Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes to learn more about Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's idea for an East Asian community during his visit to Japan from Monday.Lee, who will be the first head of government to visit Japan since Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan assumed power Sept. 16, also said he is looking for a chance to see the "profound changes" coming in Japan.
"Like other countries, Japan was hit by the global economic crisis. It now has a new, non-LDP government, (so) it is important for Singapore to understand the profound changes taking place in Japan," Lee said. "I look forward to fruitful and substantive discussions with Prime Minister Hatoyama and his colleagues (and) I am also keen to meet senior Japanese businessmen to hear their views on the economic outlook for Japan and the region."
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