New Japan ambassador to China appointed
By Wang Chenyan | China Daily | Updated: 2012-09-12 07:53
Japan appointed Shinichi Nishimiya to replace Uichiro Niwa as the new ambassador to China amid escalating tensions between the two neighbors over the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.
The appointment was confirmed during a Japanese government Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning. The Cabinet also appointed Koro Bessho, 59, as ambassador to the Republic of Korea and Kenichiro Sasae, 60, as ambassador to the United States.
Shinichi Nishimiya had been deputy minister in charge of economic affairs since 2011.
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