Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has arrived in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, on a state visit.

He landed at Tokyo's Narita International Airport at 9:15am local time on Monday aboard a commercial Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.

Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Nakasone Yasutaka, the prime minister's Advisor for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Rehan Asif Asad, and his special assistant for overseas employment in the Asia-Pacific region Shakirul Islam Khan received him at the airport.

The prime minister was greeted with flowers after disembarking from the aircraft.

Following the airport formalities, Tarique was taken in a motorcade to the Imperial Hotel, where he and his entourage will st...