Yoshimasa Hayashi
2 Apr
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Japanese counterpart on Sunday that Tokyo's new export controls on semiconductor equipment will only further drive Beijing's quest "to become self-reliant".
6 Mar
South Korea announced plans Monday to compensate victims of Japan's forced wartime labour, aiming to end a "vicious cycle" in the Asian powers' relations and boost ties to counter the nuclear-armed North.
4 Apr 2022
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday condemned the "exceptionally cruel" violence against civilians near Kyiv in an apparent reference to killings in the town of Bucha.