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6-way envoys hold N. Korea working-group talks

SHENYANG, China - Chief Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae (L) listens to a speech by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei (fore right) during the opening session of a two-day working-group meeting held by six countries in Shenyang on Aug. 16 to discuss the technical details of the next stage of North Korea's nuclear abandonment.(Pool photo)

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6-way envoys gather for N. Korea working-group talks

SHENYANG, China - Akio Suda (L), a Japanese delegate to a working group to discuss the denuclearization of North Korea, and Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's chief delegate at the six party talks, meet the press before going to a meeting of the working group in Shenyang on Aug. 16.

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U.S. lawmakers launch Japan caucus

WASHINGTON, United States - Members of the U.S. Congress and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Kenichiro Sasae (4th from R) break open barrels of Japanese sake to commemorate the launch of a Japan Caucus at Capitol Hill on March 24, 2014.

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Japan envoy visits NFL star

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United States Kenichiro Sasae (C) and his wife Nobuko poses for photos with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III as the envoy visited the NFL star at the team's home stadium near Washington on Aug. 24, 2013.

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NFL star Griffin asked to be bridge between Japan, U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - American football star Robert Griffin III (R) poses with Kenichiro Sasae (C), Japanese ambassador to the United States, and his wife for photos near Washington, D.C. on Aug. 24, 2013. Sasae asked Griffin, who was born in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture and lived there until he was 3 years old, to be a bridge between Japan and the United States, during a meeting beside the field of the Washington Redskins' stadium.

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Japan envoy visits NFL star

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United States Kenichiro Sasae (R) shake hands with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III as the envoy visited the NFL star at the team's home stadium near Washington on Aug. 24, 2013.

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NFL star Griffin asked to be bridge between Japan, U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - American football star Robert Griffin III (L) shakes hands with Kenichiro Sasae, Japanese ambassador to the United States, near Washington, D.C. on Aug. 24, 2013. Sasae asked Griffin, who was born in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture and lived there until he was 3 years old, to be a bridge between Japan and the United States, during a meeting beside the field of the Washington Redskins' stadium.

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Spring in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's ambassador to the United States, speaks in Washington on April 7, 2013, before a groundbreaking ceremony for a Japanese-style promenade to be constructed around the Tidal Basin in the capital, where cherry trees are in bloom.

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Japan envoy to U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's new Ambassador to the United States, Kenichiro Sasae, speaks during a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Nov. 27, 2012.

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Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua leaves the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2012, after meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae. Japanese police arrested the same day activists from a Hong Kong-based group seeking to assert China's claim to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea after they landed on one of the isles, Uotsuri Island.

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Japan, China strategic talks

BEIJING, China - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae (L) and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun (R) meet for a bilateral strategic dialogue in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China strategic talks

BEIJING, China - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae (R) and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun shake hands before a bilateral strategic dialogue in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, Russia strategic dialogue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae (R) and Russian First Vice Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov shake hands before a bilateral strategic dialogue in Tokyo on March 2, 2011.

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Japan-China dialogue in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae (L) and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2011. They held talks ahead of a meeting of leaders from Japan, China and South Korea planned in Tokyo in May 2011.

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U.S. nuclear envoy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Stephan Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, speaks to reporters at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2011, after meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

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U.S. nuclear envoy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Stephan Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, enters the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2011, for a discussion with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

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Sasae likely to be next vice foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, who is likely to be the next vice foreign minister as of July 28, 2010, replacing Mitoji Yabunaka.

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Japan, India hold 1st foreign, defense vice minister talks

NEW DELHI, India - (from L) Japanese Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenichiro Sasae, Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, Indian Defense Secretary Pradeep Kumar and Japanese Administrative Vice Defense Minister Kimito Nakae shake hands before their meeting in New Delhi, India, on July 6, 2010. The meeting between senior Japanese and Indian officials inaugurates a regular foreign affairs and defense dialogue process between the two Asian countries.

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Japan, U.S. step up pressure for full nuke declaration from N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill (R) and his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae respond to questions from reporters after their talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry on Jan. 7. Japan and the United States are stepping up pressure for North Korea to submit a ''complete and correct'' declaration of its nuclear programs and facilities in line with a six-party deal.

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Declaration should come before delisting N. Korea: Hill

NARITA, Japan - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill (L) and his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae (R) meet the press after their talks at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 7. Hill indicated that North Korea's declaration of all its nuclear programs should come before Washington removes North Korea from the list of terrorism-sponsoring countries while hoping Pyongyang compiles a ''draft'' declaration within this month.

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Hill stops in Tokyo en route to U.S. after visit to Pyongyang

NARITA, Japan - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill answers questions from reporters at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 7. Hill stopped over at Narita airport to meet with his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae after visiting Pyongyang earlier this week.

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Japan, China hold working-level gas talks

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Sasae (L), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Hu Zhengyue, director general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of Asian Affairs, shake hands in Tokyo on Nov. 14 as they meet to discuss a dispute over gas exploration rights in the East China Sea.

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Japan, U.S. nuke negotiators meet on N. Korea, six-way talks

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Sasae (R), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, meet the press at the Foreign Ministry on Nov. 2 where they said they discussed the way forward in six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea.

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Hill wants N. Korea action for delisting as terror sponsor

WASHINGTON, United States - Christopher Hill (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Kenichiro Sasae, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, speak to reporters in Washington on Oct. 23 after their talks.

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6-way envoys reach tentative deal

BEIJING, China - Japan's chief negotiator Kenichiro Sasae responds to questions from reporters at a Beijing hotel on Sept. 30 after negotiators from six countries reached a tentative deal obliging North Korea to disable its nuclear facilities by year-end, but decided to make the document public only after receiving final approval from their capitals. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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6-way envoys reach tentative deal

BEIJING, China - Negotiators from six countries join hands at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Sept. 30. They reached a tentative deal obliging North Korea to disable its nuclear facilities by year-end, but decided to make the document public only after receiving final approval from their capitals. From L to R are Alexander Losyukov from Russia, Chun Yung Woo from South Korea, Kim Kye Gwan from North Korea, Wu Dawei from China, Christopher Hill from the United States and Kenichiro Sasae from Japan. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Sasae, Hill reaffirm cooperation on N. Korea nuke

TOKYO, Japan - Christopher Hill (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Kenichiro Sasae, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Bureau at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, speak to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 26 after their talks.

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6-way delegates eye next talks in early Sept.

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae speaks to reporters after the end of the six-party North Korean nuclear talks in Beijing on July 20. The delegates to the three-day talks agreed to hold the next plenary session in early September, but stopped short of setting out a deadline for Pyongyang's full nuclear declaration and disablement. (Pool photo)

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6-way delegates eye next talks in early Sept.

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae speaks to reporters prior to attending the six-party North Korean nuclear talks in Beijing on July 20. The delegates to the talks agreed later to hold the next plenary session in early September, but stopped short of setting out a deadline for Pyongyang's full nuclear declaration and disablement. (Pool photo)

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Japanese and U.S. delegates discuss N. Korea's nuke program

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Sasae (R), Japan's chief negotiator at the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, and Christopher Hill (L), the chief U.S. delegate at the talks, respond to questions from reporters after their meeting at Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 13.

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Japan, Russia delegates to 6-way N. Korea nuclear talks meet

TOKYO, Japan - Alexander Losyukov (L), Russia's chief delegate to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, is greeted by his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae on June 28 prior to their meeting at the Foreign Ministry to discuss how to move the talks forward.

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N. Korea to shut Yongbyon in 3 weeks: Hill

TOKYO, Japan - Christopher Hill (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters after a meeting with Kenichiro Sasae (R), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, in Tokyo on June 24. Hill, who traveled to North Korea this week, said Pyongyang will shut down the Yongbyon nuclear facility ''within probably three weeks.''

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N. Korea to shut Yongbyon in 3 weeks: Hill

TOKYO, Japan - Christopher Hill (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters after a meeting with Kenichiro Sasae (R), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, in Tokyo on June 24. Hill, who traveled to North Korea this week, said Pyongyang will shut down the Yongbyon nuclear facility ''within probably three weeks.''

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N. Korea to shut Yongbyon nuclear facility within 3 weeks: Hill

TOKYO, Japan - Christopher Hill (R), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, meets with Kenichiro Sasae, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, at the Foreign Ministry on June 23 to brief him on his trip to North Korea this week. Hill says North Korea will shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facility within three weeks.

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Hill says funds deposited to Russia

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. six-party delegate Christopher Hill (L) and his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae speak with reporters after their talks in Tokyo on June 19.

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Japan says no formal proposal from China in gas talks

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae (L) speaks with reporters at the end of talks with China on development of gas resources in the East China Sea in Beijing on May 25. Sasae said China did not make a formal proposal on ways to resolve a dispute with Japan over gas exploration rights, despite earlier indications which raised hopes that Beijing might do so. (Pool photo)

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Japan, S. Korea urge N. Korea to fulfill denuclearization pledge

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Sasae (L), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Kim Jae Shin, head of South Korea's Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry's Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on May 10 before starting senior-level security talks between the two countries.

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Hill, Sasae hold talks to prepare for next round of 6-party talks

TOKYO, Japan - Christopher Hill (L in center), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Kenichiro Sasae (R in center), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, meet the press at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 9 after their talks on the six-party talks on North Korea.

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Japan, China remain apart over gas dispute but new idea floated

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Sasae (far right), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Hu Zhengyue (2nd from left), head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Asian Affairs Department, are in talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry on March 29.

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6-way talks go into recess, to resume at 'earliest opportunity'

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae speaks with reporters at his hotel in Beijing after the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs went into recess on March 22. (Pool photo)

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Japan's negotiator vows to keep tackling abduction, other issues

BEIJING, China - Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's chief negotiator to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, speaks to reporters after concluding the first day of the six-party talks in Beijing on March 19. Sasae said Japan will continue to tackle issues with North Korea including Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals and dismissed concerns that Japan will be left behind in the six-party process due to its insistence in taking up bilateral issues. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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6 parties begin working group on denuclearizing Korean Peninsula

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae (L in back), chief Chinese delegate Wu Dawei (R in back) and Christopher Hill (L, front) representing the U.S. attend working-group discussions under the six-party process on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 17. (Pool photo)

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Delegates head for home after N. Korea deal

BEIJING, China - Kenichiro Sasae, chief Japanese delegate to the six-party talks on N. Korean nuclear programs, arrives at Beijing airport on his way back to Tokyo on Feb. 14. (Pool photo)

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6 nations agree on N. Korea denuclearization steps

BEIJING, China - Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's chief negotiator for the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, speaks at a news conference in Beijing on Feb. 13 after the six nations agreed upon North Korea's denuclearization steps. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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6-party accord tough unless N. Korea reconsiders demands: Sasae

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese negotiator Kenichiro Sasae speaks with journalists at his Beijing hotel on Feb. 11. He said that the six-party talks North Korea's nuclear programs will find it tough to reach an accord unless North Korea reconsiders its ''excessive'' demands for energy aid. (Pool photo)

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6-party accord tough unless N. Korea reconsiders demands: Sasae

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese negotiator Kenichiro Sasae walks out of his Beijing hotel to attend a fourth day of talks on North Korea's nuclear programs on Feb. 11. (Pool photo)

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6-way delegates mull draft agreement on 2nd day of talks

BEIJING, China - Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's chief negotiator for the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, is surrounded by reporters at a hotel in Beijing on Feb. 9 before the start of the second-day session of the talks. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hill meets with Japanese counterpart Sasae

TOKYO, Japan - Top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill (R) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 6. They discussed North Korea's nuclear programs ahead of the resumption of the six-party talks in Beijing later this week. (Kyodo )

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Japan, China both see need for progress in nuke talks: Sasae

BEIJING, China - Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's top envoy to six-party nuclear negotiations, speaks to journalists following his talks with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei in Beijing on Jan. 24. Sasae said that Japan and China both see the need to make substantive progress in the next round of the six-party talks aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear standoff.

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Japan to coordinate with China for early 6-way talks, Sasae says

BEIJING, China - Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's top envoy to six-party nuclear negotiations, arrives at a Beijing hotel on Jan. 24. He said Japan hopes the talks aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear standoff will resume soon and will cooperate with China to make that happen.