*Japan and China hope the 35th anniversary of the diplomatic normalization will be a chance for tourism exchanges

The Japanese tourism delegation, led by Hayao Hora, Advisor of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, met Shao Qiwei, Director of the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), on September 26 to discuss big events next year celebrating the 35th anniversary of the diplomatic normalization between Japan and China, when it joined Expo Central China 2006 in Changsha, Hunan Province. A total of 1,100 Japanese, including the tourism delegation members, joined the first Expo.

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