TOKYO -- The Japanese foreign ministry's top bureaucrat and the South Korean ambassador to Japan have held their first meeting since taking office, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday.
High-ranking diplomats hold first talks since both took their posts

South Korea's ambassador to Japan took his post in January. (Photos by Shinya Sawai)
TOKYO -- The Japanese foreign ministry's top bureaucrat and the South Korean ambassador to Japan have held their first meeting since taking office, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday.