Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will arrive in Japan on Saturday for her first visit in 27 years to discuss support for her fast-reforming nation, government officials said.
Tokyo aims to strengthen ties with the 67-year-old democracy icon, who is highly influential both within Myanmar as head of the National League for Democracy party and globally as the recipient of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.
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