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Sugiyama appointed as Japan's vice foreign minister

Photo taken in June 2016 shows (from L) Shinsuke Sugiyama, Japan's deputy foreign minister in charge of political affairs, Takeo Akiba, director general of the ministry's Foreign Policy Bureau, and Keiichi Katakami, ambassador to the European Union. The Japanese government appointed them on June 14 as vice foreign minister, deputy foreign minister and deputy foreign minister for economic affairs, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan names deputy foreign minister as TPP chief negotiator

Photo taken in July 2014 shows Keiichi Katakami, a senior official of Japan's Foreign Ministry. The government said on April 25, 2017 that the deputy foreign minister has been appointed as chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, which the government aims to put into force without the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pacific trade negotiators meet to explore pact without U.S.

Japan's chief trade negotiator, Keiichi Katakami, speaks to reporters in Toronto on May 2, 2017. Top negotiators from 11 countries began talks to explore the possibility of putting a Pacific free trade pact into force without the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo