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On April 13, 2018, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Osaka Prefecture.

Prime Minister Abe visited Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka City. Afterwards, he visited a company crafting tools for precision machinery, and then visited a company manufacturing industrial-use thermometers.
 
After the visit, in response to questions from reporters about a document created by Ehime Prefecture related to the establishment of a new veterinary school by Kake Educational Institution, and in regard to his thoughts on the site visits, the Prime Minister said,
 
“Firstly, the Government has been working to confirm the facts related to the document of Ehime Prefecture, and there was an announcement related to this issue from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries earlier today. This issue has shaken the confidence of the public in the Government. We will first thoroughly investigate this issue, uncover the whole truth, and clean out the stables, and beyond that, fully rebuild our organization to obtain the confidence of the public. I will do everything in my power to that end.
 
The government cannot do without the trust of the public. This is fundamental to politics, and I am determined to do my utmost to restore the confidence of the public.
 
Today I am visiting Osaka. I saw Hanazono Rugby Stadium, one of the venues where the Rugby World Cup will be held next year. In addition, the G20 Summit will also be held in Osaka. Taking these opportunities, we would like to convey our message to Japan and to the world, here from Osaka.
 
Today, I also visited a medium-sized enterprise and a small scale enterprise in Higashiosaka City. I could truly feel their passion for manufacturing. These companies value their employees and are working to raise their motivation. In the process of eliminating overtime work they are increasing productivity. I felt that they are materializing everything we are promoting related to the revolution in productivity, including human resources development, and the work style reform. In this context, they are doing outstanding manufacturing, creating exceptional products, and exporting them to the world. Seventy percent of the Japanese economy is supported by these small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). For that reason, I will promote the work style reform at SMEs and steadily advance the productivity revolution. In the course of that, the wages of the people working at SMEs will rise, leading to increases in consumption and the growth of the economy. I seek to create such a virtuous economic cycle.
 
I would like to reiterate that next year the G20 Summit will be held in Osaka, and I will ensure that this will provide a major boost to our bid to host the World Expo in Osaka in 2025.”