New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been invited by Japan on a study and lecture trip.

"The Railway Minister is scheduled to leave for Japan on January 11, 2009," informed Mr. Shyam Rajak, national spokesperson of RJD.

During his trip to the country, Lalu Prasad Yadav will not only study the functioning of railways there, but will also deliver lectures in various universities of Japan, including one in Tokyo.

Lalu Yadav has already visited Europe on a similar trip. Students of Harvard University have also been addressed by him on the mantras of success of Indian Railways.