President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday morning arrived in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, to start a four-day state visit to the Asian country after a similar one to China last week.
The visit is to strengthen the bilateral ties and co-operation between Accra and Tokyo, and to find ways of enhancing their relations for mutual benefit.
During the visit, Japan is expected to announce its renewal of development assistance to Ghana which was cut as a result of Ghana adopting the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative in the recent past, Mr Koku Anyidoho, Head of Communications in the Office of the President, told journalists in Tokyo ahead of the President's arrival.
He said President Mills would repeat the success chalked in China, where China commited herself with a development assistance package running into tens of billions of dollars.
Japan has pledged its support for the "Better Ghana" agenda, under the Mills' Administration, Mr Anyidoho said.
The "Better Ghana" programme is anchored on job creation, investment in people, infrastructural development, and running an open, honest, transparent and accountable government.
According to Mr Anyidoho, the Japanese Government had expressed admiration for the governance style of President Mills under Ghana's current democratic dispensation.
He said the integrity of President Mills was a major factor in the restored confidence in the Ghanaian economy and accompanying assistance.
While in Japan, President Mills, who is accompanied by a ministerial and business delegation, would hold talks with the Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Khan, and pay a courtesy call on His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito.
He would also interact with the Japan Federation of Economic Organisation which consists of leading Japanese companies, as well as meet with the African Diplomatic Corps.
President Mills would also address a Business Forum, meet with the African Diplomatic Corps, host the President of the Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA), and interact with the Ghanaian community in Japan.
From Benjamin Mensah, GNA Special Correspondent, Tokyo, Japan