Japan's PM Koizumi leaves for Turkey
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-01-09 16:15

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi waves before his departure for Turkey from Tokyo International airport in Tokyo January 9, 2006. Koizumi will meet Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during his four-day visit, the first visit to Turkey by a Japanese prime minister in more than 15 years.[Reuters]