*Japan is active in organizing celebration events with China next year

Kosuke Shibata, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Deputy Director-General Tourism Policy, revealed at a news conference on October 3 that the Japanese tourism administration will collaborate with the Chinese counterpart to organize celebration events for the 35th anniversary of the diplomatic normalization between Japan and China next year. Shao Qiwei, Director of the China National Tourism Administration, already showed his active attitude for celebrationevents to expand tourism exchanges between both nations, when he met the Japanese tourism delegation for Expo Central China 2006 in Changsha, Hunan Province on September 26.

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*Japan is active in organizing celebration events with China next year
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