Japan accedes to compensation pact for nuke damage

Japan accedes to compensation pact for nuke damage

VIENNA, Austria - Mitsuru Kitano (L), permanent Japanese representative to international organizations in Vienna, Austria, shakes hands with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano on Jan. 15, 2015, after submitting Japan's instrument of acceptance to the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage.

Japanese envoy in Vienna attends IAEA board confab

Japanese envoy in Vienna attends IAEA board confab

Mitsuru Kitano, Japanese ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, attends a Board of Governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the Austrian capital on June 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan envoy in Vienna speaks with Iranian nuclear ambassador

Japan envoy in Vienna speaks with Iranian nuclear ambassador

Mitsuru Kitano (L), Japanese ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, speaks with Reza Najafi, Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, during a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in the Austrian capital on June 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese envoy speaks at nuclear disaster compensation pact ceremony

Japanese envoy speaks at nuclear disaster compensation pact ceremony

Mitsuru Kitano (far R), Japanese ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, speaks at a ceremony marking the entry into effect of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage in the Austrian city on April 15, 2015. In addition to Japan, five other countries, including the United States, are contracting parties to the convention. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Parties to nuke disaster compensation pact shake hands

Parties to nuke disaster compensation pact shake hands

Mitsuru Kitano (2nd from R), Japanese ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, joins the representatives of five other contracting parties to the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage on the occasion of a ceremony to mark the entry into effect of the pact in Vienna on April 15, 2015. The treaty obliges each country to cover at least 47 billion yen in compensation in connection with nuclear disasters within their borders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan donates $500,000 to IAEA Ebola disease program

Japan donates $500,000 to IAEA Ebola disease program

Mitsuru Kitano (L), Japanese ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, presents Kwaku Aning, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, with a document pledging a $500,000 Japanese contribution to the IAEA's program to fight Ebola, including the development of nuclear-based technology for promptly detecting symptoms of the disease. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo