Senior Foreign Ministry official Shigeo Yamada is expected to be appointed as Japan’s next ambassador to the United ... for foreign affairs will replace Koji Tomita, 65, in the coveted post.

One of their destinations was a 600-year-old factory in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The factory makes koji spore ― Japan's "national mold" ― and supplies it to brewers of sake and makers ...

Koji Uemura is the World Bank Group Alternate Executive Director for Japan since June 29, 2023. Mr. Uemura has about 20 years of experience in policy making on development policy, international ...