe was the first head of government to visit the country under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte. He was also the highest-ranking foreign official to visit Davao, which is home to a large Japanese community, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Abe also visited Mintal, known as “Little Tokyo” as it is the site of former Japanese settlers in the city. On July 8, 2022, the former Japanese leader died after being shot during a campaign speech.”However, it was the former Prime Minister’s wife Akie Abe who visited Mintal to pay her country’s respects at the Japanese cemetery.and was covered by visiting media.
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