Motegi to stay Japan's foreign minister in message of continuity

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Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a visit to London in May. (Photo courtesy of the State Department)

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA and KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei staff writersOctober 1, 2021 23:34 JSTUpdated on October 2, 2021 05:14 JST | Japan

TOKYO/NEW YORK -- Fumio Kishida, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, plans to reappoint Toshimitsu Motegi as foreign minister, Nikkei has learned.

Motegi to stay Japan's foreign minister in message of continuity

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