PM Kan meets next IMO chief Sekimizu

PM Kan meets next IMO chief Sekimizu

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Koji Sekimizu, incoming chief of the International Maritime Organization, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2011. Sekimizu vowed to tackle piracy in the Indian Ocean during a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism the same day.

Next head of Int'l Maritime Organization

Next head of Int'l Maritime Organization

LONDON, Britain - Koji Sekimizu, incoming chief of the International Maritime Organization, speaks at an interview in London on July 11, 2011.

Sekimizu elected next chief of Int'l Maritime Organization

Sekimizu elected next chief of Int'l Maritime Organization

LONDON, England - Koji Sekimizu, director of the International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Division, speaks to reporters in London on June 28, 2011, after he was elected as the next chief of the U.N. agency.

PM Kan meets next IMO chief Sekimizu

PM Kan meets next IMO chief Sekimizu

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Koji Sekimizu, incoming chief of the International Maritime Organization, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2011. Sekimizu vowed to tackle piracy in the Indian Ocean during a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism the same day. (Kyodo)

Next head of Int'l Maritime Organization

Next head of Int'l Maritime Organization

LONDON, Britain - Koji Sekimizu, incoming chief of the International Maritime Organization, speaks at an interview in London on July 11, 2011. (Kyodo)

Sekimizu elected next chief of Int'l Maritime Organization

Sekimizu elected next chief of Int'l Maritime Organization

LONDON, England - Koji Sekimizu, director of the International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Division, speaks to reporters in London on June 28, 2011, after he was elected as the next chief of the U.N. agency. (Kyodo)