SHANGHAI (Kyodo) The Shanghai World Expo marked "Japan Day" on Saturday, commencing a weeklong series of events to introduce traditional and contemporary Japanese arts and culture to visitors from China and other parts of the world.
"I hope the Shanghai Expo will contribute to ensuring world peace and strengthening cooperation between Japan and China," said former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who is visiting the Expo as special envoy for new Prime Minister Naoto Kan, at a ceremony to mark Japan's national pavilion day.