U.N. votes for sanctions on N. Korea

U.N. votes for sanctions on N. Korea

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Tsuneo Nishida holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 7, 2013, after the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its third nuclear test in February 2013.

Japan welcomes U.N. response to rocket launch

Japan welcomes U.N. response to rocket launch

NEW YORK, United States - Tsuneo Nishida, Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, answers a reporter's question at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 16, 2012, after the adoption of a U.N. Security Council statement strongly condemning North Korea's recent failed rocket launch.

Japan signs Nagoya Protocol on biodiversity

Japan signs Nagoya Protocol on biodiversity

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Tsuneo Nishida smiles as he signs the Nagoya Protocol on biodiversity at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 11, 2011. The multilateral protocol is aimed at setting rules for the use of genetic resources and sharing of benefits from their utilization, and has been joined also by Guatemala, Indonesia, South Africa, India, Norway, Switzerland and Tunisia.

Japan's new ambassadors to Canada, Egypt

Japan's new ambassadors to Canada, Egypt

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from left to right) Tsuneo Nishida who was appointed as ambassador to Canada and Kaoru Ishikawa who was appointed as ambassador to Egypt on Jan. 16.

Yabunaka appointed deputy foreign minister

Yabunaka appointed deputy foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mitoji Yabunaka, who was appointed deputy foreign minister in charge of political affairs on Jan. 16. He replaces Tsuneo Nishida who was appointed as ambassador to Canada the same day.

Yabunaka appointed deputy foreign minister

Yabunaka appointed deputy foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mitoji Yabunaka, who was appointed deputy foreign minister in charge of political affairs on Jan. 16. He replaces Tsuneo Nishida who was appointed as ambassador to Canada the same day. (Kyodo)

Japan's new ambassadors to Canada, Egypt

Japan's new ambassadors to Canada, Egypt

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from left to right) Tsuneo Nishida who was appointed as ambassador to Canada and Kaoru Ishikawa who was appointed as ambassador to Egypt on Jan. 16. (Kyodo)

Japan signs Nagoya Protocol on biodiversity

Japan signs Nagoya Protocol on biodiversity

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Tsuneo Nishida smiles as he signs the Nagoya Protocol on biodiversity at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 11, 2011. The multilateral protocol is aimed at setting rules for the use of genetic resources and sharing of benefits from their utilization, and has been joined also by Guatemala, Indonesia, South Africa, India, Norway, Switzerland and Tunisia. (Kyodo)

Japan welcomes U.N. response to rocket launch

Japan welcomes U.N. response to rocket launch

NEW YORK, United States - Tsuneo Nishida, Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, answers a reporter's question at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 16, 2012, after the adoption of a U.N. Security Council statement strongly condemning North Korea's recent failed rocket launch. (Kyodo)

L.A. consul general named economic cooperation chief

L.A. consul general named economic cooperation chief

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Consul General at Los Angeles, Tsuneo Nishida (file photo), was appointed director general of the Foreign Ministry's Economic Cooperation Bureau on March 6.