Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, First Lady Michelle Obama and First Lady Akie Abe meet with students after announcing a "Let Girls Learn" partnership supporting girls' education, at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, March 19, 2015. (P031915AL-0295)
Let Girls Learn - Japan 2015
Event TypeAdministrative Initiative
March 18, 2015 - March 20, 2015
First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to Japan on March 18, 2015 to launch her Let Girls Learn initiative promoting international girls education. The First Lady used the trip to announce a new partnership between the two countries to educate girls worldwide through development programs and collaboration between the Peace Corps and Japan’s Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. While in Tokyo, the First Lady met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and his wife, Akie Abe, as well as Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.
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A video of First Lady Michelle Obama speaking at a Let Girls Learn event in Tokyo, Japan on March 19, 2015 was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "First Lady Michelle Obama Gives Remarks at a Let Girls Learn Event in Tokyo, Japan"
Photos from First Lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Asia in March 2015 were posted to her archived Medium Account: "In Pictures: The First Lady’s Trip to Japan and Cambodia"
A blog post authored by First Lady Michelle Obama about her trip to Japan and the background to the international Let Girls Learn initiative can be read on the First Lady’s archived Medium account: "The First Lady’s Travel Journal: A Journey That Began Decades Ago"
A behind-the-scenes video of First Lady Michelle Obama’s launch of the Let Girls Learn international initiative in Japan on March 19, 2015 was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "On Board: In Japan with The First Lady and Let Girls Learn"
A behind-the-scenes video of First Lady Michelle Obama’s travels to Kyoto, Japan on March 20, 2015 was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "On Board: Travels with the First Lady in Kyoto, Japan"
A blog post authored by First Lady Michelle Obama about the Let Girls Learn events in Tokyo, Japan can be read on the First Lady’s archived Medium account: "The First Lady’s Travel Journal: Coming Together on Girls’ Education"
A blog post authored by First Lady Michelle Obama about the Let Girls Learn events in Kyoto, Japan can be read on the First Lady’s archived Medium account: "The First Lady’s Travel Journal: Experiencing Kyoto’s Beauty and History"