Prime Minister and LDP President Shinzo Abe held a summit and a joint press conference with New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English. At the reception dinner, the conversation revolved around the trip to Japan next year of the "All Blacks," one of the world's best rugby teams. Prime Minister English himself is an avid rugby player, and there was enthusiastic discussion of the Rugby World Cup, scheduled to be held in Japan in 2019.

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