Professor emeritus Kawai to head Cultural Affairs Agency

Professor emeritus Kawai to head Cultural Affairs Agency

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says Jan. 4 that Hayao Kawai (file photo), professor emeritus at Kyoto University, will be appointed chief of the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Kawai will succeed Masamine Sasaki as agency chief.

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