BEIJING -- Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner Komeito, returned home Thursday from a two-day trip to Beijing, where he affirmed the importance of bilateral exchanges with members of China's top leadership.
Natsuo Yamaguchi returns from China with hope for stronger ties as challenges loom

Komeito head Natsuo Yamaguchi, left, meets with Cai Qi, the fifth-ranked figure in the Chinese Communist Party, in Beijing on Nov. 22. © Kyodo
BEIJING -- Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner Komeito, returned home Thursday from a two-day trip to Beijing, where he affirmed the importance of bilateral exchanges with members of China's top leadership.