TOKYO -- Taro Kono, public relations chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, expressed concern regarding the mounting opposition toward Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi's planned first visit to China.
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Taro Kono speaks at an event hosted by Kyodo News Agency on Dec. 13. © Kyodo
TOKYO -- Taro Kono, public relations chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, expressed concern regarding the mounting opposition toward Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi's planned first visit to China.