While her husband, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, inaugurated the country's first bullet train project along with his counterpart Narendra Modi and attended the 12th India -Japan Annual Summit, she had a packed schedule that included meeting people and attending events.
Abe and his wife arrived here yesterday on a two-day visit.
Akie Abe started the day with a visit to the Andhjan Mandal (the Blind People's Association), where she interacted with the visually impaired members of the NGO who are being trained in a Japanese massage therapy.
Akie Abe then went to the Gujarat University where she interacted with students from Japan who are studying at the varsity under an exchange programme. The first lady also interacted with students learning the Japaneses language at the university in Navrangpura.
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"I am delighted to visit Gujarat University. Best wishes," she wrote in the visitor's book before leaving the varsity premises.
"The Gujarat University is going to start an interpretation centre with the support of the Japanese government. It has been named the Technology Heritage Preservation Interpretation Centre.
"As part of an arrangement, a student working on his dissertation at the centre can visit any company in Japan and use its available resources for his research," said GU vice- chancellor Himanshu Pandya.
Akie Abe inaugurated an 'Origami Mahotsav' organised at the Ahmedabad Management Association by the Indo-Japan Friendship Association. School students are taking part in the mahotsav (festival).
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