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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrives in Tokyo, the Japanese capital. President Hassan Rouhan will meet with host Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his stay in the Japanese capital. According to a foreign news agency, diplomats said that the Japanese Prime Minister is trying to ease US and Iranian tensions. Hassan Rouhani is traveling to Tokyo after attending a meeting of leaders of Muslim countries held in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital. The Iranian government spokesman said the Japanese president’s visit to Japan had nothing to do with starting talks with the United States. The Iranian president is visiting at a time when there is still an atmosphere of unease due to protests in his country following the rise in petrol prices.