KYOTO -- U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Japan on Tuesday evening for a two-day visit that will include a summit with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on trade and regional security.
The meeting Wednesday in the ancient capital is expected to include topics ranging from continuing the Self-Defense Forces mission in Iraq to restarting U.S. beef imports to measures to prevent a bird flu pandemic.
Bush is at the start of a four-nation Asian tour and will head Thursday to South Korea, then on to China and Mongolia, before returning to the U.S.
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