Japan FM to visit China, first time in over 3 years

Tokyo (AFP) March 31, 2023

Japan's top diplomat Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit China this weekend, the first such visit in over three years, the foreign ministry in Tokyo announced Friday. The April 1-2 trip will include talks with Hayashi's Chinese counterpart Qin Gang, the ministry said, and will be the first time a Japanese foreign minister has visited since December 2019. Ties between Tokyo and Beijing have been