Nobutake Odano, Deputy Chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency, will retire on the 1st of next month, and Koro Bessho, a former UN Ambassador and Deputy Chamberlain of Japan, is expected to take over.
Mr. Bessho, who will be the new chamberlain of Japan, is 68 years old.
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1975 and has served as a foreign affairs deputy director, a Korean ambassador, and a UN ambassador. I did.
Based on his experience as an aide for over a year, he will support the progress of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress in a new era.
On the other hand, Mr. Odano who retires is 73 years old.
After working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served as an executive of the Imperial Household Agency, and continued to support the Emperor's family as Daio Higashimiya for nearly three years from 2016 and as a chamberlain for nearly two years.
He has worked hard in a series of ceremonies accompanying the succession of the throne, and has supported the activities of Their Majesties in the Corona War.
Mr. Kouhiro Sakane (59), a former director of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, who has also served as an aide to Their Majesties, will succeed the Deputy Chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency.
This appointment is expected to be officially decided by a cabinet meeting later this month.