Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa waits for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to arrive for a meeting, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in New York.  Julia Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Japan

Japan's Foreign Minister to address rights issues on Egypt visit

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese government has presented to the country's parliament a plan for Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa's visit to Egypt from late on Friday, Kyodo news agency reported.

Kamikawa is expected to explain Japan's position on human rights issues at an international conference on peace hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Kyodo reported.

A Japanese foreign ministry spokesperson said he has not yet heard of any such plan.

(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama and Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

SpaceX Lands Starship Booster with Giant Arms

Invasive Black Sea Mussels Plague Swiss Fishermen

Scientists in Brazil Discover 237-Million-Year-Old Reptile Fossil

Plastic Vortex Traps Easter Island in Ocean Waste

Iceland Sets Nov. 30 Election After Coalition Government Collapses