Japanese Crown Prince to visit Ghana in 2010

Ghana has invited the Crown Prince of Japan, Naruhito to visit the country next year March, Japan Today has reported.

The Crown Prince will also visit Kenya during the period for a total of about ten days, also on the invitation of the Kenyan government.

The Crown Prince has accepted the invitations from the two countries on account of the deepening relations between Japan, the two countries and Africa in general, the report said quoting the Japanese Imperial Household Agency.

According to the report, Crown Princess Masako, who has been limiting official duties due to a stress-induced illness, will not accompany her husband, however, even though the invitations were for the couple.