Prime Minister Tarique Rahman  arrived in Japan on Monday on a four-day state visit.

The regular Bangladesh Biman flight carrying the Prime Minister landed at Narita International Airport in Japan at 9.05am local time (6.05am Bangladesh time).

Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, NAKASONE Yasutaka, welcomed the Prime Minister at the airport.

The Prime Minister’s Adviser for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and Science and Technology, Rehan Asif Asad, and his Special Assistant for Foreign Employment in the Asia-Pacific region, Dr Md Shakirul Islam Khan, were also present, along with senior officials of the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo.

The Prime Minister departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka for Japan at 12.10am, Bangladesh time,  Monday, accompanied by a small delegation, aboard a regular Bangladesh Biman flight.