Known; Mr. Tani Mentioned as Vice-Minister Tokyo, Sept, 23. DMIRAL Kichisaburo Nomura, President of the Peers' School and an authority on American-Japanese relations, was appointed Foreign Minister today.
Admiral Nomura informed the Premier, Gen, Nobuyuki Abe, this morning that he would accept the portfolio.
At 10.30 o'clock General Abe reported the appointment to the Emperor.
Investiture of the new Foreign Minister will take place on Monday. was by observers Appointment of Admiral Nomura Sawada, who will be named Am-Tndication of the importance which bassador to France, jthe Government attaches to future Mr. Tani's appointment is expected lations with the United States. to take place at the regular. meet ical Nomura has been in Ameries ing of the Cabinet on 'Tuesday, if several times, servings Naval JAdmiral Kichisaburo Nomura, Presi JAtiaché to the Embassy more than dent of the Peers' School, has 20 years "ago and as a delegate to assumed the post of Minister of the naval conference in 1921 and [Foreign Affairs by Monday, 1922, Selection of Mr, Sawada for the The war in Europe and consequent Paris Ambassadorship was seen by pressure of diplomatic business made observers as a sign of the Japanese It impossible for Gen. Nobuyuki Government's desire to. maintain Jape to hold the post of Foreign friendly relations with both sides in [Minister concurrently any longer, [the European war.
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