Japan Emperor Akihito Has Lunch with Visiting Saudi King

Tokyo, March 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Akihito had lunch with visiting Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud at his residence at the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo on Tuesday. Emperor Akihito greeted Salman at the entrance of the Imperial residence, and they shook hands. The king told the Emperor through an interpreter that he is very glad to visit Japan, which he called his "second home." They had a meeting and lunch together at the Imperial Palace also in February 2014, when Salman was crown prince. In September last year, Emperor Akihito held talks with the king's son, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, at the Imperial residence. END