Former Japan officer invited to Nobel Prize ceremony

Former Japan officer invited to Nobel Prize ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Akiyama, who served as first director of the Inspectorate Division at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, speaks about his tenure at the global chemical weapons watchdog during an interview in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013. Akiyama was invited to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo earlier in December 2013 as his contributions to the organization, recipient of the year's prize, were highly acclaimed.

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