New foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa says Japan must engage with China

Newly appointed Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said Thursday that it is important for Japan to maintain frank dialogue with China to improve the strained ties between the Asian powers.At her first press conference after Wednesday's Cabinet reshuffle in which she was named successor to Yoshimasa Hayashi, Kamikawa pledged to build "constructive and stable" ties with Beijing as a "consistent policy" of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government."Japan and China are facing many challenges and matters of concern, but it is important for Japan to say what we should say, call on China to act respon…READ FULL ARTICLE