美国第一夫人在日推广”让女孩学习”倡议

United States First Lady Michelle Obama is continuing her trip to Japan, where she is touting an initiative aimed at helping girls in developing countries finish their education.

Speaking alongside her Japanese counterpart, Akie Abe, on Thursday, Mrs. Obama said the U.S. and Japan would work together on the White House's Let Girls Learn initiative.

The initiative, which aims to help educate the 62 million girls globally who do not attend school, was recently unveiled by Mrs. Obama and her husband.

The U.S. Peace Corps will work alongside the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and other international aid groups to help implement the program.

The U.S. first lady also met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday. She also plans to meet with the emperor and empress of Japan before heading to the tourist hotspot, Kyoto, on Friday.美国第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马继续访问日本。她在访问期间推广一项旨在帮助发展中国家的女孩们完成学业的倡议。

米歇尔星期四说，美国和日本将一道推行白宫提出的“让女孩学习”倡议。她讲话时，日本首相夫人安倍昭惠站在一旁。

这项倡议旨在帮助世界各地没有上学的6200万女孩接受教育。该倡议是奥巴马夫妇最近提出的。

美国和平队将同日本海外合作志愿者以及其他国际援助组织一道协助推行这一项目。

米歇尔星期四将会见日本首相安倍晋三。星期五启程前往旅行胜地京都之前，米歇尔计划与日本天皇及皇后会面。