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Takashima recalls Japanese deaths in Iraq most regrettable

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Ministry spokesman Hatsuhisa Takashima speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry on Aug. 2. Takashima, who quit and will help the ministry's public relations as an adviser, said it was ''most regrettable'' during his tenure since 2002 to see Japanese nationals, including diplomats, murdered in Iraq. Standing to the right is his successor Tomohiko Taniguchi.

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Kawaguchi continues rest to recover from fatigue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (file photo), who left a Diet session and canceled the rest of her duties April 22 because of fatigue, remained at home April 23, ministry spokesman Hatsuhisa Takashima said.

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Senior Foreign Ministry appointments approved

TOKYO, Japan - The government approved July 30 the appointments of Hatsuhisa Takashima (R), a veteran journalist, as the Foreign Ministry's press secretary, and Yuji Miyamoto as ambassador to Myanmar. Takashima, 61, was formerly with Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) and is now chief of the U.N. Information Center in Tokyo. Miyamoto, 56, is director general of arms control and scientific affairs at the ministry.

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Japanese journalist to head U.N. Information Center in Tokyo

NEW YORK, United States - Hatsuhisa Takashima, a veteran Japanese broadcast journalist, speaks at a press conference in New York on Aug. 23 before assuming his duties as head of the U.N. Information Center in Tokyo on Sept. 1. The post has been vacant since June, when former director Thelma O'Con-Solorzano of Nicaragua resigned. Takashima began his career with Japan's public broadcaster NHK in 1963, and will leave the corporation at the end of this month.

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Takashima recalls Japanese deaths in Iraq most regrettable

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Ministry spokesman Hatsuhisa Takashima speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry on Aug. 2. Takashima, who quit and will help the ministry's public relations as an adviser, said it was ''most regrettable'' during his tenure since 2002 to see Japanese nationals, including diplomats, murdered in Iraq. Standing to the right is his successor Tomohiko Taniguchi. (Kyodo)

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Kawaguchi continues rest to recover from fatigue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (file photo), who left a Diet session and canceled the rest of her duties April 22 because of fatigue, remained at home April 23, ministry spokesman Hatsuhisa Takashima said. (Kyodo)

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Senior Foreign Ministry appointments approved

TOKYO, Japan - The government approved July 30 the appointments of Hatsuhisa Takashima (R), a veteran journalist, as the Foreign Ministry's press secretary, and Yuji Miyamoto as ambassador to Myanmar. Takashima, 61, was formerly with Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) and is now chief of the U.N. Information Center in Tokyo. Miyamoto, 56, is director general of arms control and scientific affairs at the ministry. (Kyodo)

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Japanese journalist to head U.N. Information Center in Tokyo

NEW YORK, United States - Hatsuhisa Takashima, a veteran Japanese broadcast journalist, speaks at a press conference in New York on Aug. 23 before assuming his duties as head of the U.N. Information Center in Tokyo on Sept. 1. The post has been vacant since June, when former director Thelma O'Con-Solorzano of Nicaragua resigned. Takashima began his career with Japan's public broadcaster NHK in 1963, and will leave the corporation at the end of this month.