East Asian diplomacy in the Arctic
The chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Yu Zhengsheng, visited Finland, Sweden, and Denmark earlier…
Alaskan Senator Mark Begich advocates creating U.S. Arctic ambassador
Last month, I discussed Japan’s designation of Masuo Nishibayashi as Arctic Ambassador — the second Asian country to create such…
Ahead of Arctic Council meeting, Japan appoints Arctic Ambassador
Japan has appointed an Arctic Ambassador, a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states. Masuo Nishibayashi is already the Ambassador in charge of Cultural Exchange, so he will now…Continue Reading →