Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui left for Japan on Friday for a seven-day vacation that will take him to several parts of the country.
Accompanied by his wife and two daughters, Lee, who was to arrive at Kansai International Airport, is due to attend a seminar on cancer treatment and give a talk in Osaka on Saturday.
The family will travel to Tokyo on Sunday, where he will give another talk and have dinner with members of the Friends of Lee Teng-hui Association in Japan.