German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in Japan on Wednesday for official talks in Tokyo following a three-day visit of China. On Thursday, Schroeder will meet with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on economic issues and to discuss strategies regarding having an expanded role in the U.N. Security Council. Before his meeting with Koizumi the German chancellor will have an audience with Japanese Emperor Akihito. Schroeder, accompanied by a delegation of leaders of some 40 German businesses, will also meet with prominent representatives of Japanese companies before he departs on Friday. It is Schroeder's second official visit to Japan since taking office in 1998.