Akio Miyajima, a career diplomat handpicked by Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe to head the capital's foreign affairs activities in the run-up to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, aims to promote Tokyo as a resilient city.

Masuzoe, who has been pushing active capital-to-capital diplomacy, said Miyajima's status as a professional diplomat has already brought about "bright results" since he took the post in July.

Miyajima has accompanied the governor on trips to South Korea and Russia, coordinating meetings with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and other senior officials of the two countries.