Suu Kyi arrives in Japan

During her five-day visit to Japan, Suu Kyi, state counselor and foreign minister of Myanmar, is scheduled to hold a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday. She is also expected to visit Kyoto University, where she studied as a foreign researcher in the past.

Suu Kyi is visiting Japan for the first time since April 2013, and also since the government of the National League for Democracy was launched in late March.

Abe will convey his intention to fully support the NLD government during talks with Suu Kyi, officials said. Abe and Suu Kyi are also expected to agree on such matters as Japan’s support for peace processes with ethnic minorities, which Suu Kyi considers the most important issue, and increased yen loans, the officials said