In anticipation of the transition to the new administration, the government has begun to appoint Koji Tomita, the South Korean ambassador, who also has experience as the director of the North American Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the new US ambassador.
Koichi Aiboshi, Ambassador of Israel, will be appointed as the successor to the South Korean ambassador.
Tomita is 63 years old.
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981 and served as the director of the North American Affairs Bureau and the ambassador of Israel. At the G20 Osaka Summit held in June last year, he was the ambassador in charge of the chair country and Japan, and was responsible for coordinating the summit declaration. I was appointed to.
The government will formally decide to replace the current Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama as soon as the prior consent of the United States is obtained, and Mr. Tomita will work with the new administration to maintain and strengthen good US-Japan relations. You will be working on building relationships.
Korean Ambassador Koichi Aiboshi to appoint Israeli Ambassador
On the other hand, Mr. Sosei is 61 years old.
After working as a Korean minister, he has been an Israeli ambassador.
The government will appoint Mr. Sosei, who has a wealth of experience in South Korea, to seek clues to resolve the situation while Japan-South Korea relations are chilling due to issues related to "recruitment" during the Pacific War and the comfort women issue. It seems that.