Japan is changing its outspoken ambassador to Australia, Shingo Yamagami, with a long-serving diplomat who’s the nation’s present high diplomat in Turkey.
Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated in an announcement that it had ordered Mr Yamagami to return to Tokyo. It stated he would get replaced by Kazuhiro Suzuki, who has been Japan’s ambassador to Turkey since October 2020.
Mr Yamagami confirmed in a tweet on Wednesday that he was getting ready to go away Australia. It is believed he’ll depart this month and that his substitute has began interviewing new cooks for the embassy.
Diplomatic sources stated Mr Yamagami was leaving his put up sooner than anticipated, however it was unclear whether or not using the phrase “ordered” by MOFA was affirmation that he had been recalled or not.
Mr Yamagami has been described as a maverick in diplomatic circles and unusually outspoken for a Japanese diplomat. His type has been each praised and criticised in Canberra, the place he has taken a powerful public stance on China’s rising energy within the area and Tokyo’s considerations about power safety.
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