Sharing." Abe also noted that the number of students coming from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to study in Japan increased during the past seven years from 30 to 500 students. At the of his lecture, the Japanese Prime Minister expressed his respect for King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Dialogue Among Followers of Religions and Cultures, citing its utmost importance in the history of mankind. The lecture was attended by Dr. Mohammed bin Suleiman Al-Jasser, the Minister of Economy and Planning and Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, who is also the accompanying minister to the senior Japanese guest; Saudi Ambassador to Japan Abdulaziz Turkistani, and a number of deans of the university.