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YOSHIMASA HAYASHI

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2023
Japan and South Korea affirm close contact over wartime labor issue
The South Korean government last month announced a draft plan for a domestic foundation to pay compensation to South Korean plaintiffs in related lawsuits on behalf of Japanese companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2023
G7 foreign ministers vow to support Ukraine ahead of war's first anniversary
The meeting is the first in-person foreign ministerial talks to be chaired by Japan since it assumed the rotating G7 presidency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2023
Japan conveys spy balloon concerns to China as two sides agree to security talks
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told Chinese foreign policy chief Wang Yi that a flying object from any country entering Japan's airspace without permission would constitute an intrusion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2023
Japan says global health to top agenda at G7 summit in May
The government has said that international efforts on global health should continue be taken even after the acute phase of the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2023
Japan and China agree to hold talks 'at all levels' to improve ties
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi aired 'serious concern' over intensifying military activities near Japan during talks with his Chinese counterpart.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2023
Redrawing of electoral map puts focus on late Abe's home turf
Yamaguchi's four single-seat constituencies in the Lower House have been reduced to three as a result of the redrawing of boundaries under a revised law put into effect last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023
In U.N. debate, Japan urges Russia to withdraw from Ukraine
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said that an order by the International Court of Justice in March for Russia to withdraw all its troops from Ukraine 'must be implemented immediately.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 12, 2023
U.S. to boost military capabilities in Japan and step up cooperation amid China worries
Tokyo and Washington agreed to deploy a more agile and capable U.S. Marine unit to Okinawa, ramp up joint surveillance operations and expand the shared use of military facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023
Japan vows to further beef up ties with Brazil under new president
The talks came a day after demonstrators backing Bolsonaro, the predecessor of Lula, stormed legislative buildings, the presidential office and the Supreme Court in Brasilia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2023
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi voices hope for more Japan investment in Ecuador
In their meeting in Quito, Hayashi said Japanese companies are showing interest in Ecuador in many sectors and he praised the economic policies pursued by the country's president.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2022
Foreign minister postpones China visit this year due to scheduling conflict
It would have been the first visit to China by a Japanese foreign minister in about three years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2022
Foreign minister eyes visit to China in December amid strained ties
The visit would be the first to China by a Japanese foreign minister in three years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
Japan will use G7 and U.N. roles to pressure Russia, foreign minister says
The country's G7 presidency in 2023 and its return for a two-year stint as a nonpermanent Security Council member will give it a more conspicuous to voice its concerns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2022
Top Japan and U.S. diplomats agree to monitor China upon Xi's third term
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also reaffirmed close cooperation on North Korean issues, after Pyongyang's recent barrage of missile tests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2022
Foreign minister declines to clarify Japan's position on Iran drone allegations
Japan's top envoy said the nation will closely monitor developments and urge Iran to 'play a constructive role for peace and stability' amid the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2022
U.S. State Department's No. 2 official to travel to Japan next week
The trip is said to demonstrate the United States' continued commitment to the Indo-Pacific region and its closest allies in Asia — Japan and South Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2022
Japan orders Russian consul to leave in tit-for-tat response
Foreign Minister says move is in retaliation after Russia's Federal Security Service detained a Japanese consul in Vladivostok for alleged espionage and ordered him out of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2022
Japan's top envoy unable to meet Chinese counterpart on fringes of U.N. gathering
Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters before wrapping up his five-day trip in New York that talks did not materialize due to scheduling conflicts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2022
'Quad' nations favor expansion of U.N. Security Council permanent seats
The ministers said they backed expansion of the Security Council 'so that the Council reflects the current global realities and incorporates more geographically diverse perspectives.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2022
Japan and South Korea agree to seek early resolution of wartime labor issue
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters that he and his South Korean counterpart Park Jin welcomed working-level talks on the issue when they met in New York.
Three men rearrested over brokering of overseas prostitution
A woman speaks of her experience of being sent to Macau by an overseas prostitution broker during an interview in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 8.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Tech giants start to treat Southeast Asia like the next big thing
Attendees arrive for Microsoft's event on AI technologies in Jakarta on April 30.
First 'extreme' solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras
A meteor is seen in an aurora borealis above Lausanne and the Jura from the Tour de Gourze in Riex, Switzerland, on Saturday.
In first month of operations, ride-hailing services used more than taxis in Tokyo
As of last Sunday, ride-hailing services, which use personal vehicles to offer paid rides, had been used a total of 12,628 times in five areas.
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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