Lahore, Dec. 19 -- President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Nagoya, which is the first destination in the program of the official visit to Japan. Japan's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shinichi Nakatani, Mayor of the city of Nagoya Takashi Kawamura and other officials met the President of Uzbekistan at Chubu International Airport. Japan is a strategic partner of Uzbekistan. 28 years ago - in December 1991 - the Land of the Rising Sun was one of the first to recognize the independence of Uzbekistan. In January 1992, diplomatic relations were established between the two countries. Since that time, Uzbekistan - Japan friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation have been consistently developing and strengtheni...