Japan's foreign minister may visit Iran next month: Nikkei

(Reuters) - Japan's foreign minister, Fumio Kishida, may visit Iran as early as November, the first such visit in more than four years, in an attempt to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday.

Japan, which has maintained friendly relations with Iran, is hoping to act as a mediator between Tehran and the West as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has shown willingness to negotiate the dispute, according to the newspaper.