Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, have an audience with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace today.
The couple arrived at the Imperial Palace at 10.15am local time (9.15am MYT) where they were met by the Grand Master of Ceremonies of the Imperial Palace Yoshitaka Akimoto.
They were accompanied by Malaysian ambassador to Japan, Datuk Ahmad Izlan Idris.
The prime minister and his wife are currently on a three-day official visit to Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
In the afternoon, Najib will attend a round-table meeting with 34 captains of industries, in which he is expected to invite Japanese businesses to continue investing in Malaysia and taking advantage of the country's well-diversified economy and conducive environment for businesses to flourish.
In the evening, he will hold a bilateral meeting with Abe before attending an official dinner at the prime minister's residence in Chiyoda-ku.
Rosmah will have a separate programme today, in which she is expected to visit the Institute for Radiological Sciences in Chiba. – Bernama, May 25, 2015.
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