Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will attend Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president on Jan. 20, ensuring that a high-ranking official from a key Asian ally is on hand for the event, two people familiar with the matter said.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will travel to South Korea on Monday to shore up security cooperation between the East Asian neighbours and their mutual U.S. ally that is meant to counter China's growing regional power.

A Korea-Japan bilateral foreign ministers’ meeting will take place in Seoul next Monday afternoon, Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday.

The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan will hold talks early next week on bilateral relations and other shared issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday, The talks between Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will take place in Seoul on Monday,