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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his South Korean counterpart Park Jin met in Tokyo on Monday and agreed to settle the dispute over wartime labor at an early date. [1]

TOKYO -- During this April's local elections in Japan, one campaign poster caught my eye. [2]

TOKYO -- The Japanese foreign ministry's top bureaucrat and the South Korean ambassador to Japan have held their first meeting since taking office, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday. [3]

Indo-PacificJapan's 'linchpin' role in Taiwan war to feature in 2+2 with U.S. Tokyo to flesh out details of new defense documents in Washington meeting From left, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, U.S. [4]

TOKYO -- Lawmakers and rank-and-file party members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) today picked Sanae Takaichi as its first female leader -- and likely the nation's first woman prime minister -- to replace the outgoing Shigeru Ishiba... [5]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-07-20 · 100% match

For Japan and South Korea to rebuild ties, both leaders have a role

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his South Korean counterpart Park Jin met in Tokyo on Monday and agreed to settle the dispute over wartime labor at an early date.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-05-29 · 100% match

Is Japan's Finance Ministry pushing fiscal reform for its own sake?

TOKYO -- During this April's local elections in Japan, one campaign poster caught my eye.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-22 · 100% match

South Korean ambassador meets with Japan foreign ministry No. 2

TOKYO -- The Japanese foreign ministry's top bureaucrat and the South Korean ambassador to Japan have held their first meeting since taking office, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-01-11 · 100% match

Japan's 'linchpin' role in Taiwan war to feature in 2+2 with U.S.

Indo-PacificJapan's 'linchpin' role in Taiwan war to feature in 2+2 with U.S. Tokyo to flesh out details of new defense documents in Washington meeting From left, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, U.S.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-04 · 100% match

Japan LDP election: How Sanae Takaichi's big day unfolded

TOKYO -- Lawmakers and rank-and-file party members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) today picked Sanae Takaichi as its first female leader -- and likely the nation's first woman prime minister -- to replace the outgoing Shigeru Ishiba

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-04-05 · 100% match

China's release of Japanese citizens would be first step for stable relations

In the first visit to China by a Japanese foreign minister in three years, Yoshimasa Hayashi met with newly appointed Premier Li Qiang, top diplomat Wang Yi and Foreign Minister Qin Gang over the weekend.

[7] TH thediplomat.com · 100% match

Takaichi Draws a Red Line on Nuclear Sharing Amid Japan’s Security Review

On February 24, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae firmly rejected the possibility of a NATO-style nuclear sharing arrangement with the United States, drawing a clear political boundary at a time when Japan’s security debate is growing increasing

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2022-01-12 · 97% match

China Backs Cambodia’s Much Criticized Diplomatic Bid in Myanmar

China has expressed support for Cambodia’s divisive diplomatic initiative on Myanmar.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-04 · 97% match

China pulls out of foreign minister talks with Japan at last minute

TOKYO -- China pulled out of talks with Japan just hours before a planned meeting between the countries' foreign ministers on the sidelines of an ASEAN gathering in Phnom Penh.

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-08-11 · 97% match

ASEAN holds talks on post-pandemic recovery

Thailand has proposed a series of measures to improve bilateral and multilateral ties at the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to seek cooperation with dia

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