Japanese singer Kato to be new U.N. goodwill envoy

Japanese singer Kato to be new U.N. goodwill envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Internationally known Japanese singer Tokiko Kato (file photo) is appointed Oct. 27 to be the new goodwill ambassador to the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP), the first Japanese to hold the post.

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