Japan vows to further beef up ties with Brazil under new president

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday Japan will further strengthen relations with Brazil under the presidency of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who became the nation's leader at the start of this year.During a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in Brasilia, Hayashi criticized Sunday's riots committed by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro in the capital city, while expressing his support for the "democratically elected" new leader, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.Hayashi was quoted by the ministry as saying that the two countries' economic relatio…READ FULL ARTICLE