Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday expressed the government's support for a smooth transfer of power in Myanmar, telling a close aide of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi she should visit Japan soon.
Kishida's invitation, extended via Nyan Win, a spokesman for the National League for Democracy, comes amid efforts by the government to cooperate closely with the new NLD leadership. The party this month scored a landslide election victory, ending decades of military rule in Myanmar.
Nyan Win told Kishida he will pass the invitation to Suu Kyi when he returns to Myanmar.