Japan PM Takaichi cancels meeting with Muslim envoys due to cold symptoms, TBS says


FILE PHOTO: Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

TOKYO, March ⁠12 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime ⁠Minister Sanae Takaichi ‌has cancelled a planned meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council ​country ambassadors ⁠and an iftar ⁠dinner with a wider ⁠group ‌of Muslim diplomats in ⁠Tokyo, due to cold-like symptoms, ​broadcaster ‌TBS reported on ⁠Thursday.

Chief Cabinet ​Secretary Minoru Kihara attended the diplomatic ⁠meetings in her ​place, TBS said.

Takaichi cut short her schedule and ⁠returned to her official residence after suffering the symptoms, the ​Jiji ⁠news agency had reported ​earlier.

(Reporting by ‌Kantaro Komiya and ​Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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