Japan envoy backs Myanmar's nation building

Japan envoy backs Myanmar's nation building

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 2, 2013, in Yangon shows Mikio Numata, Japanese ambassador to Myanmar who assumed the post in November 2012. Numata was assigned as director general of the Consular Affairs Bureau at the Foreign Ministry in 2011, becoming the first non-career-track official to have been promoted to an executive position at the ministry.

Japan's Takarazuka troupe arrives in Taiwan for 3rd tour

Japan's Takarazuka troupe arrives in Taiwan for 3rd tour

(Front, from L) Yuzuru Kurenai, top star of Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe, Tomotsugu Ogawa, president of the company, and Mikio Numata, Japan's de facto ambassador to Taiwan, pose for the media in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan opens cultural center in Taiwan

Japan opens cultural center in Taiwan

Mikio Numata (3rd from R), head of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association in Taipei, and Chiou I-jen (3rd from L), president of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association, pose for the media in Taipei on Nov. 27, 2017. The Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association opened a cultural center the same day to deepen bilateral exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ceremony held to mark new name of Japan's de facto embassy in Taiwan

Ceremony held to mark new name of Japan's de facto embassy in Taiwan

Japan's de facto ambassador to Taiwan Mikio Numata (3rd from R) and his Taiwanese counterpart, Association of East Asian Relations President Chiou I-jen (3rd from L), pose for photos during a plaque revealing ceremony on Jan. 3, 2017. Japan changed the name of its de facto diplomatic mission in Taiwan from the Interchange Association to the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo