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An AP News report says Beijing and Tokyo give conflicting accounts of whether their foreign ministers, Wang Yi and Toshimitsu Motegi, spoke at last week’s ASEAN meetings in Manila, highlighting ongoing tensions in China-Japan relations and sensitivity over who addressed the forum.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to retain Toshimitsu Motegi as secretary general and Taro Aso as vice president in a reshuffle of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Cabinet and party executives. Kishida sees their retention as crucial for the stable management of his administration and is also considering appointing more females to key posts. The personnel overhaul comes amid low approval ratings for Kishida's Cabinet.