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Diplomat Kitera

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Masato Kitera, a Japanese career diplomat acting as assistant chief Cabinet secretary. Sources said on Oct. 5, 2012, that the government began making arrangements to select Kitera as Japan's new ambassador to China, following the sudden death of recently appointed envoy Shinichi Nishimiya in September.

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Envoy to China falls unconscious

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to China Shinichi Nishimiya, who collapsed and was found unconscious in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2012. Police said his condition was apparently caused by illness.

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Yankees' Matsui receives award in N.Y. from Japanese gov't

NEW YORK, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui (L) receives an award from the Japanese government on Nov. 13, 2009, in New York for fostering goodwill and friendship between Japan and the United States. New York Consul General Shinichi Nishimiya presented the New York Yankees designated hitter with a certificate of commendation at his official residence.

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Yankees' Matsui receives award in N.Y. from Japanese gov't

NEW YORK, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui shows a certificate of commendation from the Japanese government that he received on Nov. 13, 2009, in New York for fostering goodwill and friendship between Japan and the United States. New York Consul General Shinichi Nishimiya presented the New York Yankees designated hitter with the certificate at his official residence.

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Hill express 'regret' over Okinawa servicemen's incidents

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill (L) speaks as Shinichi Nishimiya (R), chief of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's North American Bureau listens at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 21. Hill expressed regret over a series of alleged incidents involving U.S. servicemen in Okinawa Prefecture during his meeting with Nishimiya.

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Hill express 'regret' over Okinawa servicemen's incidents

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill (L) speaks as Shinichi Nishimiya (R), chief of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's North American Bureau listens at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 21. Hill expressed regret over a series of alleged incidents involving U.S. servicemen in Okinawa Prefecture during his meeting with Nishimiya. (Kyodo)

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Yankees' Matsui receives award in N.Y. from Japanese gov't

NEW YORK, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui shows a certificate of commendation from the Japanese government that he received on Nov. 13, 2009, in New York for fostering goodwill and friendship between Japan and the United States. New York Consul General Shinichi Nishimiya presented the New York Yankees designated hitter with the certificate at his official residence. (Kyodo)

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Yankees' Matsui receives award in N.Y. from Japanese gov't

NEW YORK, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui (L) receives an award from the Japanese government on Nov. 13, 2009, in New York for fostering goodwill and friendship between Japan and the United States. New York Consul General Shinichi Nishimiya presented the New York Yankees designated hitter with a certificate of commendation at his official residence. (Kyodo)