Emperor Akihito of Japan hosted here today a luncheon in honor of Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the presence of Prince Naruhito, the Crown Prince of Japan. The banquet was attended by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chief of Crown Prince's Court and Special Advisor; Minister of State and Cabinet's Member Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban; Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohiuddin Khoja; Minister of Economy and Planning Dr. Mohammed bin Suleiman Al-Jasser; Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar bin Obaid Madani; and Deputy Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan. On the Japanese side, it was attended by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida, and a number of officials of the Japanese government.