Japan's Komeito chief meets CCP brass but is snubbed by Xi

Natsuo Yamaguchi returns from China with hope for stronger ties as challenges loom

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Komeito head Natsuo Yamaguchi, left, meets with Cai Qi, the fifth-ranked figure in the Chinese Communist Party, in Beijing on Nov. 22. © Kyodo

HIDEKAZU IMAI, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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