Foreign Minister Motgei’s visit to the region is another manifestation of the Suga administration’s focus.
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January 12, 2021
Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu (left) meets with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard during a visit to Mexico City on Jan. 7, 2021.
Credit: Facebook/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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The new year for Japan began with another push in its strategy for greater engagement in Latin America, with recently appointed Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu undertaking his first visits of the year to Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. With one of the longest visits to Latin America by a Japanese foreign minister in recent times, Motegi’s visit is symbolic of Japan’s commitment to maintaining bilateral ties in the region as well as cooperating through multilateral initiatives such as the G-20 and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).