Matsumoto named Japanese foreign minister

Matsumoto named Japanese foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and new Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 9, 2011, after an attestation ceremony. Matsumoto, a fourth-term House of Representatives lawmaker and state foreign secretary, succeeded Seiji Maehara, who resigned as foreign minister over illegal political donations.

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