Indo-PacificJapan welcomes Biden's pick of Indo-Pacific czar Kurt Campbell
New White House will tap deep reservoir of experience, Foreign Minister Motegi notes
Kurt Campbell, then U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters upon arriving at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, in March 2011. © Reuters
MASAYA KATO, Nikkei staff writer
January 16, 2021 02:50 JST
TOKYO -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi hailed U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's decision to create a new National Security Council position to oversee the Indo-Pacific, saying it reflects the importance that the new American administration will place on the dynamic region.