Japan voices eagerness to work for Xi's possible visit

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday expressed willingness to step up efforts to prepare for Chinese President Xi Jinping's planned state visit to Japan next spring, during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.Their talks on the fringes of a three-way gathering with South Korea at a resort area in Beijing were also focused on regional issues including North Korea and other possible fields of cooperation.To make successful Xi's possible visit to Japan as a state guest, "I would like to exchange views in a candid manner" with China about bilateral concerns, Kono told Wang …READ FULL ARTICLE