TOKYO -- Koji Tomita, a 38-year veteran of Japan's diplomatic corps, received a cool reception in Seoul when news broke in August that he would be the next Japanese ambassador to South Korea.
Koji Tomita will be Japan's next ambassador to South Korea, but Seoul is not entirely pleased with the choice. (Nikkei montage/photo courtesy of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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