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One may consider Japan Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko’s arrival in the Philippines a case of perfect timing—despite the inauspicious circumstances brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic—with the 65th anniversary of the two countries’ normalization of diplomatic relations.
Koshikawa brings with him a wealth of experience, with a storied foreign service career that brought him to New York, Angola and Spain. Most recently, he served as executive senior vice president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, regarded among the Philippines’ most important development partners.
“I vow to exert every possible effort on the following areas between the Philipp…
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