His Holiness the Dalai Lama warmly received in Tokyo[Friday, 18 June 2010, 5:10 p.m.]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama being welcomed by Tibetan community members with traditional Tibetan Chemar at Narita airport. Photos / Tibet House Japan

 Tokyo: His Holiness the Dalai Lama was warmly received on arriving at Tokyo Narita airport this morning. Ven Wakaomi and executive members of Nagano Zenkoji Temple, Representative Tshoko Lhakpa and staff of Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Japan, the protocol officer from the Indian Consulate, security personnel, Japanese people and Tibetan community received His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the airport.On reaching Marunouchi Hotel, His Holiness was received by Mr. Seishu Makino, the founder and Chairman of the Japanese Parliamentary Group for Tibet (JPGT) and Japanese media. His Holiness spoke to the media on topics like new leadership in Japan, finance, and democracy in Japan. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is in Japan for a ten-day visit from 18-27 June. Zenkoji Temple in Nagano has invited His Holiness to visit the Temple and address their monks and the general public in the region. His Holiness along with the chief abbots, Japanese and Tibetan monks will conduct a prayer for world peace and for the people who had lost their lives in recent earthquake in Kyigudo in north-east Tibet. His ten-day schedule includes interaction with Japanese monks, teaching at Kanazawa and Yokohama.  His Holiness will attend a press conference tomorrow morning at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan before moving to Nagano in the afternoon. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is visiting 14th time to Japan since his first visit to Japan in 1967 after being in exile.  More pictures:

His Holiness the Dalai Lama received by Japanese people.

His Holiness on reaching Narita airport in Tokyo, 18 June 2010.

-Based on report sent by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya of Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Japan and Kesang Khedup, Editor of Tibetan section of web-news, and Sheja and Tibetan Freedom, DIIR.