Japanese ambassadors appointed

Japanese ambassadors appointed

TOKYO, Japan - The cabinet on Sept. 20 appointed ambassadors to Russia, France and other countries. (Top, from L to R) Issei Nomura, new ambassador to Russia, Hiroshi Hirabayashi, ambassador to France, Kishichiro Amae, ambassador to the Ukraine, and Nobuko Matsubara, ambassador to Italy. (Below from L to R) Yushu Takashima, ambassador to Germany, and Shotaro Oshima, ambassador to the international organizations in Geneva, were also appointed.

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