National Dec 17, 2019
Ex-police bureaucrat Yasuhiko Nishimura promoted to imperial household chief
Yasuhiko Nishimura, a former top police bureaucrat, was promoted to head of the Imperial Household Agency on Tuesday after serving in the No. 2 post. Nishimura, 64, has replaced Shinichiro Yamamoto, 69, as grand steward following a series of ceremonies and rites relating to Emperor ...