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| On 5th January, Ambassador George Hisaeda had a meeting with H.E. Eng. Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidi, Minister of Commerce and Industry. |
| On 8th January, Ambassador George Hisaeda visited the Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) and had a meeting with H.E. Dr. Rawyah bin Saud Al Busaidiyah, Minister of Higher Education and Chairperson of the Board of Directors at ROHM. |
| On 9th January, Ambassador George Hisaeda had a meeting with H.E. Darwish bin Ismail Al Balushi, Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs and signed the Japan-Oman Bilateral Tax Agreement (BTA). |
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| Ambassador with H.E. Darwish Al Balushi | At the Ministry of Finance |
| On 9th January, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an official visit to Oman and had an audience with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said at Bait Al Baraka Palace. |
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| Arrival of Prime Minister Abe and his wife | The summit at Bait Al Baraka Palace |
| On 10th January, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finished his official visit to Oman, and went on to do a 3-nation tour in Africa. The picture shows Prime Minister Abe lead by H.E. Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs. |
| On 12th January, Ambassador George Hisaeda was invited to a 2013 AFC U-22 Championship match (Japan vs Oman) by Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidi (second on the left in the picture), Chairman of the Oman Football Association. |
| On 14th January, Ambassador George Hisaeda invited Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who stopped over in Oman for aircraft refueling on his way back to Japan, to his residence for dinner. |
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| The Ambassador, Prime Minister Abe, Prime Minister Abe’s wife, Akie, and Ambassador’s wife from the left | Commemorative photo with Prime Minister Abe and other high-ranking officials. |
| On 17th January, Ambassador George Hisaeda offered the highest encouragement to Mr. Makoto Teguramori, Head Coach of the U-21 Japan national football team for Olympics 2016. |
| On 20th January, Ambassador George Hisaeda was invited to a 2013 AFC U-22 Championship match (Japan vs Iraq) by the Oman Football Association. The gentleman on the right is Mr. Hiromi Hara, Technical Director of the Japan Football Association. |
| On 21st January, Ambassador George Hisaeda invited members of the Japanese community to his residence to offer an opportunity to exchange their business cards and new year’s greetings. |
| On 26st January, Ambassador George Hisaeda had a meeting with H.E. Rashad bin Ahmed Al Hinai, Under Secretary of the Ministry of Sports Affairs. |
| On 26th January, Ambassador George Hisaeda was invited to a 2013 AFC U-22 Championship match (Iran vs Saudi Arabia) by the Oman Football Association. He watched the match with President Mr. Kuniya Daini, and Vice President Mr. Kozo Tajima of the Japan Football Association (JFA). |
| On 27th January, Ambassador George Hisaeda invited H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Hamed Al Rumhi, Minister of Oil and Gas and the Ambassadors of Asian nations to the first Asian Ambassadors Group Meeting of the year at his residence. The host of the meeting is rotated monthly among the Ambassadors and this meeting’s guest of honour, H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al Rumhi, gave a keynote lecture. |
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| H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al Rumhi and Ambassadors of Asian nations attending the meeting | Ambassador presenting the commemorative photo taken with Prime Minister Abe (with his handwritten signature) to H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al Rumhi |
