Taipei, July 13 -- Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has expressed concern over China's military drills around Taiwan, emphasising the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, Taipei Times reported.

Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya said this during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

"Peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is important for the international community, including Japan," Iwaya said during a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings in Kuala Lumpur.

"China's large-scale military drills around Taiwan are incompatible with this," the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.

According to the Taipei Times, Iwaya also e...