Foreign Minister Okada visits Afghanistan

October 11 2009 (NHK online): Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada is visiting Afghanistan to meet President Hamid Karzai and discuss Japanese reconstruction assistance.

Okada arrived in Afghanistan before 3PM on Sunday, Japan Time. He will meet President Karzai and inspect Japanese assisted facilities.
Okada has said that he plans to upgrade Japan's reconstruction assistance in Afghanistan with a focus on job training.