Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is expected to attend the meeting, with visits to Egypt and Jordan also under consideration, the sources said.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/21/japan/politics/gulf-ministers-oil/

Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa (left) shakes hands with Abdulla Shahid, minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Maldives, prior to their meeting in Malé, Maldives, July 30, 2023.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/with-visits-to-sri-lanka-maldives-japan-seeks-to-shore-up-indian-ocean-presence/

Japanese Foreign Min Yoshimasa Hayashi will likely skip a meeting with G20 counterparts in India this week due to a scheduling conflict with a Diet session, a ruling party source said.

Source: https://chitralekha.com/news/the-foreign-minister-of-japan-will-not-be-present-in-the-g-20-meeting-organized-in-india/

TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan's foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said he called on Beijing for the early release of a detained Japanese national during a meeting with Chinese diplomat Qin Gang held on Sunday.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/2cabe25def2342cb?ref=ff

Yoshimasa Hayashi's visit to China is the first by a Japanese foreign minister since December 2019, ending a gap of over three years during which bilateral ties have sharply deteriorated.

Source: https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Science/1zpl8k7v3e/Chinese-FM-says-Japanese-chip-curbs-to-drive.htm