TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida decided Monday to name former Defense Minister Gen Nakatani as his special adviser on human rights issues to address China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in its far-western Xinjiang region and pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong.
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Ex-defense chief Nakatani to be Japan's adviser on human rights
PM Kishida aims to address China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims
Japan's former Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, center, in 2016. He has been named as the country's special adviser on human rights issues to address China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims. © Reuters
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