Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, chats with Chinese studying Japanese kimono culture at the Beijing office of The Japan Foundation on November 10. Photo: Sun Xiaobo /GT

Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, chats with Chinese studying Japanese kimono culture at the Beijing office of The Japan Foundation on November 10. Photo: Sun Xiaobo /GT

Japanese first lady Akie Abe talks with participants of the JENESYS2.0 program at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on November 10. JENESYS2.0, which saw about 60 Chinese middle school students and college students participate, is held by Japanese government and aims at promoting youth communication. Photo: Shi Haohong /GT

Japanese first lady Akie Abe talks with participants of the JENESYS2.0 program at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on November 10. JENESYS2.0, which saw about 60 Chinese middle school students and college students participate, is held by Japanese government and aims at promoting youth communication. Photo: Shi Haohong /GT