Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Japan

21 October 2016
Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Japan
Myanmar's democracy icon and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is escorted to her seat as she visits the Panasonic Center in Tokyo, Japan, 18 April 2013 for an investigation tour to the Panasonic Corp.'s facility. Photo: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA

Aung San Suu Kyi will make a five-day visit to Japan from 1 November, according to a Kyodo News report.
During her visit, Ms Suu Kyi is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and meet with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko the report said.
Suu Kyi last visited Japan in April 2013 when she was an opposition member of parliament.