Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Japan in June to attend this year's summit of the Group of 20 major economies, in what will be his first trip to the nation since coming to power in 2013, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Monday.
"His attendance is scheduled," Kono told reporters in Beijing after meeting separately with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Kono's Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
It is also hoped that the visit will be an opportunity for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to hold his first meeting with Xi since a summit in Buenos Aires in November.