President Klaus in Japan

Czech President Vaclav Klaus and his wife Livia were received by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan on Wednesday. The president is an official four-day visit to Japan with Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg.. Apart from strengthening ties with Japan, President Klaus wants to help change the Czech Republic's negative trade balance with that country. The president and Mr Schwarzenberg are being accompanied on the trip by representatives of 14 leading Czech companies.