This article needs to be updated.(October 2019) |
Mitoji Yabunaka | |
---|---|
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 2007 | |
Preceded by | Tsuneo Nishida |
Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau | |
In office 2002–2005 | |
Preceded by | Hitoshi Tanaka |
Mitoji Yabunaka (薮中 三十二, Yabunaka Mitoji, born January 23, 1948) is the current Japanese Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs [1] in charge of administration. [2] Prior to his current position, Yabunaka served as Ministry of Foreign Affair's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director-General. [3] [4] He has been a diplomat for nearly forty years. [5]
Before entering government service, Yabunaka was a senior researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies from 1990-1991. [6] In 1998, Yabunaka became Consul General of Japan in Chicago US, and visited the country on several occasions. [5]
Yabunaka has represented Japan on a number of occasions, and has negotiated trade deals with the United States, Australia, [7] and Indonesia. [8] He has had contact with a number of United States diplomats, including hosting current United States Ambassador to Japan John Roos shortly following Roos' appointment. [9] During the first, second, and third rounds of the Six-party talks, Yabunaka represented Japan as chief delegate. [10] The Japanese government also sent Yabanuka as a delegate to China to discuss issues of natural gas reserves under the East China Sea. [11]
He handled Myanmar relations during the Kenji Nagai shooting incident, demanding an investigation and challenging governmental claims. [12] Yabunaka replaced Toshiyuki Takano as Director-General of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau in 2002. [13] In 2008, Yabunaka held talks with South Korean Ambassador Kwon Chul Hyun over disputed islets in the Sea of Japan. [14]
This article needs to be updated.(October 2019) |
Mitoji Yabunaka | |
---|---|
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 2007 | |
Preceded by | Tsuneo Nishida |
Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau | |
In office 2002–2005 | |
Preceded by | Hitoshi Tanaka |
Mitoji Yabunaka (薮中 三十二, Yabunaka Mitoji, born January 23, 1948) is the current Japanese Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs [1] in charge of administration. [2] Prior to his current position, Yabunaka served as Ministry of Foreign Affair's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director-General. [3] [4] He has been a diplomat for nearly forty years. [5]
Before entering government service, Yabunaka was a senior researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies from 1990-1991. [6] In 1998, Yabunaka became Consul General of Japan in Chicago US, and visited the country on several occasions. [5]
Yabunaka has represented Japan on a number of occasions, and has negotiated trade deals with the United States, Australia, [7] and Indonesia. [8] He has had contact with a number of United States diplomats, including hosting current United States Ambassador to Japan John Roos shortly following Roos' appointment. [9] During the first, second, and third rounds of the Six-party talks, Yabunaka represented Japan as chief delegate. [10] The Japanese government also sent Yabanuka as a delegate to China to discuss issues of natural gas reserves under the East China Sea. [11]
He handled Myanmar relations during the Kenji Nagai shooting incident, demanding an investigation and challenging governmental claims. [12] Yabunaka replaced Toshiyuki Takano as Director-General of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau in 2002. [13] In 2008, Yabunaka held talks with South Korean Ambassador Kwon Chul Hyun over disputed islets in the Sea of Japan. [14]