The Archive · 1936

Japan to Increase China Officials

New Ambassador Due Here Next Month Tokyo, May 26.

increase in the number of Japanese diplomatic and consular officials stationed in China willie considered at the first meeting commission for the study of reforms in the organization of the Foreign Office this afternoon.

Me, Shigeru Kawagoe, new Japanese Ambassador to China, will sail for Shanghai from Kobe on boort the s, Asama Maru on June 20, the Gaimusho announced to-day.

nee his return from Tieatsin, where Consul-Generul, Mr. Kawagoe has been in constant touch with officials of the Gaimusho on Japan's China policy.

Prior to his departure for China, the new Ambassador will recel detailed instructions from Me. Hachits Arita, Foreign Minister who is his predecessor in China), fon the projected Sino-Japanese negotiations, Mr. Kawagoe will also confer with officials of Army Mr. A. Tojiri, secretary of the welsh Office, was to-day promin-outly Fentioned in Gaimusho circles as successor of IMr. Kawagoe, "contain Consul-General. For a inno, "fells believe, Mr, Tajirt will serve as acting Consul-General the Chinese city. was revealed to-day that Me.

Kuwedma, Director of the Gai-musha's inst Asiatic Affairs Bureau, will visit Manchoukuo and China in middle of next month to study range of subjects, including north China, the Japanese Garti-'Tientsin, the Sovietization of northern Chinese provinees and the proLleiaa of Inner Mongolia—Domel, J. Viscount for 5 Successor Kobe, May, 20.

Mr, N. Yoshioka, secretary In the me formation burcat of the Foreign Office, who has been appointed Sce-and Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in China, in succession to Vis count Selichi Motono, left here to-Jday'in the s, Nagasaki Maru for Shanghai Viscount Motono has been trans ferred to the second scolion of the bureau.—Domei.

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