Shingo Yamagami has reflected on his term as Japan’s Ambassador to Australia, saying he and his family enjoyed Australia “to the fullest” and it was a dream come true.
Mr Yamagami said Tony Abbott was right when the former prime minister said Australia and Japan are each other’s “best friend” in Asia.
“It boils down to people-to-people ties and I will cherish this for the rest of my time and on a number of occasions I felt the real precious importance of mateship with my colleagues,” he told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
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