Japan appoints new ambassador to Korea: news report
Koichi Mizushima, new Japanese ambassador to Korea, enters Seoul’s foreign ministry building, April 23, 2019. Yonhap
The Japanese government has named its ambassador to Israel, Koichi Mizushima, as its new top envoy to Korea, a Japanese news report said Tuesday.
In January, the Japanese government tapped Mizushima to replace Koichi Aiboshi and requested Korea's consent, known as an agrement.
He was appointed to serve as the ambassador to Seoul on Tuesday, according to Japans' Kyodo News.
Mizushima previously served as minister at the Japanese Embassy in Korea for two years from July 2017 and as the top envoy to Israel from March 2021. (Yonhap)