(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) Former Japanese economics minister Banri Kaieda speaks at a meeting of the Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday, during which the DPJ elected him as its new leader. Toru Yamanaka / Agence France-Presse Kitera stresses the need to develop stronger economic ties Japan's new ambassador Masato Kitera, who arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, called himself a "Christmas present". But this "present" was grimfaced at his farewell party in Tokyo on Thursday. "Though you are going to Beijing at this moment of difficulty, I only expect the best from you," Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said to Kitera. Kitera told...
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