China approves Japanese envoy in Chongqing, ending 8-month vacancy

China has approved a new Japanese acting consul general in Chongqing, ending an eight-month vacancy at the mission following a bilateral freeze. Shigehiro Nishiumi, who previously served as Japan’s deputy consul general in Hong Kong, assumed the post at Japan’s diplomatic mission in the southwestern municipality of Cho

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China has approved a new Japanese acting consul general in Chongqing, a Japanese government source said Wednesday, a move that came