Yachi named as deputy vice foreign minister

Yachi named as deputy vice foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono announced major personnel appointments Dec. 26. (Top from L to R) Shotaro Yachi, deputy vice minister for foreign policy, Yoshihiro Nishida, director general of the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, (bottom from L to R) Shin Ebihara, director general of the Treaties Bureau, and Tadashi Imai, director general of the Intelligence and Analysis Bureau.

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