Japan mulls setting up consulate in Wuhan, China: source

Japan is considering setting up a consulate within two years in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus was initially detected late last year, a diplomatic source said Monday.Calls have been growing among business circles for the Japanese government to open a consulate in Wuhan, known as a business and transportation hub with a population of some 11 million, after the pandemic started earlier this year.In January, the government under then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a charter plane to evacuate nationals from Wuhan, making Japan the first country in the world to ta…READ FULL ARTICLE