FM Kishida talks with Germany's floor leader Kauder

FM Kishida talks with Germany's floor leader Kauder

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Volker Kauder, chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, as they hold talks there.

Senior German lawmaker opposes ECB's bond purchase

Senior German lawmaker opposes ECB's bond purchase

TOKYO, Japan - Volker Kauder, chairman of the ruling Christian Democratic Union-led caucus in the German parliament, is interviewed by Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 7, 2012. The senior German parliamentarian expressed opposition to the European Central Bank's plan to resume buying bonds of troubled eurozone economies to lower their borrowing costs.

Germany's Kauder in press conference

Germany's Kauder in press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Volker Kauder, floor leader of Germany's ruling parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria, attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on June 13, 2011. During the press conference, Kauder said Germany is ready to step up technological cooperation with Japan to promote the use of renewable energy in the wake of Berlin's decision to close all nuclear power plants by 2022.

Germany's Kauder in press conference

Germany's Kauder in press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Volker Kauder, floor leader of Germany's ruling parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria, attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on June 13, 2011. During the press conference, Kauder said Germany is ready to step up technological cooperation with Japan to promote the use of renewable energy in the wake of Berlin's decision to close all nuclear power plants by 2022. (Kyodo)

FM Kishida talks with Germany's floor leader Kauder

FM Kishida talks with Germany's floor leader Kauder

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Volker Kauder, chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, as they hold talks there. (Kyodo)