(1)Gov't appoints ambassadors

(1)Gov't appoints ambassadors

TOKYO, Japan - The government appointed new ambassadors May 9. (Top, from L to R) Masaki Saito was named ambassador to New Zealand, Mitsuhiro Kagami ambassador to Nicaragua, Hiroshi Shiojiri ambassador to Libya, (bottom, from L to R) Takao Natsume ambassador to Bahrain, and Yuichi Ishii ambassador to Yemen. (Kyodo)

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