Abe gets courtesy call by 'plum mission' from Dazaifu shrine

Abe gets courtesy call by 'plum mission' from Dazaifu shrine

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) poses after receiving two "bonsai" plum trees during a courtesy call at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2015, by representatives of the Dazaifu Tenman-gu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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