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Mitoji Yabunaka | |
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 Mitoji Yabunaka in 2005 | |
| Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Tsuneo Nishida |
| Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau | |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Hitoshi Tanaka |
Mitoji Yabunaka (薮中 三十二, Yabunaka Mitoji, born January 23, 1948) is the current Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs[1] in charge of administration.[2] Prior to his current position, Yabunaka served as Ministry of Foreign Affair's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director-General.[3][4] He has been a diplomat for nearly forty years.[5]