JAKARTA -- With the Indo-Pacific emerging as a top diplomatic priority for Japan, the country has selected its latest crop of ambassadors to the region from the highest rungs of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
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Kenji Kanasugi, left, now Japan's ambassador to Indonesia, worked closely with U.S. counterpart Sung Kim back when they served as their countries' representatives on North Korean affairs. (Photo by Keiichiro Asahara)
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