A delegation comprised of Japan's top business leaders, known as Keidanren, began a six-day trip to Myanmar and Cambodia Monday, seeking new business and investment opportunities there.

Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, is leading the delegation and said he hopes that meetings with senior officials in the two countries will help Japanese companies get more opportunities in the nations.

Along with proposals for human resources development, the federation hopes the Myanmar government will sign an official investment accord so as to protect Japanese companies doing business in the country.

The Federation will also be looking to Myanmar to relax certain laws currently preventing Japanese companies from doing business there and has outlined plans to help develop the country's infrastructure.

The delegation is one of the largest ever comprising 140 people, including 20 senior members of the federation. Endi

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