Japan's Foreign Ministry steps up safety measures

Japan's Foreign Ministry steps up safety measures

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi unveils a board showing her ministry's new organization on Aug. 2. The ministry has upgrade its consular affairs department to a bureau and created senior crisis management posts as part of reform efforts to strengthen safety measures for Japanese abroad.

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