Japan foreign minister to put off U.S. visit in Feb. due to virus

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi plans to put off a visit to the United States in February after Washington showed hesitance about the idea due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to bilateral ties said Monday.Motegi proposed to visit the United States from Feb. 11 for the first in-person meeting with his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken but Washington was cautious about receiving foreign visitors in light of its priority on containing the virus, the sources said.Talking by phone hours after Blinken won Senate confirmation as the U.S. secretary of state on Jan. 26, they agr…READ FULL ARTICLE