Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping by phone for the first time since taking office last week.
He spoke to reporters after the talks on Friday.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping by phone on Friday for the first time since Suga took office last week.
Suga spoke to reporters after the talks.
Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says his government will do its utmost to rebuild the areas hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Suga was speaking on Friday at the first meeting of his Cabinet's taskforce on reconstruction from the disaster.
Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in to take steps to improve the strained relationship between the two countries in their first telephone conversation.
Suga and Moon spoke for about 20 minutes on Thursday at South Korea's request. The conversation began at 11 a.m.
Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that his country will continue to work with the United Nations in the fight against the coronavirus.
Suga and Guterres held a teleconference for 20 minutes on Thursday morning.
Japan's prime minister and the head of the International Olympic Committee have agreed to work closely to hold next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics safely.
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and IOC President Thomas Bach spoke by phone for about 15 minutes on Wednesday. The talks were their first since Suga took office as prime minister last week.
The latest NHK opinion poll shows that Japan's new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has an approval rating of 62 percent.
The survey conducted by telephone on Monday and Tuesday targeted 2,214 people. Of those polled, 1,270 people, or 57 percent, responded.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide met with Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko on Wednesday. It was their first meeting since Suga took office last week.
The two exchanged views on the country's economy amid the global coronavirus crisis, as well as the bank's monetary policy.
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has instructed his Cabinet to accelerate work to submit a bill to set up a new government agency in charge of digitalization during the Diet session that opens early next year.
The first meeting on one of the prime minister's signature policies was held on Wednesday. All the Cabinet ministers took part.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison have agreed to deepen cooperation for the stability and prosperity of the international community.
The leaders spoke by phone on Sunday for about 20 minutes.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and US President Donald Trump have agreed to further strengthen the Japan-US alliance.
Suga talked with Trump by telephone for about 25 minutes on Sunday night in their first phone call since Suga took office on September 16.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and US President Donald Trump have agreed to further strengthen the Japan-US alliance. The two leaders spoke during their first phone call since Suga took office last week.
Suga talked with Trump for about 20 minutes on Sunday night. After the talks, Suga told reporters that President Trump assured him they would work together to further develop the Japan-US alliance.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide spoke with US President Donald Trump by phone on Sunday night.
It was the new prime minister's first telephone conversation with President Trump since taking office on September 16.
NHK has learned that new Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide will speak with US President Donald Trump by phone on Sunday night.
Regarding the Japan-US alliance, Suga is expected to convey his intention to continue the diplomacy of his predecessor Abe Shinzo, and work to strengthen bilateral ties.