De facto Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport Tuesday evening, kicking off a five-day visit where she will meet with government officials, business leaders and students at Kyoto University, where she was once a visiting scholar.

Suu Kyi, 71, who concurrently serves as Myanmar's state counselor and foreign minister, will meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Wednesday night to primarily discuss economic development.

She is scheduled to hold a news conference Friday at the Japan Press Club in Tokyo.