Japan to liaison closely with China after change in foreign minister

Japan hopes it will be able to communicate closely with China even though Beijing fired Foreign Minister Qin Gang for no apparent reason, the top government spokesman said Wednesday.Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno refrained from commenting on China's decision to replace Qin with his predecessor Wang Yi but said Japan's diplomatic posture toward the Asian neighbor is unchanged."We would like to communicate closely with each other at various levels, including with Mr. Wang Yi," Matsuno told a regular news conference.The removal of Qin comes as China has ramped up criticism against Ja…READ FULL ARTICLE