Japanese PM to attend Olympics opening ceremony

Source: Xinhua | 07-04-2008 08:35

TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has decided to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, Kyodo News reported Thursday.

Fukuda will take a 19-seat airplane of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and arrive in Beijing on August 8, said the report, citing government sources.

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