TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday that a Japanese move toward more domestic-led consumption and less reliance on exports was a welcome development.
A senior U.S. Treasury official, speaking on a conference call from Singapore, said that Geithner told Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii at a dinner meeting that he welcomed a commitment by Japan to "shift its economy away from exports toward demand-led growth."
Geithner arrived in Tokyo late on Tuesday afternoon and will meet top Japanese officials on Wednesday before flying on to Singapore for sessions on Thursday of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, or APEC.
(additional reporting by David Lawder in Washington)
(Reporting by Glenn Somerville, editing by Ron Askew;