Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Sunday with a delegation of more than 100 government officials and heads of leading Japanese global companies.
Representatives of major Japanese companies also will arrive in order to evaluate economic opportunities in Israel.
The two prime ministers will discuss advancing efforts to expand bilateral cooperation.
Israeli companies will exhibit technological developments, some of which are designed for use in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Other issues due to be discussed include encouraging the establishment of R&D centers in Israel and the exchange of industrialists’ delegations.