Japan Justice Minister to Visit Hong Kong, India

January 8, 2019

Tokyo--Japanese Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita will visit Hong Kong and India for five days from Tuesday, the Justice Ministry said the same day.

This will be Yamashita's first foreign visit since he took up the current post in October last year.

During his stay in Hong Kong, Yamashita will sign a memorandum of cooperation on dispute settlement in the field of international commerce.

In India, Yamashita will hold talks with officials including Indian home affairs minister Rajnath Singh, who is in charge of the country's immigration. Yamashita will give a briefing on new visa categories to be introduced in Japan in April. Jiji Press