Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi cancels visit to Indonesia: source

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has decided to forgo a planned visit to Indonesia arranged for around Thursday, a source familiar with the matter said.Koizumi had been exploring the possibility of paying a courtesy call on President Prabowo Subianto and holding talks with Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, but scheduling difficulties made the trip unfeasible, the source said.A volcanic eruption in Indonesia was also taken into consideration, the source added, while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is arranging to reshuffle her Cabinet next week. Koizumi is expected to remain in h…READ FULL ARTICLE