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2 new ministers officially assume posts

TOKYO, Japan - New economic and fiscal policy minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from L) and new National Public Safety Commission chief Motoo Hayashi (2nd from R), flanked by Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura (L), pose for photos at the prime minister's office on July 2 after attestation by Emperor Akihito.

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Japan gov't, companies meet to share concerns on "Brexit"

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi speaks at a meeting in Tokyo on June 27, 2016, between senior officials of the industry ministry and major Japanese companies with operations in Britain following Britain's decision in a referendum to leave the European Union. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan enacts law to expand gov't role in nuclear fuel reprocessing

Industry minister Motoo Hayashi bows after a House of Councillors plenary session enacted a bill to strengthen state involvement in nuclear fuel reprocessing in Tokyo on May 11, 2016. Under the new operational framework set by the law, a new body will be set up to supervise fuel reprocessing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 ministers discuss boosting investment for stable energy supply

U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz (L) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi shake hands ahead of their talks in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 1, 2016, as energy ministers of the Group of Seven countries start a two-day meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 ministerial meeting on information and communication technology

Japanese communication minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi represent Japan at a Group of Seven ministerial meeting on information and communication technology in Takamatsu, western Japan, on April 29, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't vows to continue nuclear power push despite court ruling

Motoo Hayashi (L), Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, says in Tokyo on March 9, 2016, that there is no change in the government's policy to reactivate nuclear reactors that have met post-Fukushima safety regulations. Earlier in the day, the Otsu District Court ordered Kansai Electric Power Co. not to operate two nuclear reactors at its Takahama plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan trade minister hopes for Sharp's growth under Hon Hai

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi expresses hope in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2016 that Sharp Corp. will grow with the help of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Sharp announced earlier in the day that it will accept a roughly 660 billion yen ($5.9 billion) takeover bid by Hon Hai, making it the first major Japanese electronics maker to come under foreign ownership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukui gov. OKs restart of Kansai Electric nuclear reactors

Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (L) meets with industry minister Motoo Hayashi in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2015, after approving the restart of two nuclear reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukui gov. OKs restart of Kansai Electric nuclear reactors

Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (L) meets with industry minister Motoo Hayashi in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2015, after approving the restart of two nuclear reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trade minister Hayashi attends WTO meeting

Japanese trade minister Motoo Hayashi (L) attends a press conference with World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevedo on Dec. 16, 2015, in Nairobi, where a WTO meeting over an information technology agreement was held. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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9th Japan-China Energy Conservation Forum held in Tokyo

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi addresses the 9th Japan-China Energy Conservation Forum, a public-private joint forum between the two countries in the fields of energy and the environment, in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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APEC ministers meet to discuss free trade zone, antiterrorism

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and trade minister Motoo Hayashi observe a moment of silence on Nov. 16, 2015, for those killed in the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris, during an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting in Manila. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea agree to boost cooperation in LNG imports

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi (L) shakes hands with South Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Yoon Sang Jick in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015. The two trade ministers agreed during their talks to advance cooperation in the field of liquefied natural gas, according to South Korean officials. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea to seek "early conclusion" of 3-way FTA talks

(From L) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi; South Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Yoon Sang Jick; and China International Trade Representative Zhong Shan shake hands when they gather in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015, for a meeting. The trade chiefs from Japan, China and South Korea agreed in the meeting to seek an "early conclusion" of negotiations for a free trade agreement involving the three major Asian economies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea trade chiefs focus on 3-way free trade deal

(From L) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi, South Korea's Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Yoon Sang Jick and China International Trade Representative Zhong Shan shake hands during a ministerial-level meeting on trade in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015. Their first meeting in three and a half years focused on ways to promote regional economic cooperation and negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea trade chiefs focus on 3-way free trade deal

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi attends a meeting in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015, to discuss ways to promote regional economic cooperation and negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement with his counterparts from China and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe reshuffles Cabinet

Motoo Hayashi, a House of Representatives member of the Liberal Democratic Party, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2015, ahead of his appointment as trade minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China lawmakers agree to try to mend bilateral ties

Motoo Hayashi (3rd from R), who leads a group of Japanese lawmakers in the House of Representatives, shakes hands with Ji Bingxuan, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, at the Diet in Tokyo on April 9, 2015, ahead of a meeting between representatives of Japanese and Chinese lawmakers. The visit to Tokyo by Chinese lawmakers marked the resumption of bilateral parliamentary exchanges for the first time in three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese trade minister Hayashi speaks to press in Seoul

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Motoo Hayashi speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2015, after a meeting with his counterparts from China and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't spokesman Seko to become economy, trade, industry minister

Deputy Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshige Seko arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2016. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to have Seko replace Motoo Hayashi as economy, trade and industry minister, a senior administration official said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 new ministers officially assume posts

TOKYO, Japan - New economic and fiscal policy minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from L) and new National Public Safety Commission chief Motoo Hayashi (2nd from R), flanked by Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura (L), pose for photos at the prime minister's office on July 2 after attestation by Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo)