The Japanese delegation to the fifth round of six-party talks arrived in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon.

The delegation is led by Sasae Kenichiro, director general of the Asia and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japanese Foreign Ministry.

The talks, involving China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia and Japan, will be held on Nov. 9 in Beijing, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

(Xinhua News Agency November 8, 2005)