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TOKYO - The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit Japan next month at the invitation of religious groups, a report said Saturday.
His planned visit could come at a politically sensitive time as China has been angered by the honouring of the Dalai Lama in the United States.
The Dalai Lama plans to visit Japan from November 14 to 23 but it may be affected by the political row between Washington and Beijing, Kyodo News agency quoted anonymous sources saying.
During his Japan tour, the first since a similar visit last November, the Dalai Lama will give lectures in Yokohama near Tokyo and other cities, the agency said.
China has opposed visits to Japan by the Dalai Lama, but Japan allowed him to come last year on the condition he avoid political activities.
US President George W. Bush on Wednesday defied repeated warnings from China and awarded the Dalai Lama the Congressional Gold Medal -- US lawmakers' highest civilian honour -- at the US Capitol building.
It was the first time a sitting US president had appeared in public with the Dalai Lama, whom China accuses of being a dangerous figure agitating for Tibetan independence. - AFP/ir
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