The government on Friday named Japan’s ambassador to South Korea, Koji Tomita, as its new envoy to the United States, effective the same day, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next month.
Tomita, 63, is known to have ties with people close to Biden. He succeeds Shinsuke Sugiyama, who assumed the post in January 2018.
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