WFP official Oshidari

WFP official Oshidari

BEIJING, China - Kenro Oshidari, the U.N. World Food Program's regional director for Asia, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Sept. 3, 2011, in Beijing. Oshidari visited hospitals, orphanages and other facilities in North Korea from late August to early September to study the food situation in the country.

Japan appoints envoy to Paraguay

Japan appoints envoy to Paraguay

TOKYO, Japan - Japan appointed Kenro Iino, 61, as new ambassador to Paraguay on Feb. 17 effective the same day. Iino was previously ambassador in charge of Pacific fisheries organization affairs from September 2005. (Kyodo)

Lawyer Asai named ambassador to Ghana

Lawyer Asai named ambassador to Ghana

TOKYO, Japan - Japan decided May 14 to appoint lawyer Kazuko Asai (L) as ambassador to Ghana, Takekazu Kawamura (C) as ambassador to Iran and Kenro Iino (R) as ambassador to Fiji as part of its efforts to streamline the scandal-hit Foreign Ministry.

WFP official Oshidari

WFP official Oshidari

BEIJING, China - Kenro Oshidari, the U.N. World Food Program's regional director for Asia, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Sept. 3, 2011, in Beijing. Oshidari visited hospitals, orphanages and other facilities in North Korea from late August to early September to study the food situation in the country. (Kyodo)

Rematch of 1960 Olympic regatta between Japanese, Italian eights

Rematch of 1960 Olympic regatta between Japanese, Italian eights

Kenro Chiba (L) from Japan shakes hands with an Italian rival rower on July 30, 2015, after a regatta between the men's eights of both countries in Lake Albano in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The race was a rematch of the regatta between the Japanese and Italian eights at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, with some old members and their friends taking part. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo