COLOMBO, Aug. 11 -- More than 250 Japanese tourists, investors and businesspeople are expected to visit Sri Lanka at the end of August under the 'Little Japan' project, in what is described as the largest Japanese delegation to visit the country under the initiative.

Dr Ruwan Perera, Chairman of the Colombo International Airport Hotel and founder of the Little Japan project, said the initiative was aimed at building sustained links between Japanese investors, businesses and tourists and Sri Lanka.

Speaking at a recent media briefing at the Colombo International Airport Hotel, Perera said the project had evolved over more than a decade and was intended to serve as a long-term bridge between the two countries rather than as a one-off even...