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AKITAKA SAIKI

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2016
Foreign Ministry's deputy chief Sugiyama to become new top bureaucrat
Sugiyama, 63, formerly served as director-general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau and is known for his negotiating skills and expertise in international law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2016
Japan, U.S. pledge to strengthen coordination over North Korea
Senior Japanese and U.S. diplomats agreed Monday to strengthen coordination in responding to North Korea's continued pursuit of nuclear and missile technology amid signs the reclusive state may conduct a fifth nuclear test.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2014
Japanese believed held by Islamic State in Syria said he planned to support rebels
A Japanese man believed to have been captured in northern Syria by Islamic State militants said he came to the conflict-ravaged country in preparation for his plan to supply rebels fighting the Assad regime, a rebel leader said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2014
Seoul, Tokyo agree Pyongyang a priority in high-level talks
Japan and South Korea agreed at high-level talks Wednesday on the importance of coordinating on North Korea, but reconciliation appeared as elusive as ever as each stuck to its positions on thorny issues related to their shared history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2013
Kennedy, Saiki vow to strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance
New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy on Monday met with Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki in Tokyo, where the two agreed to strengthen the bilateral alliance, the Foreign Ministry said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2013
Saiki dispatched to China to ease tensions over isles
The government dispatched Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki to Beijing on Monday for two days of talks aimed at easing tensions being caused by the Senkaku Islands dispute.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2013
Tokyo holds bilateral vice ministerial talks in Seoul
Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki held fence-mending talks Thursday with his South Korean counterpart, Kim Kyou-hyun, in Seoul, amid bilateral relations strained over a territorial dispute and divergent perceptions of history.

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