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

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.

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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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