Local News in Brief : Japan Envoy in New Post
Consul General Hiromoto Seki is the new head of the Japanese consular district for Southern California, Arizona and New Mexico, officials announced.
Seki replaces former Consul General Taizo Watanabe, who is now deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Washington.
Seki’s arrival at the Japanese Consulate in Los Angeles marks his second American posting. He also served at the Japanese Consulate in New York from 1961 through 1964.
In his 29-year career with the Foreign Ministry, Seki has also served at the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok, as a member of the Japanese delegation to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, and at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing.
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