Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will take part in a meeting of Sri Lankans in Japan at the Sukuba International Conference Hall this afternoon.

Several UPFA MPs including Wimal Weerawansa, Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Jayantha Samaraweera, Prasanna Ranatunga and Roshan Ranasinghe are also expected to take part.

Rajapaksa arrived in Japan on a personal visit on June 10.