Governor returns from Seoul

On the night of July 25, Governor Masuzoe returned to Japan after his three-day trip to Seoul, South Korea, where he met with the mayor of Seoul. During the trip, he also visited the Seoul Museum of History and a tourist information center, met with the speaker of the National Assembly and the governor of Gyeonggi Province, offered flowers at an altar to mourn the victims of the Sewol ferry accident, paid a call on South Korean President Park Geun-hye, and delivered a speech at Seoul National University.

Before returning to Japan, at a press conference held in Seoul, the governor said, "I am so pleased that for the first time in 18 years, the relationship between the two capitals and friendship cities, Seoul and Tokyo, has finally been normalized. During this trip, I was able to pay my sincere respects to the victims of the Sewol ferry tragedy on behalf of the people of Tokyo. Tokyo is currently making various preparations for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Seoul has a very advanced IT infrastructure such as free Wi-Fi readily available in the city, and I hope we can quickly realize such an environment in Tokyo as well. Also, Seoul has a 'moving tourist information service,' in which young people walking in pairs are ready to assist tourists in various foreign languages. We want to consider the possibility of offering such a service in Tokyo."