Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said his Chinese counterpart ... recently said he is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February over China’s human rights ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday he will ... recent flap over the detention of a Japanese national in Beijing. Hayashi hopes to “engage in a candid and in-depth exchange ...

China slammed the latest criticism from Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, who "strongly hopes China and Russia will refrain from indulging in criticism of other countries." ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday. "It is important that (the talks) lead to ending the long-term battle and achieving a just and lasting peace," Hayashi, Japan's top ...

Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Hayashi Yoshimasa, said the government solemnly ... Following the Suzhou attack, Japanese officials had urged Beijing to ensure the safety of its citizens.

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's top diplomat Yoshimasa Hayashi (pic) will visit China this weekend, the first such visit in over three years, the foreign ministry in Tokyo announced Friday (March 31).

The government on Friday urged caution after a small Japanese civilian plane was spotted near uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, around the same time a Chinese helicopter violated Japanese ...

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is looking closely at the U.S.-China trade talks to be held in Switzerland this weekend, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday.

Hayashi Yoshimasa spoke to reporters on Tuesday about any impact the talks between the two global powers could have on Japan's negotiations with the United States. He said Japan will closely ...

A Self-Defence Force training aircraft crashed after taking off from a military base in central Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday, declining to elaborate further. A ...