Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- A Japanese minister has blamed Elon Musk's social media platform X for translation errors that nearly caused diplomatic embarrassment, including one that made him appear unaware of who Bangladesh's prime minister was.

Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa raised the issue on Friday, after an automatic translation of his post about a meeting with visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman incorrectly named ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, The Straits Times reports.

Akazawa said the mistake could leave Bangladeshis with the impression that Japan's economy minister did not know who their prime minister was, describing it as "a serious matter".

In his original Japanese-language post on Oct 28, accompanied by photographs, Akaz...