The Japanese government names Shigeo Yamada and Kenji Kanasugi as its new ambassadors to the United States and China, respectively, both effective immediately.
The Japanese government on Tuesday named Shigeo Yamada and Kenji Kanasugi as its new ambassadors to the United States and China, respectively, both effective immediately. The appointment of the envoys to the world's two largest economies comes before next year's presidential election in the United States, Japan's close ally, and…
The government is making final arrangements to name Kenji Kanasugi, the former head of the Foreign Ministry’s Asian affairs bureau, as the next ambassador to China, according to sources familiar with Japan-China relations.