Minister of Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni, was the guest of honor at the reception hosted by the Embassy of Japan in Greece, on the occasion of the national holiday and the birthday of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida at the prime minister's residence in Tokyo, where they signed a Joint Statement of Strategic Cooperation between Greece and Japan.

For one more year, Greece maintains the scepter in global shipping with China following and Japan in third place, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) points out in its annual report on maritime transport.