President John Evans Atta Mills this evening left Accra for Japan for an official state visit.
He was accompanied by government officials and a group of Ghanaian entrepreneurs who are expected to interact with their Japanese counterparts.
While in Japan, President Mills will host talks with Prime Minister Naota Kan, pay a courtesy call on this Emperor Akihito, interact with the Japan federation of economic organisation which consists of leading Japanese companies, meet with the African diplomatic corps and also host the president of the Japan International cooperation Agency.
The President who had earlier on visited China was supposed to have continued straight to Japan from China as part of his two state visit but had to come back home per a constitutional requirement to be counted for the census 2010.
The President is expected home on October 3, 2010.
At the Airport to see the President Mills off was Vice President John Dramani Mahama, Ministers of States, senior Military and Police officers.