France–Japan relations to the Concorde. Commercial service is not expected until 2050. Laurent Fabius, French Foreign Minister, met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a courtesy call during a visit to Japan from 5 October to 6 October 2014. The meeting included Abe expressing his condolences for the ISIL beheading of French backpacker Hervé Gourdel, and both agreed on future meetings on defense cooperation and tackling global warming. On December 8th, 2014, during public ceremonies under the aegis and presence of authorities Japan recognised the Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial which recalls history and Japan-France link. France–Japan relations The history of relations
Yoshinori Abe Yoshinori Abe Abe was born in Fujisawa on September 10, 1972. He joined Yomiuri (later "Verdy Kawasaki") from youth team in 1991. Although his opportunity to play increased from first season, he could not regular player behind Japan national team players Kazuyoshi Miura and Nobuhiro Takeda. In 1995, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Brummell Sendai (later "Vegalta Sendai"). He played many matches as forward. He moved to JFL club Tosu Futures in 1996 and returned to Verdy in 1997. In 1998, he moved to JFL club Brummell again. In 1999, the club was promoted to new league