【正】At the invitation of the Japan-China Friendship Centre,a delegation of the China-Japan Friendship Association(CJFA) led by its President Song Jian paid a goodwill visit to Japan from December 3 to 10,2006.In Tokyo Song Jian and his party paid an official call on leaders of the Japanese ruling party and parties not in office and a number of important political figures including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,Speaker of the House of Representatives Yohei Kono,Foreign Minister Taro Aso,head of the New Komeito Party Akihiro Ota,leader of the Democratic Party Ichiro Ozawa,Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Japan Kazuo Shii,and Chairman of the Socialist Party Mizuho Fukushima,and fully exchanged views with the leaders of the seven Japan-China friendship organizations on making great efforts to promote people-to-people friendly exchanges.