New U.S. ambassador tells Kishida he plans to visit Hiroshima

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, meets with U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 4. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

MIKI OKUYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday that he intends to visit Hiroshima to highlight the two nations' efforts toward a nuclear-free world.

Kishida, who is from Hiroshima, welcomed Emanuel's plan in their first meeting at the prime minister's office.

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