The family of murdered Irish student Nicola Furlong travel to Japan today for court proceedings in relation to her death.

A preliminary court hearing is scheduled today after the death of the Wexford student in Tokyo 2 months ago.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with strangling the DCU student at a hotel in the city.

The 21-year-old from Curracloe in Co. Wexford was killed after a night out with a friend in the Japanese capital.

The business and Japanese language student from Dublin City University was nearing the end of a 1-year study programme in Japan.