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On January 25, 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received a courtesy call at the Prime Minister’s Office from representatives of youth participating in the “Ship for World Youth Program ~MEIJI 150th~” project.
 
The Prime Minister said in his address,
 
“I would like to offer my heartfelt welcome to all of you who visit Japan so as to attend the Ship for World Youth project. I appreciate the remarks from the representative on behalf of the participants from various countries
 
Since assuming the office as the Prime Minister, I have met with leaders from all over the world, in Japan and overseas. In particular, in Darwin where you will stop over, I held a very meaningful meeting with the Hon. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, during my visit there just last November.
 
I was told that you each play active roles in governments, international organizations, and NGOs with various capacities. You are all expected to become future leaders in your respective organizations. I hope that all of you will discuss what true leadership should be and learn from one another, making use of this opportunity.
 
I believe that the time that you spend together with your colleagues on the sea, isolated from the outside world, and the bonds that you form there, will become extremely valuable assets to all of you as you become a leader in your designated countries in the future. I hope that you will all cherish this experience, your friends, and this network.
 
We are now facing various global-scale problems and each county has its own challenges to face. I have high hope that you will utilize what you learn from this program and leverage the network you are cultivating through this program as you work to solve those issues. Thank you very much.”