- Mitoji Yabunaka
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Mitoji Yabunaka Mitoji Yabunaka in 2005 Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Incumbent Assumed office
2007Preceded by Tsuneo Nishida Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau In office
2002–2005Preceded by Hitoshi Tanaka Mitoji Yabunaka (薮中 三十二 Yabunaka Mitoji , born January 23, 1948) is the current Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs[1] in charge of administration.[2] Prior to his current position, Yabunaka served as Ministry of Foreign Affair's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director-General.[3][4] He has been a diplomat for nearly forty years.[5]
Diplomacy
Before entering government service, Yabanuka was a senior researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies from 1990-1991.[6] Yabunaka became Consul General from Japan to the United States in 1998, and visited the country on several occasions.[5]
Yabunaka has represented Japan on a number of occasions, and has negotiated trade deals with the United States, Australia,[7] and Indonesia.[8] He has had contact with a number of United States diplomats, including hosting current United States Ambassador to Japan John Roos shortly following Roos' appointment.[9] During the first, second, and third rounds of the Six-party talks, Yabunaka represented Japan as chief delegate.[10] The Japanese government also sent Yabanuka as a delegate to China to discuss issues of natural gas reserves under the East China Sea.[11]
He handled Myanmar relations during the Kenji Nagai shooting incident, demanding an investigation and challenging governmental claims.[12] Yabunaka replaced Toshiyuki Takano as Director-General of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau in 2002.[13] In 2008, Yabunaka held talks with South Korean Ambassador Kwon Chul Hyun over disputed islets in the Sea of Japan.[14]
Notes
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (2009).
- ^ The Mainichi Daily News (2009).
- ^ Funabashi (2007), 44.
- ^ Xinhua (2003).
- ^ a b Potter (2000).
- ^ IISS (2008).
- ^ Cameron (2005).
- ^ Jakarta Post (2006).
- ^ Hongo (2009).
- ^ McDonald (2004).
- ^ The China Post (2008).
- ^ Kyodo News (2007).
- ^ Jiji (2002).
- ^ Xinhua (2008).
References
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- "China, Japan fail again to solve gas issue". The China Post. 25 February 2008. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2008/02/25/144366/China-Japan.htm. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- "Foreign Ministry to cooperate with DPJ in investigation on secret nuke accord with U.S.". The Mainichi Daily News. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/fukuda-aso/archive/news/2009/09/20090901p2a00m0na006000c.html. Retrieved 15 September 2009.[dead link]
- Funabashi, Yōichi (2007). The Peninsula Question: a Chronicle of the Second Korean Nuclear Crisis. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0815730101. http://books.google.com/books?id=Zq4j7YJXi78C&pg=PT550&dq=%22mitoji+yabunaka%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=%22mitoji%20yabunaka%22&f=false. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- Hongo, Jun (21 August 2009). "Roos gets to work, meets vice minister". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090821a3.html. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- "Indonesia, Japan resume free trade negotiations". The Jakarta Post. 16 September 2004. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2006/04/18/indonesia-japan-resume-free-trade-negotiations.html?1. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- "9 Oct 08 - Discussion Meeting - Mitoji Yabunaka". International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2009. http://www.iiss.org/events-calendar/2008-events-archive/october-2008/discussion-meeting-mitoji-yabunaka/. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- "Japanese delegation arrives in Beijing for six-party talks". Xinhua News Agency. 25 August 2003. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-08/25/content_1044310.htm. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- Jiji Press (4 December 2002). "Japan to Promote Key N. Korea Negotiator Tanaka". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26802530_ITM. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- Kyodo News (3 October 2007). "Reporter's slaying was accidental: Myanmar". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20071003a2.html. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- McDonald, Joe (25 February 2004). "China Plays Diplomat in Nuclear Dispute". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4021-2004Feb25.html. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- "Mofa Info". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 2009. http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- Potter, Dean (14 June 2000). "Consul General Mitoji Yabunaka: Building Good Relationships". Asian Pages. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79126989.html. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- "S Korean ambassador protests over Japan's claim of disputed islets". Xinhua News Agency. 15 July 2008. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/15/content_8549722.htm. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
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