President Klaus in Japan

Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Tuesday met Japanese business leaders at the start of an official four-day visit to Japan. He later received an honorary doctorate at Waseda University in Tokyo. On Wednesday the Czech president and his wife Livia are to be received by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Apart from strengthening ties with Japan, President Klaus wants to help change the Czech Republic's negative trade balance with that country. The president is accompanied by representatives of 14 leading Czech companies.