Top Japan, U.S. diplomats affirm need for peace across Taiwan Strait

Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Monday agreed on the necessity of stability across the Taiwan Strait with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their first in-person talks, the government said.On the sidelines of an annual session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Kamikawa and Blinken also reaffirmed the significance of the Japan-U.S. alliance during a time when China's military assertiveness is intensifying in the Asia-Pacific region.At the meeting, Kamikawa, who last week became Japan's first female foreign minister in around two decades, told Blinken that sh…READ FULL ARTICLE